these are cool Ursus... (comment just here) The differences are so dramatic.

Vix

Thanks. I tried to group them so to maximize the variety in each set. It appears my efforts paid off.

I was quite amazed... of course, you're collecting. I can imagine the commercially produced guitars get pretty much punched out. I have two bass' here that my daughter had during her high school days. So much melodrama that was, too.

Vix

Thank you kindly for the shout out! I'm delighted to know that my headstock collage inspired these.
And, truthfully, I think you did more with the concept...the variety in these is fascinating. Very nicely done, indeed, good sir! ^_^

Well, I was lucky to have a few more to work with

Guitar Nerd Trivia:

The Rickenbacker 12-string (my personal favourite in this group) was an unlikely success when it was introduced in late 1963. At the time, 12-strings were popular among folk musicians, but other guitarists seldom used them. And of course, in 1963 folk musicians abhorred electric instruments.
Nevertheless, Rickenbacker president F.C. Hall sensed that the electric 12 had potential if it was well designed and if he could put one in the hands of an influential guitarist who was open to new sounds.

Enter The Beatles...
When The Fab Four visited America in early 1964, Mr. Hall arranged to meet them and to show them Rickenbacker's newest wares. The 360/12 that George Harrison got was the second 12-string Ric made, and it's the one that George used in the film "A Hard Day's Night", along with the soundtrack album. That big, dramatic chord that begins the title song? That's the Ric 12.

Thanks to George's influence, 12-string Rickenbackers enjoyed a short-lived but intense popularity through the late '60s. The Byrds' Roger McGuinn bought one after hearing Harrison's and put it to very good use; think of the sparkling guitar intro to The Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man".

In later years, such bands as The Jam, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, REM, The Smiths and Blue Rodeo would make the Ric 12 an essential part of their sonic landscape. The Rickenbacker company still builds them today.

*guitar nerd out* ;)

Thanks for sharing the Ric trivia. I love my 360, although I admittedly don't play it nearly enough.