Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Can someone tell me what is wrong with the standard Rickenbacker strings. I have always used them on my 660/12TP, 330/6mg, 660/6mg, & 660/12mg all of which I have now sold on, and my current 360/6 walnut and 360/12 walnut and I have never had a problem with either tone or life. So what is the p...

*Technically* speaking, all Rickenbacker fretboards over the last 7 decades have been non-lacquer.

If you only need a few things, they’re usually available from RIC dealers on Reverb (and elsewhere) at a lower shipping cost.

It’s always been pricey shipping from the Boutique, for some reason.

Totally safe but tonally dull as dishwater. Just my opinion. Try them and let us know what you think. TIs fab on basses. I'm not a fan on 12ers. Hey ho... Totally agree, Scotty. "Flat" both describes the string AND how it sounds. Plus the old ones are slightly too much tension for older R...

You won’t be able to fit the factory strap button there (the machine bolt size is far too wide and a different thread than the wood screw in the neck).

But you could get another type of strap button, such as a Fender or aftermarket and run one of the neck screws through it at the neck plate.

I recently bought a 330W and love it but the G-string sounds a bit louder than any of the others. I tried to adjust the hex screw under that string but I can’t get it to move. None of the others move either. Aren’t the pole screws supposed to be adjustable on these high gain pickups? If not, why ar...

The only magnet on a hi gain pickup is that rectangular one at the bottom of the pickup. The polepieces are steel (either the old style push-in or the threaded adjustable variety over the last 15-odd years). The coil and bobbin is around the steel polepieces with the magnet underneath the pickup. To...

The first generation R tailpieces were cast in solid brass, they're much heavier and do not break, ever. These are easily identifiable by having saw-cut slots on the back for all the strings, and all of these were 12-string cut (even when used for 6-strings). The bracket is also unique, with a diffe...

I think you will be impressed with how well the Mastery M5 bridge works, with a vibrato. That bowtie bridge does nothing for the vibrato (i.e. it’s a fixed bridge without any movement to the saddles). A Mastery has stationary saddles, but they’re designed to allow the strings easier movement with a ...

So, my new 325c64 arrived today. No Owners Manual included - gives you a QR code to access Owner's Manual. Click on QR code and what do I get? The website that isn't working. Is it unreasonable to expect to either have an Owners Manual included with the guitar or a QR code that actually takes me to...

I've always preferred the silver-topped Kurz Kasch knobs, myself.

The black "vintage" knobs look right on certain models that are supposed to have them, but the silver topped look better on the rest. Cost-savings to have one knob type, I guess.

The original pickguard for this RM1999 was made of 1/8" thick acrylic sheet in #7328 "sign white" color, which is medium translucent.

Finally, somebody suggested in my original thread that I replace the 73 jack plate with a 64; can anyone help with that please? I disagree with this practice, it only leads to future confusion (and even deception) years down the line. Think years after we’re gone, this stuff will still be around. P...

Finally, somebody suggested in my original thread that I replace the 73 jack plate with a 64; can anyone help with that please? I disagree with this practice, it only leads to future confusion (and even deception) years down the line. Think years after we’re gone, this stuff will still be around. P...

I wonder.... Will the new site sell all their instruments direct like Fender and Gibson.....(doubt it, but it would be very cool if...!) Direct to consumer (DTC) would be a nightmare. Fender and Gibson can do that because they produce a vast number of instruments each year and they're giant enough ...