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by zenitb
Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:37 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: Flat-Wounds for Early '60's 360
Replies: 16
Views: 1978

Re: Flat-Wounds for Early '60's 360

Yep, In years past, John Hall stated several times on this forum that the TI strings were about as close to the old Rickenbacker (Maxima) flat-wound strings as you could find, which is one reason that so many of us started using them in the first place. They tend to feel very different from Pyramid...
by zenitb
Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:11 pm
Forum: Forum 51 - The Quest For Tone: by Mike Snow
Topic: Flight Of The Concord's Bass Guitar
Replies: 21
Views: 2822

Re: Flight Of The Concord's Bass Guitar

There is a green toilet seat missing .... somewhere in Minnesota Well,according to to Sergey at Cheesy Guitars.com,that toilet seat was manufactured in Ordjonikidze, USSR. Ordjonikidze factory of musical instruments and waste management products http://www.katrinadoerner.com/08BaltermantsStalinwork...
by zenitb
Sun Jun 20, 2010 12:26 pm
Forum: Forum 51 - The Quest For Tone: by Mike Snow
Topic: Flight Of The Concord's Bass Guitar
Replies: 21
Views: 2822

Re: Flight Of The Concord's Bass Guitar

Got it back from the shop today! "They call me the Hiphopopotamus Flows that glow like phosphorous Poppin' off the top of this esophagus Rockin' this metropolis" http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/fuzztone65/FOTC%20Bass/100_9247-1.jpg There is a green toilet seat missing .... somewher...
by zenitb
Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:32 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: Flat-Wounds for Early '60's 360
Replies: 16
Views: 1978

Re: Flat-Wounds for Early '60's 360

Yep, In years past, John Hall stated several times on this forum that the TI strings were about as close to the old Rickenbacker (Maxima) flat-wound strings as you could find, which is one reason that so many of us started using them in the first place. They tend to feel very different from Pyramid...
by zenitb
Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:48 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: bridge saddles
Replies: 10
Views: 887

Re: bridge saddles

I can't access that thread unfortunately - it says that I am not authorized? Forgot about that new "feature!" Here's some words from the thread, from Paul W: I've seen the bakelite bridge on other slab-bodied Ricks, but they were combo 400 and 900 models of earlier vintage. This one looks...
by zenitb
Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:16 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: bridge saddles
Replies: 10
Views: 887

Re: bridge saddles

Could be Bakelite. There's a thread about late-50s 420s/Combo models with just such a bridge: http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=393698&p=603730 I can't access that thread unfortunately - it says that I am not authorized? I also notice that the nut is made from the same-...
by zenitb
Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:46 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: bridge saddles
Replies: 10
Views: 887

Re: bridge saddles

collin wrote:Wow, i've never seen one like that before!

hmm...
Yeah, and the locating pins are cast-in to the part it; giving the look of a production part and not a one-off.
by zenitb
Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:55 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: bridge saddles
Replies: 10
Views: 887

bridge saddles

I have a 1960 Combo 1000, below are photos of the bridge - tailpiece http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt213/mrkerb/pedals/bridge.jpg http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt213/mrkerb/pedals/tailpiece.jpg The saddle is a single piece of black plastic, probably Delrin. It has two locating pins on the ...
by zenitb
Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:01 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: Looking for the owner of my Dads old Rickenbacker
Replies: 9
Views: 1282

Re: Looking for the owner of my Dads old Rickenbacker

You could always contact Elderly and see if they'd be willing to act as an intermediary, to contact the person they sold it to, for potential re-sale. But that would probably end up getting expensive. True enough though you will never know unless you ask! There is also a 50/50 chance that it sold t...
by zenitb
Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:33 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: toggle switch on single pickup guitars
Replies: 5
Views: 481

Re: toggle switch on single pickup guitars

tracy wrote:My 1000 switch in one position has no tonal adornment, another position adds the tone control and capacitor (.047 uf) which I imagine you would 'pre-set', and the third position adds a fixed capacitor (.047 uf). Yes, there are two capacitors inside.
Three positions? Mine has two.
by zenitb
Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:49 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: toggle switch on single pickup guitars
Replies: 5
Views: 481

toggle switch on single pickup guitars

I have been enjoying my first Ric and am curious about the toggle switch on my single pickup 1000 (1960 model). It provides a volume cut and a change in tone though this can be tempered by the position of the guitar's tone control. The lower gain output is kind of 'Stratty' and the higher gain posit...
by zenitb
Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:06 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: my 1000
Replies: 16
Views: 1563

Re: my 1000

More cleaning revealed a 'v' so it reads VO and below: 189 I found numbers stamped on the tailpiece. The top number is "0" below looks like 189 Does this mean that it is a 1960? http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt213/mrkerb/pedals/P4270004.jpg http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt213/mrk...
by zenitb
Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:58 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: my 1000
Replies: 16
Views: 1563

Re: my 1000

I found numbers stamped on the tailpiece. The top number is "0" below looks like 189 Does this mean that it is a 1960? http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt213/mrkerb/pedals/P4270004.jpg http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt213/mrkerb/pedals/P4270003.jpg http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/...
by zenitb
Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:11 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: my 1000
Replies: 16
Views: 1563

Re: my 1000

longboard_ric wrote:Hi Michael, Congrats, that is an interesting guitar. :D
Thanks, I have seen the pics that you have posted, you have some interesting stuff yourself!

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