My lovely Rickenbackers

rze99

Just because they are gorgeous. 

First, my 1998, 330, Fireglo. My wife bough this as a wedding present. How good is she?








and my 2009 330/12 Jetglo. Use this in 5 tracks in the set. Always sounds glorious.

chrisj1602

Really nice. I really want another, stupidly sold my Mapleglo 330.

thermionic

That first one looks like my 1999. Just an excuse to show it off:

https://i.imgur.com/BQ2PxCU.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/RUmxPXN.jpg

Teyeplayer

chrisj1602 said:

Really nice. I really want another, stupidly sold my Mapleglo 330.

Ditto.

Sassafras

Fireglo.
The nicest finish known to man.

Iamnobody

A lovely pair. Got my FG 330 last year after wanting one for a very long time. Mines a 2011 model. 

Wazmeister

Lovely Rickies mate... congrats.

After collecting them for years, Im down to one.

Still after a Jetglo 330 though

rze99

one or two here might enjoy my snaps from the recent exhibition at the beautiful Somerset House in London at the "About the Young Ideal" exhibition of The Jam artifacts put together by his sister, Nikki Weller.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rmelson/sets/72157655664881060

skay

@rze99 great photos mate!

I used to know the current owner of the fireglo 330 with 'The Boys' sticker on it, as he was the manager of my band back in the mid 90's, and he let me borrow it and I used it live!

I wasn't a massive Jam fan back then, but loved Rickenbackers (I had my own 330 in Jetglo already, still do), and came to appreciate the Weller connection a bit later on when I really got into The Jam. Cool guitar!

rze99

skay said:

@rze99 great photos mate!

I used to know the current owner of the fireglo 330 with 'The Boys' sticker on it, as he was the manager of my band back in the mid 90's, and he let me borrow it and I used it live!

I wasn't a massive Jam fan back then, but loved Rickenbackers (I had my own 330 in Jetglo already, still do), and came to appreciate the Weller connection a bit later on when I really got into The Jam. Cool guitar!

That's cool and thanks for sharing it.

PhilKing

Joining in.  1959 360 Capri:

1966 370-12 (converted from 360 a long time ago)

1967 360

skay

@PhilKing Rickenbackers have confusing names, as the 360 Capri has the 330 body shape, like the maple coloured 360 below. I also thought that all pre mid 60's Rics (when the rounded edges 360 model was released) had f-holes, so I'm learning all the time!

When you said you 'converted' your 360 12-string, to turn it into a 370, this means that you added a third pickup right?

PhilKing

The Capri is very square edged and more pointy than the later ones.   didn't convert the 370, I picked it up long after the conversion was done, it had the middle pickup added and was refinished black.

I seem to remember that it was just the UK models that got the F-holes.  I've lived in the States since 1980, so all of these are US models.

TonyR

With the addition of the Mapleglo 330/6 I acquired yesterday this is my Ric family:

Schnozz

I love Rics - Look and sound amazing.

dogload

PhilKing said:

The Capri is very square edged and more pointy than the later ones.   didn't convert the 370, I picked it up long after the conversion was done, it had the middle pickup added and was refinished black.

I seem to remember that it was just the UK models that got the F-holes.  I've lived in the States since 1980, so all of these are US models.

Yes, Rose-Morris, the importers, stipulated an f-hole for the British market for some reason. They also lack any deluxe trimmings too (see Chris Squire's bass for example).

I love the shape of the original Capri, with the narrower upper horn, Nice collection btw

Iamnobody

rze99 said:

one or two here might enjoy my snaps from the recent exhibition at the beautiful Somerset House in London at the "About the Young Ideal" exhibition of The Jam artifacts put together by his sister, Nikki Weller.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rmelson/sets/72157655664881060

Thanks for sharing. For those of us who missed it - the exhibition is back in the Summer, bigger, better and in Brighton.

prowla

My name is Paul and I am a Ricaholic...

So much so that I've also got some rickenfakers.

prowla

dogload said:

PhilKing said:

The Capri is very square edged and more pointy than the later ones.   didn't convert the 370, I picked it up long after the conversion was done, it had the middle pickup added and was refinished black.

I seem to remember that it was just the UK models that got the F-holes.  I've lived in the States since 1980, so all of these are US models.

Yes, Rose-Morris, the importers, stipulated an f-hole for the British market for some reason. They also lack any deluxe trimmings too (see Chris Squire's bass for example).

I love the shape of the original Capri, with the narrower upper horn, Nice collection btw

The 4001S already existed before the Rose-Morris deal (mine, above, pre-dates it).

Wazmeister

Any excuse...