Rickenbacker 360

Made in 1995. 24 frets. Classic features, no upgrades. Natural wood finish.
I haven't tried the ric-o-sound box with the stereo jack yet.

I use it with a Fender Blues Deluxe amp and a Zoom 505 and play all kinds of music. It can make a wide variety of sounds & it's really great to be able to get so close to the sounds I hear on early REM CDs.
The pickups provide a pretty high-level of output, which is handy since the Fender amp I have doesn't overdrive very easily.
It's easy to get a really rich sound out of it as well as the more traditional jangly sound.

I lowered the action just a hair from the factory setup. There aren't any obvious flaws -- it plays really well with the exception of trying to play lead since the strings are so close together. You can get by with leads, but you really want a different axe for that.
It's really easy to play this guitar.

It's been really reliable so far; no problems at all. I worry about scratching it up, but it'll just give it character.

If I lost it I'd definately try to replace it, but it would be difficult to find one. I looked all over the greater Seattle area and couldn't find one. I ended up finding it after hitting 8 guitar shops while on vacation in Los Angeles.
I had to other cheaper guitars before the ric -- there is no comparison.
The guitar plays and sounds great -- no regrets.

My rick is black with white binding. It has 24 frets which all play really well, (I had problems with playing high notes on my telecaster). It has a pickup switch to select between bridge and neck and in the middle position there is another knob to finely adjust the balance between them.The tuners are non locking schallers. It also has two outputs, standard and rickosound. I find the rickosound very good when overdriven but a bit too sharp when playing clean. In my band we are thinking about using 2 amps from my ricks 2 outputs!. When I bought it second hand I got a case and a strap but not a rickenbacker one. The neck isnt very wide which could be a problem if you have fat hands.

Our band is one that likes to go from one extreme to the other often in the same song. I found that I couldnt get a guitar that did both well. The rickenbacker is very good either overdriven or clean. The sound is very aquired and if you are conisdering one try it out using your own amp. Our bass player does not like the sound of the rick clean. I use a crate GT80 and when the amp has the valve selected the sound is near perfect. As I listen to REM & the byrds the sound suits me because its the same guitar as they use.

As I bought the guitar second hand I couldnt say how well it was set up from the factory. I bought it from the guy who was in bis and it spent lots of time in aeroplanes and buses. The finish is OK but there is a few scratches. I have found that the pickups have started to rust slightly but that was fixed with a quick rub with cleaning fluid. It wasnt playing very well when I first got it but the local guitar shop soon fixed that

The guitar was used by the previous guy on a tour to the US and Japan. The guitar has a few marks in the finish but these are purely cosmetic. The hardware is solid and the guitar is generally well put together. One if the strap buttons was loose but I tightened it and its been ok since. I swap guitars during gigs to get different sounds but I would use it without a backup if I had to.

I contacted rickenbacker to see if they could provide me with the tools you get with them new. I got a response within 3 days. The only thing is I have to deal with the supplier as I am a UK customer.

I own a Telecaster and an epiphone les paul. The rick is easily the best for me. I have no regretts buying this guitar. If it was lost I would be heartbroken until I contacted the insurance company and got my cheque for another!!!.