• Model: Rickenbacker 660/12
• Finish: Mapleglo
• Body: Charactered maple, solid body
• Body Depth: 1.25"
• Binding: Double bound body with checkered black and white binding, bound neck
• Neck: Maple, neck through body
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 10"
• Frets: 21
• Inlays: Pearloid triangles
• Nut Width: 1.75"
• Neck Width at 12th Fret: 2.0625"
• Pickup Configuration: SS
• Neck Pickup: Vintage single coil Toaster Top
• Bridge Pickup: Vintage single coil Toaster Top
• Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, bass blend
• Switching: 3 way toggle
• Output: Mono
• Bridge: 12 saddle
• Tailpiece: Trapeze
• Tuners: 12 RIC Deluxe, Rickenbacker 12 string layout
• Pickguard: Gold
• Case: Hard case
• Country: USA
• Year: 2026

The 660/12 is Rickenbacker's solid body 12 string, the cresting wave shape from the 1950s with the jangle people actually want from a Rick. You get the bound charactered maple body with the trademark checkered binding, triangle inlays, gold pickguard and a pair of vintage Toaster Top pickups, but in a solid 1.25" deep body rather than a semi hollow 300 series. That means all of the 12 string chime with none of the feedback worries when you turn up.

Mapleglo is the finish that shows off what a Rickenbacker is made of. The natural maple and checkered binding are right there on display, and against the gold pickguard it looks every bit the 60s British Invasion 12 string without needing to hunt down a fragile vintage semi hollow example at similar money.

The neck through maple construction is a big part of the sound and feel. Sustain is long and even, the notes have that bright, ringing attack, and the trapeze tailpiece and 12 saddle bridge let you intonate each of the twelve strings properly. The 1.75" nut and 10" radius are wider than a typical Rickenbacker 12 string neck, so there is more room on the board, which is exactly why a lot of players prefer the 660/12 over a 330/12 or 360/12.

Those vintage Toaster Tops are the key ingredient. They are the chimey, glassy single coils people actually mean when they ask for that Rickenbacker 12 string sound, rather than the hotter High Gain pickups on other models. Clean through a Vox or a Fender it is proper 12 string jangle, the sound that made the electric 12 string famous, and with a touch of drive it gets a lovely gritty bark.

Mint / as new. US overseas import, never played. No marks, dings or wear that I can see. Supplied with a hard case.

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