Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

So, has anybody had the chance to play through a JB3 yet? It's been available for a while now but I haven't been able to find any feedback on it so far.

In my experience the Accent is OK but the Bigsby is in another class.

This may be a dumb question, but what's involved with replacing a pickguard on a Rickenbacker? Do the pots and switch just screw in/out or is it more involved?

In general, what pickguard and knob combination do you prefer on your Rickenbackers?

This is strange to me, I always associated Ric with very high quality. I wonder what's up with that. It makes me worry about the 660 I've been waiting 25 months on. I'm not sure I could handle another delay if I had to return it for something like this.

That's my concern, I've already waited a ...

I received a new 381v69 that has a sliver of paint missing off the top of the body, along the German carve. When you run your finger over it it's smooth so it looks like it just somehow didn't get finished. There's also some paint flecks on the binding. This would also make the third straight new ...

Quick question everybody, does a new 660 come with the vintage silver or SKB case?

doctorno wrote: Sadly the Bigsby does not fit on the C64.

I've got a Bigsby on my C64 and it fits just fine, you just need an extra washer is all. It looks and plays great.

Hi all, I've come to really not like the Accent on the 325c64. After everything I've read on here and multiple setups I just can't get enough break angle and there's too much buzzing. I'd like to replace it with another vibrato unit, probably a Bigsby. I know the B5 is popular but I don't care to ...

Doctorno, did you just connect the trapeze by the strap pin or did you drill extra holes in the guitar? If you just connected it by the strap pin, does it seem stable? Also, does the string angle improve with the trapeze over the accent? Thanks!