Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

For those who missed it the first time, I actually said...

"they look a bit bland to me in comparison to the 620 and 660"

No insult to your guitar was intended Ken. That is a nice looking 650, by the way. But I like the look of my 620 better. The world would be boring if everyone liked the same things.

Carl
I own both a 660-12 AND a (new) 650 sierra, and love them both. If you're used to a Strat neck, the 650 will feel weird at first. I go back and forth between by Gibson, Fender and my 3 Rics, and there's definitely adjusting to be done. But as frets go, I just love the 650 and the 660.

I am not insulted. I prefer the softer edges of a unbound guitar for comfort reasons. There are some guitars or certain colors of guitars that look better with binding. String bends are a breeze with a 650, although I have never had a problem doing bends on a 610 or 360V64 I once owned.

I have played a 380 and even though it has similar (if not the same) specs as a 650, it has a whole different feel. The 380 does not have jumbo frets but does have a bound neck.

The only 660's that I have played were 12 strings, so I really can't comment.

Funny thing though.

I have 3 650 guitars. A 650D and 2 650C's. And the necks all feel slightly different.

The 650D is definitely "chunkier" than the others and the 650C FG's neck has a flatter rear radius as compared to the JG 650C, although only some 10 months separate them.

All feel good however, and I guess it means there's been a bit of handwork involved somewhere along the line in the shaping of the necks.

Agree with Mfb. My 2007 Sierra is flat on the rear/bottom. I think it keeps it from feeling too chunky.

If my memory serves me right I believe that Ben Hall stated that the necks on the 650's were shaped by hand.