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i have never held a 660 before so i know it has a wide neck like a 650 but is it as flat see the 650 i had the back of the neck felt like it was almost flat is the 660 the same?

Mine is not flat, but it feels flat. It is a very large radius compared to my 620 and 350. All three necks feel about equal thickness to me (not measured just felt) but the extra width of the 660 flattens out the radius enough to feel flatter than the other two. I personally love it. It is easy to move my thumb quickly from low E side to high E side around the back of the neck. It makes 5 & 6 fret stretches very easy.

I stopped by willies guitars the other day and played a couple 650's a 330 and a 660/12 and a 620 all side by side... the 650 neck is wide, very thick and very flat on the back... chunky/flat. the 660 was a much more comfortable shape to me... much more "C" shaped.... not a ton wider than the 440 but quite a bit thicker.

The 660 is a very nice neck profile feels right at home against lots of other guitars. The 330/620 does feel a little small... like a nice harmony perhaps... string spacing a little tight not bad, but a little tight. The 650 stands out from the crowd. To some it might be good.. to me it felt very strange... and was a turn off. I'm sure you could get used to it... but it wasn't so much the size of the neck but the profile of the back that felt so strange to me.

I'm going with the 660.

Welcome to the forum Zack.

thanks... been lurking for a while, and i'm hoping to have that 660/12 in my studio this week.

dig!

Cool!

hjarnett wrote:i have never held a 660 before so i know it has a wide neck like a 650 but is it as flat see the 650 i had the back of the neck felt like it was almost flat is the 660 the same?

Although the 650 and 660 share the same width at the nut the 650 is wider at the 12th fret due to its wider string spacing at the bridge. So I wouldn't think that they would have the same profile. The 650 also sports jumbo frets that gives them a different feel.

I have a 660 /6 neck and i love it. I like the 360 skinny neck as well but the 660 neck is very nice. I play a Gibson LP Jr. and the 660 is about a wide as the Jr.

btomlinson wrote:Although the 650 and 660 share the same width at the nut the 650 is wider at the 12th fret due to its wider string spacing at the bridge.....

Well, according to http://www.rickenbacker.com, the 660/12 and 650D have the same width at the nut and 12th fret. Peace, out.....Goofyfoot.

http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=660/12
http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=650D

goofyfoot wrote: Well, according to http://www.rickenbacker.com, the 660/12 and 650D have the same width at the nut and 12th fret. Peace, out.....Goofyfoot.

http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=660/12
http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=650D

The 650 neck is 53.52mm. The 660 neck is 52.4 mm. Am I missing something? If you do the math the 650 will have an even larger difference at the 21st fret.

ken_j wrote:

goofyfoot wrote: Well, according to http://www.rickenbacker.com, the 660/12 and 650D have the same width at the nut and 12th fret. Peace, out.....Goofyfoot.

http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=660/12
http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=650D

The 650 neck is 53.52mm. The 660 neck is 52.4 mm. Am I missing something? If you do the math the 650 will have an even larger difference at the 21st fret.

Ken, I was comparing the 660/12 to the 650D. Indeed, the 660/6 is 1.12 mm narrower at the 12th fret than the 650D. Peace, out.....Goofyfoot.