Post by LVF on Aug 7, 2020 19:49:13 GMT -5
Actually, I already started. Way back when I purchased this guitar, used, from Mars Music (remember them?), I had not noticed that the tuners had been replaced on it with a set of Gibson tuners. I suppose the previous owner had trouble with the originals and wanted something more substantial to work with. Be that as it may, I've always had the intention to replace them with original style tuners that would have come on this guitar new. So, a couple years ago, I bought a complete hardware set from Rickenbacker and now, I'm finally getting around to doing the job.
However, I'd like to make an observation about this guitar. It would seem to me that way back when this guitar was made [1967], they paid a bit more attention to the art of the build, so to speak. Anybody who knows anything about Rics will understand what a 'Ric in Fireglo' means. These days, it's a Ric with red color blended to the natural maple color of the wood from the perimeter of the guitar to its center. Not an unusual color blend for any manufacturer of guitars. Pretty common. Ric does these shades in different colors on many of its guitars. But, back when this 366 was produced, they went the extra mile to define the meaning of fireglo in its appearance. It wasn't just red paint spayed around the edges. They actually took the time to make the fireglo look like fire and also be translucent and I think they did a good representation of it. I am fortunate to have a good representation of this on my 366.
Rickenbacker has always made high quality guitars with impeccable fit and finish. I can attest to this as I have four other examples of [newer] Rics in my collection but, it seems that at some point, they lost a bit of their 'artisan' approach some time ago. A skilled craftsman back in the day may have been responsible for rendering the effect of fireglo but, it would seem, the skill was not passed on or changes in manufacturing eliminated that artisan part of the process. If you are the owner of a 60's Ric in Fireglo, you may know what I mean.
However, I'd like to make an observation about this guitar. It would seem to me that way back when this guitar was made [1967], they paid a bit more attention to the art of the build, so to speak. Anybody who knows anything about Rics will understand what a 'Ric in Fireglo' means. These days, it's a Ric with red color blended to the natural maple color of the wood from the perimeter of the guitar to its center. Not an unusual color blend for any manufacturer of guitars. Pretty common. Ric does these shades in different colors on many of its guitars. But, back when this 366 was produced, they went the extra mile to define the meaning of fireglo in its appearance. It wasn't just red paint spayed around the edges. They actually took the time to make the fireglo look like fire and also be translucent and I think they did a good representation of it. I am fortunate to have a good representation of this on my 366.
Rickenbacker has always made high quality guitars with impeccable fit and finish. I can attest to this as I have four other examples of [newer] Rics in my collection but, it seems that at some point, they lost a bit of their 'artisan' approach some time ago. A skilled craftsman back in the day may have been responsible for rendering the effect of fireglo but, it would seem, the skill was not passed on or changes in manufacturing eliminated that artisan part of the process. If you are the owner of a 60's Ric in Fireglo, you may know what I mean.
