Oddball 620?

[Razorback]

I found this guitar advertised as a '1990's 620' and two things immediately stood out. The neck is not the standard 620 neck and it also has no visible binding. I don't recall seeing one like this before, was this common for 90's 620's or is this some sort of Frankenbacker?

[Danotron]

I think this is a 610. The main differences, as far as I can remember, are no binding, dot neck, and no ric-o-sound. Other than that it's pretty close to a 620.

Still a cool guitar!

[antipodean]

I prefer the 610 to the 620 - just like I prefer a 4003S to a 4003. There is an understated elegance to the dot-neck no-binding models.

[Ontario_RIC_fan]

Not odd at all...

As has been said a 610 in a very nice fireglow.

I have a 91 JG 610, and it sounds great!

Brian

[1965]

I prefer the 610 to the 620 - just like I prefer a 4003S to a 4003. There is an understated elegance to the dot-neck no-binding models.

+1, not to mention they're more comfortable as well.

[Razorback]

Thanks everyone, I'm not that familiar with some of the discontinued models. Any guesses as to what it would be worth, or is that a better topic for the Appraisals forum? Asking price is $1400 (CDN).

[Ontario_RIC_fan]

In Canadian funds that seems wee bit high but still fair... Although with the ebay drought the last one I tracked went for $900 US. (But with the guitar being in Canada you avoid the currancy exchange and UPS extortion)...

They hit me again by the way. I bought 4 packs of RIC guitar stings for $55... UPS charged $40.50 in Brokerage fees.
Had the seller shipped USPS, Canada post would not have changed more then $7...

Sigh. When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn...

As I said I own a 610 and I enjoy it very much. You should give it a spin and see what you think...

Brian

[Ontario_RIC_fan]

Oh and Dave here is the 1992 RIC Catalog page showing the 610's and 620's.

Brian

From the 1992 Rickenbacker Catalog

PS - I've been trying to make my 610 look like the one pictured - It is now halfway there, I still need to change the tuners and the pickup covers to finish the job.

[kennyhowes]

I prefer the 610 to the 620 - just like I prefer a 4003S to a 4003. There is an understated elegance to the dot-neck no-binding models.

+1, not to mention they're more comfortable as well.

+2, at least asthetically (sp?) - although I haven't yet bonded with them as players. Fingers crossed.

[tracy]

The 610 is a great guitar with many usable tone settings and the best neck Ric has offered outside of perhaps the 850. Ya got a dandy guitar there feller!