New! "Model of the Week"!

sharkboy · Post by **sharkboy** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:20 pm

I've been slackin' on these. I'll get this started...

sharkboy · Post by **sharkboy** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:37 pm

I assure you that the guitar is still beautiful even when it isn't backed by a carpet that was designed by the person who invented cat vomit.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:12 am

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:24 am

Ditto! Should you ever decide to sell... hint hint..

sharkboy · Post by **sharkboy** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:50 am

Heh. It would be extremely low on my list of things to sell.

Right around the time I started sort of hanging around here and on the Rickenbacker forum, Ben posted this over there:

http://www.rickenbacker.com/forum_view_message.asp?forum=Just_Guitars&message_id=18933&thread_id=89&thread_name=620%20appreciation%20thread&p=p#18933

- it was about that one. Probably the greatest "mistake" in the history of guitar making!

Here's a little more. For those of you who aren't wild about the guitar, you can see the carpeting in finer detail...

sharkboy · Post by **sharkboy** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:52 am

Hmmmm. I'm having a little trouble with the wacky image posting. I'll put them up when I figure out what's up.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:58 am

There is only one Rick guitar I like better than the 650, it's what ever one Darren is playin the blues on!!!!

sharkboy · Post by **sharkboy** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:02 am

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:08 am

Wow.... That is about the most amazing Blueburst I have ever seen.... There's just something really cool-looking about 650's anyway....

sharkboy · Post by **sharkboy** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:30 am

One of the things I really like about the 650's is the simplicity. The only over-the-top thing about this guitar is the flame, which is a bit wild and asymmetrical, but really works with the simple lines, etc.

I would add that it sounds and plays better than it looks. On a good day, even in _my_ hands.

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:39 am

POTR's photos of this one (which can still be viewed) does not even come close to capturing the grain detail. I have a 660/6 and a 330/12 in blueburst which is my favorite RIC color. That is a gem!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:13 am

Simply spectacular, Mark!

This one's been here before:

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 10:40 am

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:36 am

I had a 650 once...

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:14 pm

650's rule!