FS/FT 1988 Rickenbacker 230 Hamburg Guitar Mapleglo

luked

1988 Rickenbacker 230 Hamburg in mapleglow.Some wear and buckle rash on the body but neck very clean with hardly any wear.Great playing little Rick.Looking to sell for £525 or may trade.Not really interested in modern guitars/amps but may trade or take in px vintage guitars/valve amps/pedals or vintage guitar parts.Had problems adding photos to this post.Photos on my Gumtree add below.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/1988-rickenbacker-230-hamburg-mapleglow/1140453683

Jookyjr

Never seen one of those before. That is seriously cool

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andrew

Couldn't agree with @Jookyjr more. That's one hell of a tasty Ricky!

luked

thanks for the comments and adding the photos,these guitars were only made for a short period,late 80's/early 90's

GavRichList

Gah! Kinda weirdly want this

paulads

I had a 220 Hamburg in mapleglo...they're great guitars :-)

HarrySeven

I've played this guitar - really nice.

Funkfingers

Shameless zombie thread hijack.

andy1839

Seeing as this is resurrected, I'll jump on board, @HarrySeven do you own this now?

Funkfingers

@andy1839 ;His Lordship did own the OP guitar but eventually traded it on to some fool. That fool paid somebody to tidy up what little remained of the frets. 

In recent weeks, whilst investigating an electrical problem on somebody else's Ric 360-12, that fool made a crafty recording. It occurred to that fool that it might be worth restringing the 230 with Nashville High Tuning strings. There is also an argument for running the 15k humbuckers via DP3T mini switches to obtain a more convincing jingle jangle sound.

Hattigol

Does that fool talk about himself in the third person as that fool?

Funkfingers

Only when sending up somebody on this forum.

Hattigol

I like that fool. Sounds a good guy

andy1839

Funkfingers said:

@andy1839 ;His Lordship did own the OP guitar but eventually traded it on to some fool. That fool paid somebody to tidy up what little remained of the frets. 

In recent weeks, whilst investigating an electrical problem on somebody else's Ric 360-12, that fool made a crafty recording. It occurred to that fool that it might be worth restringing the 230 with Nashville High Tuning strings. There is also an argument for running the 15k humbuckers via DP3T mini switches to obtain a more convincing jingle jangle sound.

  
ta!

Funkfingers

andy1839 said:

 ta!

I am surprised that Lord Seven could not spare the time to answer you in person. He must be busy, routing a Gibson Les Paul for an incongruous vibrato bridge. 

Funkfingers

UPDATE
I have now carried out my threat to restring with 10-14-09-12-18-26w.

Additionally, after some cursory Interweb research, I finally appreciate the significance of the Teletronix LA-2A compressor to the early McGuinn sound. 

I now get most of the jangle of a RIC twelve string without the hassle of the hypodermic punctures inflicted whilst changing strings.

kt66

Very rare, bit like the Glenn Frey model. 

Funkfingers

I know that the 230/250 was never exactly a million seller but I do not consider them to be all that rare.