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...and it's a 660/12!

I have noodled on guitars whenever I've had the chance and can string basic stuff together, and, well, I just love the sound of these things! Totally ridiculous, impractical guitar to have as my ONLY guitar (will probably go for a nice acoustic next, thinking Larrivée...), but I just can not live any longer without that sound in my life!

Will report back when it arrives, should be before the end of the week

Sweet deal. What color?

JetGlo, to match my 4003 and 4001C64

Cool, Jeff, congrats! You should take a group photo for us!

I will!

It is hard to imagine anybody not loving one (or more) of those.

Congratulations!

I'm also a bassist, for about 15 years, and own a 660/12 as my only Rickenbacker guitar (in addition to my Rick 4003 basses). My 660/12 is Turquoise, and I've had it for a few years now. Hopefully you'll love yours like I love mine. I will never need another 12-string, ever. I've used it for songwriting and also on two songs on my band's latest CD. It's perfect for recording.

Good choice!

JeffCullen wrote:..

Will report back when it arrives, should be before the end of the week

With some nice photos I hope! Congratulations in advance! Welcome to Rick 12 string heaven (I arrived about 2 hours ago myself).

Congratulations on the new one. Post photos when you get it.

traitor!

JeffCullen wrote:(will probably go for a nice acoustic next, thinking Larrivée...)

Good choice!

Here is my LV -19.

Beautiful....spectacular inlay work on that one... incidentally I drive by their Vancouver shop every day on my way to work... every Larrivée I have picked up has practically played itself, and the sound is to die for, I find them so expressive and articulate...

"de monet!!!!"

JeffCullen wrote:"de monet!!!!"

Someone finally got it!

I understand that only the lower price models are made in Canada, the more expensive Larrivée models are made in Oxnard. I have played quite a few at my local dealer ranging from -03 models up through my -19, they are all superb players and sound wonderful.

jps wrote: Someone finally got it!

It's good to be the king!

jps wrote: I understand that only the lower price models are made in Canada, the more expensive Larrivée models are made in Oxnard. I have played quite a few at my local dealer ranging from -03 models up through my -19, they are all superb players and sound wonderful.

Sounds like that is indeed now the case. I think I'd quite like a L-10... not sure if I'd go for a pickup/preamp though and then which unit...

Going to pick the 660/12 up tomorrow morning at the UPS depot... don't know how I am going to get anything done at work with it sitting in the car all day

You can't let it sit in the car, you have to play it all day and let your work sit in the car.

An L-10 is the closest to what I have; if I hadn't found this I would probably have gotten an LSV-11. Mine has no preamp, not even an endpin! This is a sit down guitar, which is just the way I like it.