2006 Rickenbacker 360 Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar Blue Boy Near Mint w/ Case

Up for sale, a 2006 Rickenbacker 360 in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order with a custom color Blue Boy gloss finish, complete with the original hardshell case. The Blue Boy finish is one of Rickenbacker's rarer and more desirable custom colors from their Color Of The Year program, only available in a particularly short window from 2004-2006.The semi-hollow maple body and set-neck construction affords the 360 a certain sonic richness and immediacy. Equipped with stereo "Rick-o-Sound" functionality and boasting Rickenbacker's Hi-Gain single coils, the 360 is capable of delivering all the jangle, chime, and sparkling cut one expects from a Rickenbacker. Weighing 7lbs 12oz, this Rickenbacker has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.The neck has a round, inviting C-shaped profile with generous shoulders, filling the palm comfortably and fretting easily, measuring .930" deep at the 1st fret and 12th frets. The gloss-finished bound rosewood fretboard boasts triangular pearl inlays, and the original slender frets are practically perfectly with their full factory height, showing just a hint of wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3. The guitar plays cleanly up the 24 3/4" scale with a straight neck and responsive, optimally adjusted truss rods, and the original nut measures 1 5/8". On the headstock, the stock Schaller tuning machines work as they should and hold pitch well, with near perfect chrome plating. The original "Rickenbacker" truss rod cover/logo is also present.All of the electronics function as intended, and everything is exactly how it was when the guitar left the Rickenbacker factory with untouched solder joints. The serial number on the stereo Rick-o-Sound jack plate definitively dates the instrument to early 2006. The chrome "R" tailpiece and six saddle bridge is intact, and the chrome plating is factory fresh. Cosmetically, this is truly a near mint instrument with barely a scratch on it. There's a tiny bit of lacquer checking at the edges of the neck pocket and a touch of yellowing in the clear coat on the neck profile.The original hardshell case is included.