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He wants a 6 string but wants the Petty/Byrds jangly sound. Which ones would fit the bill the best?

Any 12 string with the toaster pickups.

Hmmmm ...... alrightee then :^o !?!?

He's not going to get the Byrds sound with a six-string. Petty and Campbell have used a lot of different six-string Rics from Capris to 335s and 360s. To almost mimic John, I think any of the semi-hollow models with toasters will get you most of the Petty sound, and the twelve-string with toasters gets you the rest of the Petty sound and all of the Byrds sound.

Well when he told me Petty/Byrds I told him a 12 string with toasters. When he answered back that he wanted a 6 string I told him that would be very difficult but I'd ask around. Damn rookies! I'm looking for the same sound myself and I'm saving my pennies (and buttering up the wife) for a 660/12
So maybe I should have asked, which 6 strings are the jangliest instead.

To me, they all have that "jangly" sound. Petty has used a '60's 365OS (6 string), a reissue 1997 and others. They all sound similar.

What Rick 6-string did Peter Buck use in the early days of R.E.M.? That was pretty dang jangly (I love the early REM!).

A 360 I believe.

I've got a 360 6-string....no comparison to the jangle of a 12....but one great guitar

My 325V59 is an incredibly jangly little six-string, especially when playing the bridge pickup alone....

Messers Petty and Campbell used Ric solid bodies to great effect, why not a 620?

They are jangly with a bit more mid-range bite then the semi-hollowbodies.

The button top PU's give a pretty good "vintage" jangle tone and also great modern tones as well. It is always possible to swap out the the Button-tops for Toasters or Ric humbuckers if your friend's taste changes.

IMHO 620's are real sleeper guitars.
They are really well built and a a good value price wise. With the proper set up (action, truss rod intonation) 620's are not only unsurpassed for chordal playing compared to other brands, but, the action and sustain for lead playing is equal to any Les Paul or PRS.

Thanks for all the suggestions! I saw a couple possibles on Ebay today but both were snapped up before my email to him was even finished! I've looked at the 660 but not the 620 yet. I'll check it out.
BTW, how's the price on this 360?
http://cgi.ebay.com/1999-Rickenbacker-360V64-Near-Mint_W0QQitemZ7411766489QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I was going to say a bit high, but it BIN'd at $1,795.00, proving me wrong.

Rob, I live in Orange County and come down to the San Diego area regularly. If you want to try out my 620 FG (or any other model that I might have), let me know.

Thanks for the offer Gary. That's very nice of you. I'll let you know