1988 Greco RG-95 (Rickenbacker 360/12 Clone) 12-String Electric Guitar
This is a customer's cool old Greco from '88 and -- clearly -- it apes a Rickenbacker 360/12 (with the pointy horns) really, really well. The main differences are the finish type on the body, lack of stereo wiring, and only a single (rather than double, like on Ricks) truss rod. Otherwise it's very Rick-ish with a big, thick fretboard, triangular inlays, x-braced hollowbody/thinline build, 6 adjustable saddles, and single-coil pickups.
The pickups themselves are actually saucier, to my ear, than the originals. They're a little more DynaSonic-like and less thin -- but still have "that sound" in spades and even some extra jangle and bite.
Anyhow, this was just in for a glorified setup and it's now playing super-slinky and is running "Jake gauges" for electric 12-string. From the bottom those are: 20w/46w, 15/36w, 10/26w, 8/20w, 13/13, 9/9.
I don't know about you guys, but now I'm keeping my eyes peeled for this (or its 6-string sibling) model.
Repairs included: fret level/dress, cleaning, restring, saddle compensation, etc.
Body wood: maple
Bridge: 6-saddle
Fretboard: rosewood
Neck wood: maple
Pickups: 2x Greco single coil
Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast)
String gauges: 46w-9 custom set
Neck shape: slim D
Board radius: ~12"
Truss rod: adjustable
Neck relief: straight
Fret style: medium
Scale length: 24 3/4"
Nut width: 1 11/16"
Body width: 14 3/8"
Body depth: 1 1/2"
Weight: 7 lbs 7 oz
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