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1999 660/12 FG

Lightweight '99 at only 7lbs 5oz. Gorgeous look and gorgeous, rich sound. Thanks to Wayne at Midwest Buy and Sell in Chicago. The Fireglow 660/12s are harder to find unless you want to pay $$$$ for a Tom Petty, so I was delighted to find this one in the $2k range. Nice straight neck and everything works.
I use Ernie Ball 8s on all my Ric 12s and they play like a dream (and the necks don't bow or warp ;-) ). The big Rogan knob is a Master Volume and what is normally the Bridge Tone is now a Master Tone.

Most of the newer 620s and 660s I've seen have a laminated 2-piece neck-through-body. It's a little hard to see, but she has a 1-piece neck-through. Cool!
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Here's a better pic of the top:
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Pretty sure I used to own that one in the mid 00s, and bought from another long time forumite. Great guitar, congrats! You have a rare "Petty overrun."
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jdogric12 wrote:Pretty sure I used to own that one in the mid 00s, and bought from another long time forumite. Great guitar, congrats! You have a rare "Petty overrun."
Thanks jdog!

The sn is 9925910 and it seems it was never entered into the registry 'til now.

This one's a "keeper". I'm fortunate and grateful to be in a position to hang on to guitars now. That certainly wasn't the case when I was younger. Are you in the Chicago area?
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No, but if its my old one, I sold it to a friend in Florida around 2006, and he sold it to CME a couple years ago.
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jdogric12 wrote:No, but if its my old one, I sold it to a friend in Florida around 2006, and he sold it to CME a couple years ago.
Do you recall this in the Control Cav? It's not anything I've seen before in a Ric cavity.
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I have not seen one quite like that one, before.
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Whats so unusual?
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jdogric12 wrote:Whats so unusual?
Maybe I am just used to seeing vintage Ricks, but that control cavity looks like this:
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That is a beauty!
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jdogric12 wrote:Whats so unusual?

all de numbahs!
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