Another 360/12C63 on the way

drewm · Post by **drewm** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:51 pm

Almost 2 years to the day after putting down my deposit, I got the e-mail last Friday from Gary at NCM that my guitar was in...it had been several months since I had heard anything, so I had actually forgotten about it. But the DHL website tells me that I should be receiving it tomorrow...really looking forward to this...

It will complement my 660/12 very, very well. Next stop...a 4001C64?

britye · Post by **britye** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:23 pm

Looks like an epidemic of e-mails from Gary. Hooray!!!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:48 pm

Certainly is good news!

kog · Post by **kog** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:34 am

Hey Drew, just got mine from Gary yesterday. It's perfect! Let us know what you think when you get it, and of course, PICTURES!

stuart · Post by **stuart** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:35 am

Congratulations!! Both of you need to post pictures

kog · Post by **kog** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:54 pm

Stuart, I posted some on the "My 12/C63 is in!!!!" thread on Thursday. They're digital and I took them in a hurry, so the red is much deeper and darker than it really is. Going to try to take pictures with more natural light this weekend.

But man, she is a beaut!

2ricks · Post by **2ricks** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:45 am

I reserved a c63 at a store on June 4th 2007. It should be another 6 months is what they said at the store

britye · Post by **britye** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:35 am

Adam it is worth the wait.. welcome to the Forum

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:47 pm

Welcome, Adam!

2ricks · Post by **2ricks** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:57 pm

thanks for the welcome, guys. unfortunately, it may be a bit longer than 6 months. the wait might go into early 2008. but, as you guys said, it's worth the wait. i've picked 2 different c63s up before, and they were awesome.

kog · Post by **kog** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:01 pm

Adam, I ordered mine in March 2005 and received it this past April -- 25 months. I know I got frustrated with all the people that told me, "It'll be worth the wait." As the saying goes, if I had a nickel for every time I read that -- well, it's enough to say that "they" were right. It's a beautiful instrument, and after you get it, you'll forget all about the wait.

Anyway, it SEEMS as if the RIC folks are making good progress on the backorders. I still reflexively check the "Shipped" pages on the RIC site (old habit, I guess), and I see a good number of C63s getting shipped out. Keep the faith...

2ricks · Post by **2ricks** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:31 am

thanks very much. And I know what it's like to wait for something. The Beatles had the same problems. They couldn't find any good guitars at all in the early days.

2ricks · Post by **2ricks** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:48 am

Where is the "shipped guitars" page anyway? Please post link.

kog · Post by **kog** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 7:13 pm

On the RIC corporate web site, select from the "Models" tab whichever model you're interested in. For instance, selecting the "C" Series, then 360/12C63 page, brings you here:

http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=360/12C63

Then click on the text that says "Click here to see which dealers/distributors have recently been shipped this model." Voila.

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:39 am

I see that on the NCM site that Gary received another 360/12C63 on June 6. That moves me up another notch!