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Well no I didn't expect a new pickup. I didn't expect him to confirm it was a manufacturing defect and then make a rude personal assumption about my use of it either.. A pickup is not a car and has no moving parts to wear out except the magnet (which is fine) so the car analogy is meaningless. Regar...

Just a followup on this issue for future reference. Reflowing the solder did not fix the problem Over on the Ric forum John Hall confirmed there was a bad batch of solder and they had dealt with several of these under warranty. He then blamed me for not playing the instrument enough to have realized...

Posted on the Rickenbacker forum but seriously looking for answers so I wanted to try here. Back in 2005 I bought a 650D brand new as a collector's piece. It has been played maybe 3-4 times over the years and has spent the rest of its short life in the factory case. Last week I pulled it out for a q...