Does anyone have an original Rose Morris 1997?

[1965]

I'm gonna have to agree with your implication, there Wes. The RM series are no different in feel/sound/play to any non F-hole 60s Ric, and I'm saying this as an RM owner! I'd have to go with any sixties deluxe model hollowbody (365 etc..) as the best, in that they have more features than a standard Ric. This would be a topic for another thread, I'm sure.

But....RoMo's are certainly the coolest in my book.

Yep, just trying to prove a point. The RMs are very cool, but it's only the little details that set them apart other '60s Rics.

[headbanger]

I agree. They are no different from a 330 except for the soundhole.
What makes them valuable and collectable is that they weren't generally available in the US and therefore harder to get there and more desirable from an American point of view.
The other factors are the low production numbers, the golden era in which they were made, who used them and how many are left after Pete Townsend stopped smashing his up.

[kiramdear]

Super cool, but as a mere player I can't justify paying for scarcity. Maybe someday a reissue for me, unless I hit the big time

[chronictown]

So what would an original 1997 be going for these days? I'm looking.

http://www.garysguitars.net/products/13 ... IE0301.htm

Nice guitar, steeeeeep price....

[collin]

So what would an original 1997 be going for these days? I'm looking.

http://www.garysguitars.net/products/13 ... IE0301.htm

Nice guitar, steeeeeep price....

um. Yep.

That one has been there a long while, and will continue to be there a long while. He's even published sales prices a grand less than on the website, and it's still a lot, considering there are better examples, even on Gbase- for less money.

Gary sure is proud of his stock.

[headbanger]

This one is a bit better being in Aus$

http://www.jacksonsrareguitars.com/rick ... -1965.html

[wints]

[quote="headbanger"]This one is a bit better being in Aus$

They say it's a refin too...

[collin]

This one is a bit better being in Aus$

They say it's a refin too...

yeah, that makes a big difference in price (IMO).

That said, judging from the pics--the refin was done well, by somebody who knows what they're doing. Even if they did get the shading wrong.......not a terrible price, considering that six months ago, reissues were selling only a couple grand from that price

[gellkeller]

This one is a bit better being in Aus$

http://www.jacksonsrareguitars.com/rick ... -1965.html

I have seen that one in the flesh and it is indeed a great refinsh job. It looks, well, new...

[libratune]

This one is a bit better being in Aus$

http://www.jacksonsrareguitars.com/rick ... -1965.html

AU$6750 = US$4750 (more or less, at least for the moment!)

[1965]

That ''65 looks great, even with the refin.

[Woodie]

Super cool, but as a mere player I can't justify paying for scarcity. Maybe someday a reissue for me, unless I hit the big time

Like this one?

[libratune]

Super cool, but as a mere player I can't justify paying for scarcity. Maybe someday a reissue for me, unless I hit the big time

Like this one?

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What the heck is that? I thought the only RoMos (original or reissue) that had body binding were the 1993-12s. This is clearly not a 12-er. All the 1997 reissues I've seen have trapeze TPs. It looks like an Accent VB was added to this one. Can't tell from the photo whether it's a roller bridge or not.

Name that guitar! 330SPC?

[Woodie]

This is one of 12 (6-12's, 6-6's) made as a special order for Sam Ash in 1987. They're usually referred to as the Jimmy D specials, after the salesman that ordered them. You can read more about these at Bjorn's website. At "The 1993 Inventory" page there's a link to an article by Bob Belloff about these. I have a matching 1993 also.

[collin]

Nice Woody!

Is that 1993 RI the one that popped up on Ebay last fall? I chicago (I think...can't remember).