VERY easy to play….shaved nut, full truss adjust, and polished fingerboard and frets make this play smooth as glass past the octave. This is an absolutely new condition, unplayed Ric 660/12, that has been put through the Custom Shop at Trademark Classics to receive a 3rd Toaster pickup, and a full Pro-Setup for ease of fingering and playability beyond Ric factory specs. See video Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Classic Albums: Damn The Torpedoes, The Rickenbacker 12-string. Like my old Rickenbacker 370/12 Roger McGuinn it was limited edition, there were only 1000 were made. Rickenbacker released a Tom Petty Signature 660/12 model in 1991. These are classic single coils that were heard on the Beatles, Byrds and Tom Petty records to name a few. The Rickenbacker 660/12 also has Vintage Single Coil Toaster Top™ pickups. The Rickenbacker 660/12 is a smaller solid body guitar, has a wider nut being 44.45 mm (1 3/4 inch)and has a bridge with 12 adjustable saddles. You also have double the strings to keep in tune. The only issue however with the Rickenbacker 300 series hollow body 12-strings is they are damn difficult to play as well as to intonate. The old guitarists joke is the two happiest days are the day you get a Rickenbacker 12-string… and the day you sell it, did not apply to me. Rickenbacker 660-670/12 Custom Shop in Jetgloīeen missing my old Rickenbacker 370/12 Roger McGuinn model ever since I was dumb enough to sell it years ago.
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