WARNING:Item is reported to be a fake instrument!!!

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  •  Model
     360
  •  Strings
     12
  •  Special
     O.S.
  •  Finish
     Fireglo
  •  Manufacturing Date
     1965-02
  •  Serial #
     EB340
  •  Registration Date
     Oct 05 2011
  •  Country
     USA
  •  State/Province
     New York
  •  Lefty
     No
  •  Collected Item
     Yes
  •  Sale History
     Appeared on eBay, item number 180734144984, auction ended at 2011-10-21 02:25:58, Sold for $2025
  •  Registered User
     Yes
  •  Comments
     [Edit 2.26.24] The guitar bearing this jackplate was originally registered as a Fireglo model 365 with Van Ghent tuners.

    The EB340 jackplate/SN was found on a guitar offered as a 360-12 OS in this listing: https://trcrandall.com/collections/instruments/products/1965-rickenbacker-360-12-fireglo?fbclid=IwAR0eAoyhW790LH-mnJ8R_zM_QNaBzp0fmT0uoZiGHizg74iNpG9iHHwUlOQ

    There are reasons to suspect that not only is this a 'donor' jackplate but other features of the guitar make it possible that this is a 'parts guitar' or partially fabricated reproduction.
    Following is commentary by a group expert in Rickenbacker guitars of this era:

    "Here we have a listing for a '1965 360/12 O.S. in Fireglo' and at first glance it looks spectacular. Then you start looking in more detail. The TRC is from a '68-72 model, half the tuners are Gibson Klusons, and most alarmingly - it appears to have a two-piece body (a feature that didn't appear until the very end of 1966). The color is also distinctly different from the dark red shade you usually find in '64 and early '65. In fact, this one is more like a '67 than anything.
    Then to really get into the details, the headstock octave channels lack the oval-shaped routes underneath each tuner shaft - a feature that disappeared by 1966 and should absolutely be on a February 1965 12-string. [See photos with a comparison to my all original Feb. 65 Rose Morris 1993 headstock, to understand what I'm referencing]. Yes, this is absolute trainspotting forensics, but it matters when we’re talking a $29k price tag."
  •  WARNING:
     Item is reported to be a fake instrument!!!
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  •   This item was identified as a Early vintage (up to and including 1972) instrument
      The following is a summary of sales of above referenced model gathered from actual sales on eBay:
      *Basis for comparison: Same model, same strings number, same "special" features, same era

      Sample type  Min  Avg  Median  Max  Sample Size
      Same model, same era:   $7600  $7600  $0  $7600  1