325/12 - Need Info

[kylek350]

have an opportunity to by a 325/12, but am looking for more information about this model. I've heard that the '80s models were sold as 320/12s, then there was the 325/12 and/or 325/12v63.

By the serial number, this one was made in 2007. The thing that's throwing me is the silver-faced knobs. Were these being made in '07? Does the truss rod cover seem right for this particular model?

Thanks!

[deaconblues]

Possibly this one?

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=396953&start=0

Clues:
-2007 date (C-series)
-Closely spaced knobs like a 325c64
-Lennon-style TRC shape as opposed to '80s and '90s reissue shapes
-Chrome-topped knobs

[libratune]

Are you sure about the 2007 production date? What's the full serial no.?

The bridge appears to have 6 intonation adjustment screws, and if so it would not be a 12-saddle. But the bridge could have been changed back to a 6 saddle and the reference to the coverted 12er would be possible.

If you could post better photos of headstock and bridge (also body thickness measurement), that would help.

[kylek350]

Thanks for the info so far! The serial number is 0707xxx, which the Rickenbacker site indicates is the 7th week of 2007. My first question is, was a 325/12 model made during this period? I didn't think so, so it's making me thinking this guitar may be a conversion.

Unfortunately I cannot provide any more details or photos as I have not yet seen it in person. I was just trying to get more information before seeing it with cash in hand.

I have no idea what a fair price would be (especially if this is a conversion). Any guesses?

[kylek350]

Dan,

I think you're right. That may be the very guitar, in which case it's a converted 325c64. Any idea if c64 is the same body thickness as Lennon's 325/12? I saw John's at the Rock & Roll Hall of fame and the body seemed really thin to me. . .

Thanks!

[leftybass]

I know Dale was working on a conversion for someone at one point, and it started out as a 325C64 6-string.....dunno if this is the same guitar or not.

Here is mine from 1986....

[libratune]

Thanks for the info so far! The serial number is 0707xxx, which the Rickenbacker site indicates is the 7th week of 2007. My first question is, was a 325/12 model made during this period?

The 325/12V63 models were heavily produced in the late '90s; the last one showing on Register was dated 2000. There was a run of 320-12s produced in the '80s.

I would hazard a guess that, if this is in fact a 325 short-scale 12 produced in 2007, that it is very likely a conversion, as it is a far stretch to think that this guitar came out of the RIC factory during 2007, a time when RIC was not taking special orders and had a severe dealer order backlog on COYs and many other models. It may not be the identical converted guitar shown in the other thread, but it is likely a conversion. You might want to check on the pot codes to see if they match up with the jackplate date code.

As far as pricing, what is the seller asking? I don't think I would go over $2K for a 6 to 12 conversion. A guitar with a conversion story may be interesting (was it renecked? or just the headstock rebuilt? and by who?); but, as far as reselling it, there may only be a limited number of folks who would want to venture into that territory when factory models from the '80s and '90s are available.

[jdogric12]

That's got to be the one Frank listed here recently. Right?

[kaleb2470]

Amazing guitars! I would put a bigsby on mine if I had one though.

[libratune]

This looks to me like the same guitar discussed above in this thread, now on ebay: The unlikely 2007 325-12C64, probably a conversion, no?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 3D1&_rdc=1

325-12 Body

325-12 Hdstk