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A new spacer/thrust black may need to be fabricated as the holes tend to get chewed up. I recommend making it out of brass 0stronger than the aluminum of the original), and make the black a bit longer (the threaded portion of the rods go through more block), even twice as much to prevent it from ro...

Maxwell! Thank you so much for you reply! I was beginning to think that the rods too were bent. I did contemplate removing them, but there was a step too far for my comfort. I have looked into replacing them, but unfortunately, Ric only sells rods for post-1984 replacements! As this is an 1981, I wi...

Most techs don't really know much (or, anything) on how to work with the old style truss rods, so keep that in mind when you see your "trusted tech". I have reached out to some friends and have been given names. Have made contact with one who says he has experience with the older style. T...

maxwell wrote: I have a screwed up Rick, having a neck that is so messed up that a total replacement (not a reset) of the neck would be the only correct option; I wish I had something different.

May I ask what happened?

Hi Maxwell thank you for your reply. I have had a look at the official Ric forums. The nut driver I have is quite thin walled. The bass side rod was nearly pinned to the bottom of the cavity - with millimetres. I had to remove a small amount of wood (someone was already in there and had to do the sa...

Hi, Thanks for your reply. I did try a set of 12s TIs yesterday. No luck with the truss rod again. Should I go down to 11s? The store said it might be best to start with 11s and work my way up to 12s max as the guitar has lived a long time with 10s and that's what it's used to so it will take awhile...

Recently purchased a 1981 310. Arrived with round .10s. Have replaced them with flat .13s IT's. This is has caused some next relief issues I am just not able to correct for some reason. I have been using the correct manual adjustment necessary for pre-1984 instruments outline in these forums. I have...

Hello, I am new owner of this 310 1984 Jetglo. https://www.creamcitymusic.com/vintage-rickenbacker-310-jetglo-1981/ Purchased for $1750 instead of $2k. I have always wanted a short scale RIC since I was a kid and finally decided now was the time. I am possibly having truss rods issues with it . The ...