Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Learn something every day about these guitars.

Not all 370/12 SPC models have the wider necks. This is the only one I have ever seen. I believe John Minutaglio's guitar is a "one-of-a-kind" made for a particular artist. What a great find!

That looks like the guitar I sold Dan Schaefer a few years back. He installed a bone nut and a push-pull blend knob, too. Is that yours, John?

I won't speak for John but I believe it is the same guitar. Dan Schafer put one up for sale recently.

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Yes indeed this was Dan's guitar and I bought it recently from him (great guy BTW). I had thought a fellow named Al had owned it before Dan - I'd be interested in what you know about it Woody - were you the original owner?

The story is that this was made for Dan Seals, but made 'incorrectly' as a right-hand guitar, and then sold as a 'second' in a store in CA. So I would think it wouldn't be 'one-of-a-kind' - wouldn't a left-hand version have been made to fill the original order? I've also heard of 381's with the TP neck - anyone know more?

John M., I have been told there was a left-hand replacement made for Dan Seals. That one was Fireglo though, so I believe yours is still "one-of-a-kind". Congratulations!

Dan is a great guy (and a fair-to-middlin' guitar player, too!). This is one of several SPC's I've owned over the years (2 MG, 3 JG, 1 FG) and the only wide-neck I've ever seen. Ironically, I sold it because I had gotten used to the narrower necks and this one, although rarer, felt like a Louisville Slugger. I bought it in the local Recycler here in OC about 5 years ago.

The left-handed replacement made for Seals is now owned by a fella in Kansas. I have the RM compressor that was fitted to that guitar. It was broken so he was willing to swap it to me for a Keeley.

John, that body is consistent with the other RM-era 21-fret 370/12s I have seen. Lucky man- what a fabulous feature, the wide neck.