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One is smooth and cohesive with the body line of the lower edge of the bass, and the other one is not. Rickenbacker returned to the previous design in early 2014 for a reason. I've done several custom mods to Rickenbacker basses, many for customers, and having an eye for detail and design is a good thing to have.bassduke49 wrote:And I don't know why the difference matters to some people.
And stillaceonbass wrote:One is smooth and cohesive with the body line of the lower edge of the bass, and the other one is not. Rickenbacker returned to the previous design in early 2014 for a reason. I've done several custom mods to Rickenbacker basses, many for customers, and having an eye for detail and design is a good thing to have.bassduke49 wrote:And I don't know why the difference matters to some people.
What?henry5 wrote:Ditto. But I was an artist long before I was a musician. It still amazes me when people watch tv in the wrong aspect and can’t tell.aceonbass wrote:Here are both guards side by side. I don't know how it's possible that some can't tell the difference.
Or, to put it another way, one is boring and uniform, the other stimulates the eye by simulating concentric motion.aceonbass wrote:One is smooth and cohesive with the body line of the lower edge of the bass, and the other one is not. Rickenbacker returned to the previous design in early 2014 for a reason. I've done several custom mods to Rickenbacker basses, many for customers, and having an eye for detail and design is a good thing to have.bassduke49 wrote:And I don't know why the difference matters to some people.
You'll spend a long time sanding. There's over 1/8" of material in some places that needs to be removed.gt40graham wrote:I too hadn't noticed this change in pick guard shape. If it were mine I would just sand the edge down to get rid of the bump, far easier and cheaper than replacing it. Regards, Graham.
