Guys: I understand these are somewhat rare, along the lines of the mid-'80's 325/12 re-issue. How many 1993 re-issues did they make??
I know they hardly ever come up for sale, but I figure they would be more in the realm of affordability than a '60's Rose-Morris original.
I hear they play very nice and are finely finished---maybe there is one in my future somewhere. Any comments on market value, etc??
Have either of you had one in your hands?
Leftybass;
I'll probably defer to Jwilli on the value aspect of these, but I Did buy one back in '87 and had it about 3 years before I traded it for a different Rick.Kinda wish I'd have hung on to it as I would have been able to turn a little profit on it. I got it from Scott Jennings
who was with Voltage Guitars in Hollywood at the time.I seem to recall him telling me that Voltage had 4 of them then; I got one, for around $1200.
Cute guitar, but I just didn't get along with it.
I also tried putting the 12 saddle bridge on it, and, not so much any issue with the fretboard Width, but the short scale, made the strings up past the 15th or so fret drop off the edges of the fingerboard. Not Good!!!That guitar could have really used better adjustability in the bridge saddle dept, intonation wise.Seems to me Scott said that actual production figures varied; one account said around 50 0r so, another said over 100.A good number of them went to Japan.Again, a well made instrument, but, for me, anyway,if I was going to have to have a Lennon style 12, I'd go for the 350-12 with regular scale.These are the real deal functionally if you want 12 string with Lennon looks.
Don: Thanks for getting back to me; to clarify my ramblings I was referring to production totals on the Rose-Morris re-issue 1993 were probably similar in numbers to the 325/12 strings they made in 1985-86 for the Japanese market. I wouldn't mind having one of each, actually!!! I know where an 86 325/12 is at the moment, but I hardly ever see a 1993 re-issue for sale. Maybe one will pop up in time.....
I believe that RIC has reissued these in small numbers more than once in the last 15 years. Thte last one that I saw was Craig Colandro's. I believe that it sold for less than 2 grand. I do know the last batch was probably made for Norm's Rare Guitars in CA a few years ago. I know that I'd like to have one. After the 360/12C63 finally bows, maybe RIC will build a number of these. It would be easy and closer to the originals.
) John