Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
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Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
Hi, Rick strings used to be 10-42, now they are 10-46
So did Rickenbacker change the nut spacing? and when did they make this change?
I have searched, but if covered elsewhere please let me know. thanks
ps , why did they change it anyway?
many thanks
So did Rickenbacker change the nut spacing? and when did they make this change?
I have searched, but if covered elsewhere please let me know. thanks
ps , why did they change it anyway?
many thanks
Re: Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
My guess would be to make the string tension more even across the whole set.kt66 wrote:Hi, Rick strings used to be 10-42, now they are 10-46...
ps , why did they change it anyway?
many thanks
Re: Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
it's been several years now, maybe even as long as a decade since they changed the gauges. I don't think it effected the tension or string spacing in any dramatic way.
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Re: Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
Yeah, it was over a decade ago. I believe around 2004.
It wasn't just a string gauge change at that time.
- a different finishing process -- a UV process over the conversion varnish
- different fretboard wood -- change to Caribbean Rosewood
- pickup polepieces that can now be adjusted
It wasn't just a string gauge change at that time.
- a different finishing process -- a UV process over the conversion varnish
- different fretboard wood -- change to Caribbean Rosewood
- pickup polepieces that can now be adjusted
Re: Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
IIRC, the UV cured finish started sometime in 2007; the CR fingerboard was introduced in late 2011; the adjustable pole pieces in 2007, I think.Tommy wrote:Yeah, it was over a decade ago. I believe around 2004.
It wasn't just a string gauge change at that time.
- a different finishing process -- a UV process over the conversion varnish
- different fretboard wood -- change to Caribbean Rosewood
- pickup polepieces that can now be adjusted
Re: Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
The gauges were odd due to the compressed wound strings. I think the string starts near to a 46 but was compressed to 42. The tension changes probably not at all..
I have just put half a 12 string set of those old strings on a highly strung guitar. They sounded great when attacked with a big plectrum!
Eden.
I have just put half a 12 string set of those old strings on a highly strung guitar. They sounded great when attacked with a big plectrum!
Eden.
I confused Faraday's cage, with Schrodinger's cat box....
Re: Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
Nashville tuning!weemac wrote:...I have just put half a 12 string set of those old strings on a highly strung guitar. They sounded great when attacked with a big plectrum!
Eden.
Re: Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
Yeah, you could be right on those dates. I have a 2011 330 and it has all the updated features.jps wrote: IIRC, the UV cured finish started sometime in 2007; the CR fingerboard was introduced in late 2011; the adjustable pole pieces in 2007, I think.
Glad I got a Ric with the updates. I really love the adjustable polepieces and a standard string gauge. As far as the aesthetic updates... UV finish? My older 1992 Ric seems to have a far more striking finish than my 2011 does, however the Caribbean Rosewood fretboard is actually pretty impressive -- got nice wood figuring in it.
Re: Modern Rickenbackers and low E strings
A guess regarding the UV cured finish vs. conversion varnish, is two fold: faster finishing to help reduce the backlog, and for dealing with ever tighter California environmental regulations.
I love the CR fingerboards, it is a great looking wood.
I love the CR fingerboards, it is a great looking wood.