SOLD: '97 S-100

mellowgerman · Sep 29, 2009

1997 S-100 For Sale!
Hi everyone.
I've come across a great deal on a Rickenbacker 12 string locally, so my '97 S-100 is up for grabs. Has a good amount of wear but she's all original and plays and sounds amazing. Comes with a non-original but really nice hardshell case. I'll also throw in a extra, new set of Rotosound nickel 11's.
Asking price is SOULED!. Please let me know if you're interested. I can also take and post more photos upon request.
Here's the original thread from when I got it, with photos and plenty of information:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14309
IMPORTANT: Even though the original thread states that the bridge pickup has been switched out, I have confirmed that it has not. If you scroll down in that thread, it turns out that one of the tilt-adjust tabs must have been lost; the pickup is original and was never removed.
Also, the loose half inch of binding on the neck has been cleanly repaired and is completely solid now.

Qvart · Sep 29, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

mellowgerman said:
1997 S-100 For Sale!
Hi everyone.
I've come across a great deal on a Rickenbacker 12 string locally, so my '97 S-100 is up for grabs.

You people......selling off your S-100's when I have other things to spend money on.

Don't do it Ingo......don't do it......

mellowgerman · Sep 29, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

Ehhhh I don't really want to... but I've wanted a Rickenbacker 12er since before I knew what a Guild was... maybe we could start a "help-ingo-keep-his-s-100-fund"

Qvart · Sep 29, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

mellowgerman said:
Ehhhh I don't really want to... but I've wanted a Rickenbacker 12er since before I knew what a Guild was... maybe we could start a "help-ingo-keep-his-s-100-fund"

That could snowball into a lot of other justifiable funds around here - like the help Geoff snag a '70/'71 Hagstrom S-100 for example.

Default · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

mellowgerman said:
Ehhhh I don't really want to... but I've wanted a Rickenbacker 12er since before I knew what a Guild was... maybe we could start a "help-ingo-keep-his-s-100-fund"

Just play it first! Ricks are known for having unpardonably narrow fingerboards.

mellowgerman · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

Default said:
mellowgerman said:

Ehhhh I don't really want to... but I've wanted a Rickenbacker 12er since before I knew what a Guild was... maybe we could start a "help-ingo-keep-his-s-100-fund"

Click to expand...

Just play it first! Ricks are known for having unpardonably narrow fingerboards.

Thanks for the heads up. I definitely plan on trying before buying. Narrow fingerboards are ususally okay for me though. One of my little folk trash acoustics that I love to play has a crazy narrow one... can't imagine anything much smaller

capnjuan · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

Hi Ingo; from Rickenbacker's 360/12 spec sheet: 1.63" at the nut (about 1 5/8" for the metrically challenged). I hope Mello won't need a finger-sharpener ... :wink:

stclrob · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

capnjuan said:
Hi Ingo; from Rickenbacker's 360/12 spec sheet: 1.63" at the nut (about 1 5/8" for the metrically challenged). I hope Mello won't need a finger-sharpener ... :wink:

But have you heard how awesome those 360/12s sound?

capnjuan · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

stclrob said:
capnjuan said:

Hi Ingo; from Rickenbacker's 360/12 spec sheet: 1.63" at the nut (about 1 5/8" for the metrically challenged). I hope Mello won't need a finger-sharpener ... :wink:

Click to expand...

But have you heard how awesome those 360/12s sound?

Yes ... they are awesome

stclrob · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

capnjuan said:
stclrob said:

capnjuan said:

Hi Ingo; from Rickenbacker's 360/12 spec sheet: 1.63" at the nut (about 1 5/8" for the metrically challenged). I hope Mello won't need a finger-sharpener ... :wink:

Click to expand...

But have you heard how awesome those 360/12s sound?

Click to expand...

Yes ... they are awesome

Yes, I drool over the Rics at Chicago Music Exchange often.

capnjuan · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

stclrob said:
Yes, I drool over the Rics at Chicago Music Exchange often.

Agree; probably the finest collection of Rics anywhere ... I just couldn't find a plastic surgeon who would taper my fingers or a finger-sharpener on eBay at a good price. Relative to the generous nut on Guild's acoustic 12-strings, the Rics necks are very narrow. Hans Moust was kind enough to advise that the most generous nut on an electric 12-string was on the '60s-era Epiphone Riviera 12-string ... but they are considerably more expensive than new or late-model Rics ... in the $2500-$4000 range.

mellowgerman · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

thanks for the input guys. i might be tall and lanky lookin, but i actually have smallish hands with skinny fingers. i sometimes have trouble with full chords on my alvarez 12er :/

capnjuan · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

Hi Mello: just trying to condition your expectations a little ... not discourage you. They are the only instrument on the planet that make that signature sound ... there really is nothing like it. My old gear was perfect for the Ric; loads of compression and crackly hot snap from the single coils ... and the workmanship is absolutely first class. I had a lot of fun with mine ... just a little disappointed that the neck was so demanding. Good luck on your deal, I hope it works out for you. J

mellowgerman · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

i appreciate it

GuildFS4612CE · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

Some of the newer Ricky 12's have a bit wider board.

Used to have a white w/black binding, chrome hardware 80's 620/12...nice guitar...guy that sold it couldn't play it. :lol:

capnjuan · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

GuildFS4612CE said:
... Used to have a white w/black binding, chrome hardware 80's 620/12...nice guitar...guy that sold it couldn't play it.

Hi Jane; I feel his pain ... knowing how to play it was one thing ... playing it was another ...

Thanks to the damping action of my Vienna Sausage fingers, I turned mine into 7 or 8 string ... still it had that sound and I don't regret having messed with mine at all. Any bites yet on your two-fer? John

GuildFS4612CE · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

Not really, John, thanks for asking.

Few local inquiries suggesting interest in one or the other but then not following through with an actual offer.

Talk is cheap. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Maybe I'll just set a record for the longest running LTG Great Guilds for Sale thread. :wink:

capnjuan · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

GuildFS4612CE said:
Maybe I'll just set a record for the longest running LTG Great Guilds for Sale thread. :wink:

Yeah; not exactly a record you want to have ... the recent wildfires in SoCal ... near you?

GuildFS4612CE · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

Hack Hack Cough Cough

2 miles :shock:

Ingo should be happy we're keeping his post on top. :mrgreen:

capnjuan · Sep 30, 2009

Re: FS: '97 S-100 --- $650 shipped conus

GuildFS4612CE said:
Hack Hack Cough Cough 2 miles :shock: Ingo should be happy we're keeping his post on top. :mrgreen:

Eek! That's cutting it a little close ... of course, while his thread keeps getting bumped, so do our post counts :wink:

SOLD: '97 S-100

Senior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Super Moderator

Senior Member

Gone But Not Forgotten

Member

Gone But Not Forgotten

Member

Gone But Not Forgotten

Senior Member

Gone But Not Forgotten

Senior Member

Senior Member

Gone But Not Forgotten

Senior Member

Gone But Not Forgotten

Senior Member

Gone But Not Forgotten