I played this 1996Re C64

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:07 pm

Naw, it just says "FREE JOHN SIMMONS". In Kanji.

I think it's somebody on the finishing line with a warped sense of humor...

oyoyobeatle · Post by **oyoyobeatle** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:59 pm

The guitar has good edge shapes, each pick-up has Dimple!! And roller-bridge with bridge cover hold by slotted-bolts. Under the Accent-Vib, there are two rubber-dumper to the body like original's. And there is no "Slot" on the side of the trem-unit. Dual-truss-rods, but not in old style. Very thin top with X-bracing....
I feel it very light because of that.
Anyway...Good Guitar.

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 6:24 am

"And AFG and AMG are just around the corner"+Reissue+ "no COY per se"=

Aged finishes!!!!...

I GOT IT! Do I get one free now???

(still salivates)

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:38 am

More pics of a 1996 AFG.....

krick · Post by **krick** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:54 am

Looks great John! I can't wait for mine.

What is the serial number of that one?

Is that the one from the NAMM display?

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:13 pm

Kevin, that one is actually in Japan. Looks mighty tempting!

krick · Post by **krick** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:21 pm

And I thought you were the first to get one in the North America!

Shouldn't be much longer, I heard.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:46 pm

Wow, that one looks awesome. JH posted on Voxtalks that the 1996s "aren't far behind" the 325C64....it'd be cool to see some shipped out soon.

krick · Post by **krick** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:56 pm

Last time I checked, the RIC site didn't show any 1996 AFG models being shipped recently, not even to Japan.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:25 pm

Don't want to be a troublemaker, but should this thread be under the "C" series?

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:48 pm

Right you are Glenn. At the time the thread was started, the guitar had not been officially announced on the RIC site as a 'Vintage Series' Rickenbacker; I suppose that's why it was started here as the next probable 'C' guitar. (troublemaker

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simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:35 pm

Being a troublemaker doesn't make you wrong Glenn.

krick · Post by **krick** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:10 am

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:53 am

Nice box Kevin.

krick · Post by **krick** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:42 pm

Thanks John. I can't wait to see what's inside!