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Why do the 300 series guitars get all of the glory when the 600 series is clearly superior in terms of both looks and playability?

epitreture wrote:Why do the 300 series guitars get all of the glory when the 600 series is clearly superior in terms of both looks and playability?

JimK

epitreture wrote:Why do the 300 series guitars get all of the glory when the 600 series is clearly superior in terms of both looks and playability?

I can talk about playability of the 600 series (mine is on the way home) but I always love to play guitars with less exposure. That's why I choose to buy a 620/12 instead of a 330-360/12. That's why I play a Gretsch 6120W-1957 (the only Gretsch with a P90) instead of playing a regular 6120 with Filtertrons. Don't get wrong. I love the 300 series (I used to have a 360 that I trade for the Gretsch) but sometimes it's fun to go the other way!!! God I want a 650A so bad

jimk wrote:

epitreture wrote:Why do the 300 series guitars get all of the glory when the 600 series is clearly superior in terms of both looks and playability?

JimK

Laugh all you want, but compared to a 600, a 300 is just firewood !

Here's my 660/12 MID:

Niiiiiiiice!!!!

Scored this 660/12 Montezuma Brown new a few years ago. Sold it. I'm a semi-acoustic/hollow body sort of dude. Peace, out.....Goofyfoot.

That was a beautiful 660/12 David ! I've got a left handed one, but I never thought the gold pickguards and TRC looked good on MB, so I sent the TRC back to RIC and bought a white one and got white pearloid pickguards from Pickguardian.


http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd23 ... 222012.jpg
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http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd23 ... 222013.jpg

I always liked the gold guards on my MB Ricks, but those MOTS white ones do have a lot of charm. That's a lotta bang for the buck, Brian!

Here are some of mine:
I'll include my 610 Ruby in the mix, even though it's not a 620 or 660!

07 660 AFG

'02 TUR, an interloper, and a DCM

epitreture wrote:That was a beautiful 660/12 David ! I've got a left handed one, but I never thought the gold pickguards and TRC looked good on MB, so I sent the TRC back to RIC and bought a white one and got white pearloid pickguards from Pickguardian.


http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd23 ... 222012.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd23 ... 222010.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd23 ... 222013.jpg

Yep, that's the ticket, Brian --- a marvelous rendition! Props to you, brah, for having good taste. Thanks for sharing your pics. On the 660-series, the gold TRC/PG and B/W herringbone body trim accentuates and complements the Jetglo color the best. It's a sublime combo and stunning visual, IMHO. Oh yeah, another reason I sold my 660/12 MB was because I prefer the narrower necks on the 300-series. Keep on keepin' on, man.....G-foot.

goofyfoot wrote:

epitreture wrote:That was a beautiful 660/12 David ! I've got a left handed one, but I never thought the gold pickguards and TRC looked good on MB, so I sent the TRC back to RIC and bought a white one and got white pearloid pickguards from Pickguardian.


http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd23 ... 222012.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd23 ... 222010.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd23 ... 222013.jpg

Yep, that's the ticket, Brian --- a marvelous rendition! Props to you, brah, for having good taste. Thanks for sharing your pics. On the 660-series, the gold TRC/PG and B/W herringbone body trim accentuates and complements the Jetglo color the best. It's a sublime combo and stunning visual, IMHO. Oh yeah, another reason I sold my 660/12 MB was because I prefer the narrower necks on the 300-series. Keep on keepin' on, man.....G-foot.

You're right about gold trim on Jetglo. It also looks good on MID.

Gary,love that 1987 610 Ruby...really nice