Mark Wein Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 I wanted a Fireglo like that but couldn't find one anywhere when I was ready to buy my Ric - the only one I could find anywhere was Jetglo, which is what I got. I still really like the guitar a lot after all these years, but it's definitely got a different playing feel to it than most of my other guitars. It's a surprisingly good rock rhythm guitar though - it does great crunch tones. It's not just the jangle machine most people assume when they hear the word "Rickenbacker." I agree. This the above 615 through my 1965 Bassman with a Boss DS-1 pedal: Here it is in the left speaker clean sound (you hear it best on the verse) - I can't remember the amp - we did this album about 15 years ago: A great sounding guitar, but I never used it out of the studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 a couple of short clips: https://www.facebook.com/mwein/videos/10154939372427425/?l=7680480971254214078 https://www.facebook.com/mwein/videos/10154939383477425/?l=718481019543269969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted January 4, 2017 Members Share Posted January 4, 2017 Ok....I had seen this store open up a couple of months ago but never got around to checking it out....since the kids were at grandmas this afternoon we figured I would swing on by and check it out if it was open. I was pretty amazed at the selection they had of amps' date=' guitars, and pedals. some other collectible stuff like skateboards in there too. Yesterday I had a crappy experience at GC and walked out without buying anything so I figured I was out of the market for a while. I played some of the Gibsons (a Charlie Christian, a couple of 335's and a 347) before trying the Guild that was behind the counter. THAT was the one out of every guitar I've played in the past year or so of looking at archtops. it plays great, was in better shape than anything else other than a few scrapes over the strings and sounds lively. Mrs Wein convinced me (as she did 14 years ago with my Les Paul) that I should just buy it since I need the instrument, can't find anything else usable at a lower pricepoint and we can always use one more tax deduction for the year [/font']p). 1971 Guild X-500b. Virtually brand new with the original case. Essentially Mrs W is the coolest wife ever. Beautiful! You got the right guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 4, 2017 Members Share Posted January 4, 2017 I have a 650 Sierra. Same body shape but with a really, really, really nice 1 3/4" nut width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 4, 2017 Members Share Posted January 4, 2017 As I noted above, my 650 Sierra has a 1 3/4" nut width. This model is the exception to the "narrow Ric necks." In my chats with Rickenbacker, they were quite surprised the 650 didn't catch on better as so many people were asking for the wider neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wein Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 I forgot to mention that mine was from 1987 - I'm not sure if they offered the Fireglow 615 (or 620) every year or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 4, 2017 Members Share Posted January 4, 2017 I saw those after they were discontinued. Lot's of 50's and 60's tributes, but not many 70's with minis around that I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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