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The R-360

This guitar is designed along the lines of the Rickenbacker 360. The body is semi hollow and is made from Ancient Kauri, which has been carbon dated to be between 30,000 and 50,000 years old.

The neck is Mahogany, the fretboard is Rosewood and the fret markers are Ancient Kauri dots. It has a 25.5 inch scale, a 12 inch fretboard radius and medium frets. The dual action truss rod adjusts at the head. It has Grover Locking Tuners with an 18:1 gear ratio.

The P-90 pickups were hand made by Mike Turk Pickups from Bracebridge, Ontario. In fact this guitars was custom built for Mike to his exact specs.

It is wired up with Leo Fender's "Blend" circuit that was used in the early Broadcasters.

The finish is Polymerized Tung Oil.


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This guitar was completed in September 2007 and is in the process of being completely remodeled.  Click HERE to see the new and hopefully improved R360.