Fano RB6 Thinline in Silvertone Burst

[Mark Wein]

http://rebel-guitars.com/fano-rb6-thinline-in-silvertone-burst/

The Fano Alt de Facto RB6 Thinline is one of the latest and coolest models yet from Premier Builders Guild. The RB6 Thinline is a limited run for 2014 and this one features a 1/4″ Curly Maple Top painted in Silvertone Burst with a checkerboard bound top, a Mahogany body and neck, and a Lollar Firebird neck and Lollar 52 Tele bridge pickups.

• Model: RB6 Thinline
• Construction: Bolt-On
• Body: Mahogany
• Top: 1/4″ Curly Maple w/ Checkerboard Binding
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Shape: Late 50′s Round Back
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: Dots
• Radius: 10″-16″
• Scale: 24 3/4″
• Frets: Jescar 6105
• Nut: 1.687″ Graphtech Tusq
• Tuners: Gotoh Kluson
• Bridge: Tele w/ Compensated Brass Saddles
• Pickups: Lollar Firebird, Lollar 52 Tele
• Controls: Volume, Tone, Bass, 3-Way
• Knobs: White Strat
• Hardware: Aged Nickel
• Color: Silvertone Burst
• Distressing: Light
• Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Weight: 6lbs 6oz
• Case: G&G

$4500.00 + Shipping

 

[jelloman]

Well, at least my streak of never seeing a Fano that appeals to me remains intact...

 

[Packerbacker]

The price-ouch. The shape and the headstock make it a major fail in my opinion.

 

[dougk]

Love it. Couldn't afford it but I still love it.

 

[Mark Wein]

I think its a pretty neat guitar...the Silvertone finish especially. I don't think I've ever seen that on anything other than Masonite.

 

[Muppet]

Why put that finish on it if you're only going to destroy it by doing a stupid relic job??

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Just give me an old Silvertone...

 

[Elias Graves]

Just give me an old Silvertone...

Lol. I'm with you.
Not a bad guitar but the shape is a little disjointed and the color is just too much "Sears catalog cheap" to belong on a $4,500 guitar.

 

[jelloman]

Love it. Couldn't afford it but I still love it.

Hey, aren't you Dennis Fano?

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

Still waiting for the Fano non-relic versions...

 

[dougk]

Hey, aren't you Dennis Fano?

This is true.

LOL

 

[Dogsinplastic]

I'm a fan of this profile, one of two Rickenbacker shapes I actually like. I really dig the electronic set-up as well.

That said, I don't like the finish (relic-ed or new), the headstock is unnecessarily large, prefer 25 - 25.5 scale, and it costs too much for me. There are quite a few far nicer RB6 guitars.

 

[Stratguy]

When I saw "Silvertone Burst" in the title, I expected to se a silver guitar. I'm not a fan of the red burst with silver glitter, and I will admit that it's just my own preference. I prefer 2 tone sunburst without the red, to a 3 tone sunburst finish. If I want red, I'm just all in - no burst at all (but a see through woodgrain works well).

 

[jp_nyc]

Well, at least my streak of never seeing a Fano that appeals to me remains intact...

+2.

 

[Guitar Heel]

Love it. But then I love everything Dennis does (except the new plastic and metal line).

 

[ellengtrgrl]

Meh, another reliced Fano, that costs an arm and a leg!

 

[BlackCat]

I'd like to play one some time. I've seen a few that I liked the looks of.

They do have a way of making an expensive guitar look like a cheap guitar.

 

[jaxn slim]

I love the specs, I'm just not crazy about the color or body shape.

 

[CBHScott]

*rubbing hands together* Oooooohhhhhhhhhh....AAAAHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh...yesssss...YEESSSSSSSssssssssssss.....!!!

 

[Gary Blanchard]

So, CBHScott, I assume you didn't like it?