hansbrinker wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 10:14 pm
Last time I checked, Harry White charged over €1000 for one of his guitars (I recall these were Chinese bodies that he finishes off, correct me if I am wrong) I recall thinking at the time “I could get a real used Rickenbacker 330 for €1000” so I passed on contacting him
Harry White builds all of his guitars by scratch (using the best materials) and his prices are fairly close to a real Rick. The difference is you can fully customize all of the features, choose models that have been out of production for decades, and are all handbuilt to the highest standard.
My dream is to special order a 360F from him one day.
More HWs to drool over...
Cool. The last thing I want to do is give the impression that I am shitting on Harry White. I have never heard anyone speak ill of him or his guitars.
Even if he was using Chinese CNC’d bodies and necks you can bet they’d be much better than an AliExpress Chinese Rickenbacker.
Again, I don’t know if he even does that, he could be making the bodies and necks from scratch, my info literally came from some guy on the internet in 2013 from a Rickenbacker Facebook forum.
If someone is considering a Harry Whiter Ricky, by all means go for it I’d say. Also ask around the Rickenbacker fan forums for feedback too.
It seems Harry is offering finishes and guitars not offered by Rickenbacker anymore (btw anyone remember the Rickenbacker acoustics? They were so nice!).
Also, I don’t want to give the impression that wholesale Chinese CNC’d bodies and necks sold to luthiers are bad, so many guitars are made in China that aren’t shit.
I used to have a “Sparxx” telecaster (two of them in fact!) that were Chinese bodies finished in nitro, assembled, and set up by Sparxx and both were great guitars and a great deal.
