650C

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:35 am

Per the Rickenbacker site, the 650C has a hardwood body and neck. Is it walnut?

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:30 am

Nope, Maple I believe. At least mine looks and sounds like maple.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:41 am

They can be Walnut, which is why the site says only "hardwood", but to my knowledge they've all been Maple so far. That may change in the future, however.

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:05 pm

Thanks John. Which type of wood is preferable?

ben_hall · Post by **ben_hall** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:32 pm

I prefer maple myself. Easier to finish over, less porous.

But we have a few 650C's with walnut bodies in production right now because there was an excess of Dakota bodies laying around. No difference in sound as far as I can tell.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:17 am

Ben, Will these be painted a solid color?

krick · Post by **krick** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:13 am

Ken, I would think solid colors only but I am wondering how Fireglo would look when sprayed over the walnut body. Some of the 650C models (like yours) had walnut wings on the headstock and I thought that looked OK. Might be a new COY. "Firenutglo"?

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:30 am

Seems a shame to hide walnut under solid colours, but given that it's a darker wood, I wonder how effective a 'glo' would be.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 7:30 am

I could've sworn that somebody posted a pic of a 650 with a FG over walnut. Or was it a strange dream? Anybody else remember this?

A walnut guitar with a solid color is going to take some grain-filling...

sir_andrew_of_left_coast · Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:34 am

I don't remember FG over walnut... but I do remember a 650 with a rosewood fretboard, which is a rare item.

krick · Post by **krick** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:53 am

I wish I could read Japanese.

http://www.ricmania.com/modules/xfsection/article.php?articleid=35

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:20 am

Wow, that transparent green is really great-looking....

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:43 am

It sure is!

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:58 am

Here is the headstock of my '04 650C with walnut wings.

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:43 pm

Nice. Post a body shot.