I played this 1996Re C64
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John and John, I finally had some time to spend with both guitars. Unplugged, the new 1996 is slightly louder which I believe is due to the differences in the construction and bracing. Plugged in, they sound quite different. The new model is much brighter. I believe most of the difference is due to the pickup changes but the older one has Pyramid Gold 13s. I have always thought the RIC strings were brighter. Both guitars are the same width so it must be the camera angle. The new 1996 feels about a half-pound lighter though. Also, the new 1996 has dual truss rods where the older model only has one. The roller bridge is cool and I haven't noticed any rattle yet. Several other minor differences were noticed in headstock shape, pickguard shape/placement, TRC, and the finish shading.
Bob, I don't think this is the actual 1996 that was displayed at NAMM. It doesn't match the photos I have seen. Here is a link to a close-up photo of it that Jim Wargowski posted in another thread about NAMM.
http://hometown.aol.com/jwargowski/Guitars/Images/1996afg.JPG
I believe RIC made a few of these before the show and used a different one for the display. Mine has a serial number from October 2005, 3 months before NAMM.
James, here you go.
http://hometown.aol.com/jwargowski/Guitars/Images/1996afg.JPG
I believe RIC made a few of these before the show and used a different one for the display. Mine has a serial number from October 2005, 3 months before NAMM.
James, here you go.
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Nope. This is standard UPS shipment stuff. 1 of two packages sent to a destination.
There was only 1 1996 at NAMM, although there were more than two in the first run.
There was only 1 1996 at NAMM, although there were more than two in the first run.
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It's interesting that UPS appear to have taken to opening the outer cartons and marking the inner carton as 1 of 2, hey they even got the model number correct.
It was already established in this thread that the one at Namm wasn't this guitar, but that this guitar does have the marking "Namm" inside the control cavity.
It was already established in this thread that the one at Namm wasn't this guitar, but that this guitar does have the marking "Namm" inside the control cavity.