Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

iiipopes wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:05 pm Where to find a bakelite nut:
http://boutique.rickenbacker.com/NUT-31 ... p_563.html

Ok, that's a bass nut.

I don't believe the current RIC guitar nuts are bakelite. And they are not a drop-in replacement for a vintage spec Rickenbacker nut anyway.

My advice would have been to not plane the fretboard. Why do people insist on doing this for Rickenbackers? It’s totally unnecessary. (Same with early maple board Fenders). Now the guitar is permanently modified. Frets are a wearing part, but the finish is only original once. For anybody else readin...

The original nuts were made of a black phenolic material. The closest available today is Delrin. Hmmm. I thought bakelite was the closest to the original phenolic nuts. Please advise the difference. Thanks. https://polymerdatabase.com/polymer%20classes/Phenolic%20type.html Scott, from experience ba...

Adam, I should also note that the real resource here at RRF (and also Beat Gear Cavern) is the wealth of great discussion over the past 20+ years, all of which is easily searchable (using the search bar on the upper right). There isn't a question you can imagine related to this sort of tech stuff t...

Adam, I should also note that the real resource here at RRF (and also Beat Gear Cavern) is the wealth of great discussion over the past 20+ years, all of which is easily searchable (using the search bar on the upper right). There isn't a question you can imagine related to this sort of tech stuff th...

Paduak was the standard fretboard material though the Capri era. Apart from some rare exceptions that is what was used on all Rickenbackers until 1964 (when Bubinga became standard). The finish type changed during Capri construction. Initially they were finished in nitrocellulose lacquer until somet...

Forget about repairing the lock that is there (and the same key opens ALL of these cases, and damn near every Fender case of that era too). Just replace the entire locking latch on both sides. You can find these parts on eBay or Reverb. Warning though, it’s not very easy to swap these if you’ve neve...

That particular guitar is either in (or has spent time in) Japan. Judging by that case.

No, your URL was corrrect the first time... my previous post was refering to the Rick that was for sale in Italy and described as "365 S Rose Morris" which may be a 3262 instead (the photograph only shows the lower part of the headstock but I think you can even see a bit of those fillers)...

I might have mangled the URL

Try this:

https://reverb.com/item/61187793-1969-r ... t=61187793

Yup, it's hard to say if the f-hole on Robinson's guitar is bound or not.. the bright spot at its upper end could probably be just a reflection of the lights... I took the pic with my mobile phone so the quality isn't that great.. To summarize, the guitar could either be: a. modified 3262 without h...

Actually - I don't think Rich Robinson's guitar is a Rose Morris 3262 at all. In fact, I believe this is one of two (?) prototype models made in June 1964, which were the factory's first experimentation with the round-top 360 body. Note the peculiar slimmed down shape of the lower horn? Also, the fa...

Ship it with Parcel Monkey www.parcelmonkey.com This is a parcel service, basically they let you book a shipment using their high-volume accounts (UPS/FedEx/Mail etc) with massive discounts. You should be able to ship a bass to Australia for about $300 with UPS Expedited (Note, even if it doesn't sa...

Anybody considering routing their Rickenbacker to fit a humbucker deserves the crucification, IMO. I can't tell you how many times I've labored repairing humbucker routes on old Rickenbackers that were clearly modified by people who thought (incorrectly) that they would own the guitar forever. As fo...

Dumb question, but what do you do about the finish breaking where the separation occurs? Do you razor blade it first so there is a clean break? You mean at the neck and body joint? Often on vintage Ricks, there is already a gap there, but I'll usually score the finish carefully with an Xacto knife ...