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I've got a '66 Fender Electric XII. It's rather 'road worn' but it is the electric 12-string as far as I'm concerned. It chimes and rings exactly how you imagine one should, plus there's none of the fiddling around trying to fit all your fingers onto the neck like Rickenbackers. Plus they look so fecking cool.
That said, only Rickenbackers sound like Rickenbackers! I have a 360/12 which I got after 20-odd years of desiring one, but when I got it home I was initially disappointed that it didn't immediately sound like Marty Wilson-Piper or McGuinn; you need to work at the sound. However, I now find that with a few exceptions, I use it for almost anything other than that - they really lend themselves to seriously heavy sounds
The Burns Double-Six is an option (less pricey than either the Fender or a Ric!) but I found the one I had - which in every respect but the sounds it made was absolutely lovely - to be rather uninspiring.
One to look out for is a second hand DeArmond S73-12, which apart from serious neck-dive (SG-style body with a 12-string heasdstock!) is a brilliant electric-12. I had one and have regretted selling it ever since. Nice roomy fretboard and the DeArmond 2k pickups give it both jangle and grunt. They seem to be a bit rare these days but definitely worth it.
https://youtu.be/GiUcctKolCg
Yep. I played a few to try them But really I knew I must have a Rickenbacker and that whatever I did would be a second best substitute.
I use it for 5 songs in the set and, with plenty of bright compression and a thin plectrum applied, it just sounds unbelievable. There is some foam under the R tailpiece which keeps the sound focused and tight at higher volumes.
Here it is with another one of the family a Tele Custom P90 build
its irreplaceable to me.
Noise, randomness, ballistic uncertainty.
A Rick 360 v63 which looked great, sounded good, but somehow inclined me to play only Byrds and Beatles tunes. I couldn't be bothered with the hassle of keeping it in tune.
A 660/12 which was much more stable but I didn't like the wide neck and small body.
The one I've kept is my Chinese Burns Double Six. Still a wide neck still, which takes some adjusting to,but super stable and has a wonderful shimmer, instant Smiths please please, but surprisingly versatile too.Sounds great through my Fender amps. Best sound of the lot for my purposes and cheaper than most
Noise, randomness, ballistic uncertainty.
Was the Fireglo one a newer model? RIC have upped their prices massively recently... for example a 381 - which had already been bumped up from about £3K to £4500 a couple of years ago, which was daft even then - is now an eye-watering and completely ridiculous £7K list price.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/rickenbacker-660-12-string-electric-guitar-in-fireglo
https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/rickenbacker-660-12-string-ruby-red
Will be added to the lottery list - again can't justify but really cool
Noise, randomness, ballistic uncertainty.
Buy used.