Red Sparkle Rickenbacker

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon May 16, 2011 3:22 am

Mine had a B5, also had an F-Hole....I'll try to find a picture of it soon, these things seem to have become scarce lately

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon May 16, 2011 4:10 am

Nick wrote:Mine had a B5, also had an F-Hole....I'll try to find a picture of it soon, these things seem to have become scarce lately

Sounds like a bargain for $250.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed May 18, 2011 2:18 am

Here goes...

click...click...click...

Poof!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed May 18, 2011 5:49 pm

I almost had a heart attack yesterday.After waiting for the UPS guy all day at 6:50 I finally see his truck approaching my house. I run to the door to meet him and the fucker doesn't even slow down,he just drives right past me. WTF ?

I start running behind him screaming at the top of my lungs and a chorus of my neighbors are yelling too "Hey UPS Man! UPS MAN! Stop!!! I had to run a fucking 1/2 a mile before I finally caught him. Man,if he didn't have to make a stop there I would have been screwed.Not screwed,but I would have to go pick it up at the depot which is a pain in the ass. I gotta call UPS and tell his boss.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri May 20, 2011 10:22 pm

I called Rickenbacker today to ask about my guitar. They told me that it was originally Midnite Blue when it left the factory in 2006. They also said that it was shipped to Rosetti in the UK.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Fri May 20, 2011 10:30 pm

Well, the sparkles are a big improvement. But of course I would think that.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Fri May 20, 2011 10:42 pm

westtexasred wrote:I almost had a heart attack yesterday.After waiting for the UPS guy all day at 6:50 I finally see his truck approaching my house. I run to the door to meet him and the fucker doesn't even slow down,he just drives right past me. WTF ?

I start running behind him screaming at the top of my lungs and a chorus of my neighbors are yelling too "Hey UPS Man! UPS MAN! Stop!!! I had to run a fucking 1/2 a mile before I finally caught him. Man,if he didn't have to make a stop there I would have been screwed.Not screwed,but I would have to go pick it up at the depot which is a pain in the ass. I gotta call UPS and tell his boss.

I had a similar experience one day with UPS... I was waiting on a package containing a new guitar related toy (do not remember what it was) and when the guy finally came he handed me an envolope.... I kinda stood there in shock and cycling thru my head WTF?...and right as he was getting ready to leave I grabbed his attn and asked if that was all cuz I had a box coming to me today per there tracking on their site....he found the box in his truck and handed it to me and thanked me for asking cuz he said per UPS Policy he would have had to come back at the end of his shift to try to deliver it as ALL packages on the truck must be attempted to be delivered before he could end his shift.......

do not know how many drivers actually follow this but I thought it was kinda a cool thing

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri May 20, 2011 10:57 pm

the only rickenbacker i'd probably ever play (besides the shortscale black one that the new guy posted).

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu May 26, 2011 5:05 pm

I always liked the 330s. I was trying to remember which bands used one,The Jam,Oasis,Sleater-Kinney,Fugazzi..someone else?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:51 pm

Don't forget Johnny Marr in The Smiths or Pete Townsend in The Who. Between them and The Jam, they are some of the reasons I bought my 330.

I took my Jetglo 330 out of the case yesterday, I may just end up keeping it. These are really great guitars

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Fri May 27, 2011 1:45 am

doesn't one of radiohead's guitarists use one as well?

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Fri May 27, 2011 2:33 am

ITS TITS

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri May 27, 2011 3:02 am

It's probably a stupid question but are the backs of all 330 necks striped like that? Really makes me want to do the same to mine

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri May 27, 2011 3:19 am

Awesome 330 Nick! you sure you want to sell it? Everytime I sell mine,I end up
buying another one.The Red Sparkle is my 5th 330.

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finboy · Post by **finboy** » Fri May 27, 2011 4:41 pm

Berto wrote:doesn't one of radiohead's guitarists use one as well?

Thom (lead singer) uses one, Ed (guitarist) uses 360's, johnny used one of the 325 style ones waaay back (stop whispering video)

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri May 27, 2011 9:20 pm

finboy wrote:
Berto wrote:doesn't one of radiohead's guitarists use one as well?
Thom (lead singer) uses one, Ed (guitarist) uses 360's, johnny used one of the 325 style ones waaay back (stop whispering video)

Thanks,I saw Ed use a 360 in "Creep" video. I didn't know that Thom had one. I always see him with a Telecaster. What kind of Rickenbacker does Thom use? A 330?

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Sat May 28, 2011 1:58 pm

westtexasred wrote:
finboy wrote:
Berto wrote:doesn't one of radiohead's guitarists use one as well?
Thom (lead singer) uses one, Ed (guitarist) uses 360's, johnny used one of the 325 style ones waaay back (stop whispering video)
Thanks,I saw Ed use a 360 in "Creep" video. I didn't know that Thom had one. I always see him with a Telecaster. What kind of Rickenbacker does Thom use? A 330?

330 fireglo, check out the 2003 glasto performance of national anthem