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That really is a gorgeous bass, Ash. It would match my 360/12 nicely.

One of these days when I can justify having two Rick basses, I'll get myself a V63.

By the way, loopy, I did not mean to hijack the thread, but this sounds to me like a v63. I ordered one of these back in the late 1990s and the place I got it from was doing a big business in 4001v63s in all of the colors that Rick offered back then. I know Jetglo had to have been a pretty common ...

Also, it has a plexi TRC and big headstock

I'm out shopping for a Rick and I found an interesting one. It's pretty much a 4001S, with horseshoe pickup and toaster neck, dot neck, no binding, mono, square heel and judging by the sinking finish it looks like it's neck-through. I wanna say it's a V63 but it's black. Never seen a black one. Shop ...

kennyhowes wrote:Maybe possibly new rods?

http://boutique.rickenbacker.com/TRUSS- ... p_546.html

Those are a LOT cheaper than I would've imagined.

sloop_john_b wrote:Heat treatment perhaps?

Heat it while clamped straight? Am I understanding this correctly? I'm curious how that would help, what problem that would correct. Have you had that done to one of yours?

Hey y'all.

I've been struggling with this stupid thing since I've owned it. It's a '91 or something. I've had it for maybe 5 years?

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g162/loopyreed/sunn2-1.jpg

Nevermind the Sunn. That's the best photo I could find of it without trying too hard.

Anyway, so ...

I do the strings in the slots of the headstock first, they're the most difficult. I cut to length and kink them before I put them in. That way I can tune up with one hand and keep tension on the other without it slipping. Then I do the outside strings. I've seen some people put all the strings in ...

360/6
White w/ white plastic
Nickel plated hardware
22 fret neck
2x high gains
full width crushed pearl inlays
10" radius w/ medium frets, thin neck
No tone controls, just two volumes and blend
And a 12 string version, identical, with 12-saddle bridge.

Oh, and Hey! First post in a long time. I was ...