A Little 450 help needed

Early years of Rickenbacker Guitars prior to and including 1972

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Re: A Little 450 help needed

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jwilli wrote:Yep, originally a 450. Forstner bit drilled wiring channel. Probably not the original tuners. The ends are clipped off a few of them.
Shoot - I thought the tuners helped to narrow it down to mid to late 60s... : :P :P
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67 FG 625
74 JG 4000
76 JG 430
77 JG 620
77 JG 320
79 MG 450
79 JG 4001
80 FG 620/12
81 BG 480
91 JG 610
02 BG 620
78 TR7
83 TR25
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Re: A Little 450 help needed

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Can anyone tell me if that front route has been enlarged over stock ? If there's any pictures anywhere of a 450 with the pickguard off (and a picture of the tailpiece also) that would be great. I can work on 4000 series in my sleep, but I need the collective here to point out some obvious stuff to me.
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Pretend it is a 6 string piccolo bass and you will do just fine. Toasters or HB-1s, Floyd Rose vibrato (did I just say that??? :shock: ), locking tuners and your rockin'! :mrgreen:
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Off eBay:
425.jpg
450 bridge and tailpiece.jpg
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Re: A Little 450 help needed

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Brian Morton
A Rickenbacker Fan
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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67 FG 625
74 JG 4000
76 JG 430
77 JG 620
77 JG 320
79 MG 450
79 JG 4001
80 FG 620/12
81 BG 480
91 JG 610
02 BG 620
78 TR7
83 TR25
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