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Has anyone heard when and if Rick are going to produce any lefty models other than the 330 / 360 / 370? I'm certainly not complaining about these being in production first but I want a lefty 660 in Ruby SO bad.

Can't WAIT for the 330 and the 360 i've ordered to come in either. Worth the wait.

I also want a 660 LH.

Just to update my fellow lefties I asked the good folks at Alpha Music in VA Beach to check with Rick on lefty 660 production and it was the same answer as last time sadly. Fingers crossed for the future though and i'll be keeping an eye out for a used one.

According to RIC's facebook page they are doing lefty 4003 basses this week...

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those look very nice indeed!

Just been told that we are getting Leftys this week 330s and 4003s - yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tim

They've arrived....

Some nice pics on our Facebook page. I bet its not that often that you can see some many lefties together...

330 FG
330 MG
330 JG
4003 FG

Check 'em out..
http://www.facebook.com/soundaffectsmusic

Cheers
Tim

If I didn't already have a lefty 330/6 mapleglo on order in the USA i'd have had your arm off mate. I've waited so long for lefty Ricks to be available, it's awesome to see so many around.

Wow, you want us lefties to pay an extra £600 for a 330/6? Sorry but I find it hard to justify you charging nearly £2000 for a 330 regardless of their apparent rarity when right handed models are £1399. Rip off Britain indeed.

I presume "you" refers to our distributor in the U.K. (a completely independent business from us).

Our suggested list price difference is US $500. Add to that duty, VAT (tax is not customarily included in a US price), and transport.

I won't mention all the other things in the U.K. the distributor has to pay a premium on to stay in business, such as electricity and rates.

I leave it to you to decide what's a rip off.

Someone else thought of this awhile back, but I still like the idea of an 'L' tailpiece for the Lefty guitars.

johnhall wrote:I presume "you" refers to our distributor in the U.K. (a completely independent business from us).

Our suggested list price difference is US $500. Add to that duty, VAT (tax is not customarily included in a US price), and transport.

I won't mention all the other things in the U.K. the distributor has to pay a premium on to stay in business, such as electricity and rates.

I leave it to you to decide what's a rip off.

So why is said dealer adding £150 to his right handed 330's but £450 to the left handed ones? Do the lefties travel in a different direction across the globe therefore using more fuel or does it take more electricity in the shop to light lefties?

RicukStu wrote:So why is said dealer adding £150 to his right handed 330's but £450 to the left handed ones? Do the lefties travel in a different direction across the globe therefore using more fuel or does it take more electricity in the shop to light lefties?

I think that is a question for the dealer, not RIC.

...like, as if the 'R' stood for "Right" instead of "Rickenbacker."

Good stuff... good stuff...

RicukStu wrote:

johnhall wrote:I presume "you" refers to our distributor in the U.K. (a completely independent business from us).

Our suggested list price difference is US $500. Add to that duty, VAT (tax is not customarily included in a US price), and transport.

I won't mention all the other things in the U.K. the distributor has to pay a premium on to stay in business, such as electricity and rates.

I leave it to you to decide what's a rip off.

So why is said dealer adding £150 to his right handed 330's but £450 to the left handed ones? Do the lefties travel in a different direction across the globe therefore using more fuel or does it take more electricity in the shop to light lefties?

It's not for me to say how our customers price their guitars for resale but in this case I'll guess that they do this . . . because they can. These will likely sell out for them within a few days. As such it's the buyers who set the price.