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Rickenbacker 12 string unique specification Rose Morris / Pete Townshend f-hole

Estimated price for orientation: 4 500 $

Category: Electric Guitar
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Right-/ Left-Handed: Right-Handed Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Brand: Rickenbacker


This is a Rickenbacker 12 string.  It is made in the style of the very early Rickenbacker 12 string guitar as used by Pete Townshend in the early days of the Who (see last picture of Pete on stage circa 1964 with his original guitar).  This model of Rickenbacker guitar would be factory designated as an "Old Style" 360S 12 string as it has the "Old Style" double bound body and has the special feature ("S") of the f-hole as used on the Rose Morris export models sent to England in the mid 1960's.This guitar was originally built in the Rickenbacker factory in early 2012 as a special order f-hole 6 string guitar and finished in a Pearl White colour with dot inlays on the fretboard.  This Pearl White 6 string was made by the Rickenbacker factory using the 12 string body/neck/headstock configuration of the C63 model.  I had it professionally converted to the current Fireglo 12 string configuration by the well known Rickenbacker expert luthier William Young.   William also replaced the original dot inlays on the fretboard with genuine crushed shell "shark's tooth" inlays.The condition of the guitar is as-new;  the Pearl White guitar which was converted was brand new and the guitar in its current configuration has only been played for set up purposes.   The guitar will be shipped in its original black plastic Rickenbacker case - the case has some light surface marks/scratches from storage etc.I will ship worldwide by trackable courier.