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I noticed this while shopping for parts in the RIC boutique:
I wonder if this means the 660 is going to be phased out of production?

If that's true, perhaps we'll see a wide-necked hollowbody model for players with larger hands...just thinking out loud.

dpowell wrote:If that's true, perhaps we'll see a wide-necked hollowbody model for larger-handed players...just thinking out loud.

My thoughts as well, Dan.

Not trying to be a downer, but wouldn't a wide-necked hollow body use the same nut as a 660?

Clint wrote:Not trying to be a downer, but wouldn't a wide-necked hollow body use the same nut as a 660?

Well, my thought was that they'd introduce a 12-string wide necked hollowbody in place of the 660/6, which I don't think is a huge seller (compared to the 660/12 anyway).

Well, that makes sense. But the way RIC talks about neck widths, the chance is probably a slim one. Good luck.

No worries and no sausage fingers here.

sloop_john_b wrote:No worries and no sausage fingers here.

Yup, me too.
JimK

If the 660 is phased out, I don't think it'll be that bad. Now if they phased out the 660/12, then there'd be a problem.

dpowell wrote:..... perhaps we'll see a wide-necked hollowbody model for players with larger hands...just thinking out loud.

Why would they have dropped the Laguna then ? Maybe it's picked up again !

The 660/6 will not be phased out, nor are there plans to phase it out, got it?

Thanks for the update, Ben.

The 660 is iconic so why would we even think RIC would ever consider phasing it out? Thanks Ben for squashing this speculation before it grew legs and became a full blown rumour.

I have one and think its great. Please make some nice new colored ones.

M

Clint wrote:... But the way RIC talks about neck widths, the chance is probably a slim one ...

So the chances, not the necks, are slim?