There are two different guitars, both referred to as RR6. One was intended for export (the "US type") and one for domestic sale (the "Japanese type").
The made-for-export (US) model has an alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, a single Dimarzio humbucker, 22 frets and a fixed bridge with string-through-body design. It has a tone (nearest the output jack) and volume (nearest the pickup) control and a mini switch, and a 628 mm scale.
'RR', incidentally, stands for 'Rock and Roll'.
For different promo pictures from the US and Japan, check out the "Adverts" section.
It used to sell for $650 (55,000 Yen).
Heartfield part number: 031-0800.
Heartfield colour codes available for the US guitars: Frost White (755), Montego Black (767), Frost Red (777) and Electric Blue (787).
First documented month of manufacture: March 1988 (serial number C88029, not pictured on the site). Last documented month of manufacture: December 1989 (serial number L89238, see guitar below). It never appeared in Fender Frontline magazine, and has so far only been spotted in a 1990 Japanese Heartfield Catalogue.
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Type: 1989 US-type RR6 | ||
Serial #: L89238 | ||
Remarks: The colour is Electric Blue. Unfortunately, the tuning machines are no longer the original Gotohs but Sperzel locking tuners instead. | ||
Above photo credits: The owner, John Simmons |