My First Brand New Rickenbacker
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:26 pm
Man, I've got the disease... last summer I bought a used 360/6 JG, which quickly became my number one favorite guitar. Then last month I found a beautiful 330/6 FG on craigslist, which has also been very cool. I am completely sold on Rickenbackers---I love how they sound and feel. The obvious next step is a 12-string.
I've been monitoring eBay pretty closely for a while now, keeping track of the prices of various Rick models. A week or so ago when the thread popped up about how 660/12s are back in stock at some dealers, I sent off a few price inquiries, and to my amazement, there was really a fairly minor difference between used prices and the quotes I got on new guitars from some dealers---maybe 10-15%, and that means dealing with the who-knows-what's-available-this-week used market.
Given (a) the current availability of the usually-scarce 660/12s from dealers, (b) the relatively small gap between used and new prices, and (c) the looming price increases, it seemed like the stars had aligned so as to make buying a new guitar a particularly attractive option. I hadn't initially planned on even looking at new instruments, but it turns out to make sense.
So, this morning I bought myself a brand new 660/12 in Midnight Blue. It should arrive later this week, knock on wood. By the way, I have not seen a used 660/12 in MID for sale since I've been looking, and I think it's a particularly striking color on that model. I am kind of tickled to be getting a brand new Rick. It's nice to be a direct customer (well, through a dealer).
I've been monitoring eBay pretty closely for a while now, keeping track of the prices of various Rick models. A week or so ago when the thread popped up about how 660/12s are back in stock at some dealers, I sent off a few price inquiries, and to my amazement, there was really a fairly minor difference between used prices and the quotes I got on new guitars from some dealers---maybe 10-15%, and that means dealing with the who-knows-what's-available-this-week used market.
Given (a) the current availability of the usually-scarce 660/12s from dealers, (b) the relatively small gap between used and new prices, and (c) the looming price increases, it seemed like the stars had aligned so as to make buying a new guitar a particularly attractive option. I hadn't initially planned on even looking at new instruments, but it turns out to make sense.
So, this morning I bought myself a brand new 660/12 in Midnight Blue. It should arrive later this week, knock on wood. By the way, I have not seen a used 660/12 in MID for sale since I've been looking, and I think it's a particularly striking color on that model. I am kind of tickled to be getting a brand new Rick. It's nice to be a direct customer (well, through a dealer).
