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by vanceen
Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:23 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: Thomastik Infeld 12 String Set
Replies: 18
Views: 2601

Re: Thomastik Infeld 12 String Set

Dumb question perhaps, but who carries the TI 12-string sets? I've searched several times without finding them anywhere. 6-string yes, but no 12-strings.
by vanceen
Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:46 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: So why do you pick one Ric over another?
Replies: 129
Views: 23416

Re: So why do you pick one Ric over another?

For me it was all about adding a 12-string to my arsenal about ten years ago, and not just any 12-string - I had to have "that" sound.

I played a number of Rickenbacker 12's (and some other brands) at a great shop in Doncaster, England. The only one that grabbed me at all was an old 450/12. The ...
by vanceen
Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:53 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: by John Simmons
Topic: Dual truss rods?
Replies: 5
Views: 1205

Re: Dual truss rods?

I've got a 1965 450/12 with two rods.
by vanceen
Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:57 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: Vintage Years - Before 1973
Topic: "Different" looking neck pickup on a 1965 450/12
Replies: 5
Views: 1748

Re: "Different" looking neck pickup on a 1965 450/12

It is odd that they didn't return it.

When I took my '71 Les Paul standard (the '54 reissue with P-90's) in to the same shop to have the tuning keys replaced, they pointed out that the replacement could hurt the collection value. I didn't really mind, I wanted to play it; besides, I had already ...
by vanceen
Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: Vintage Years - Before 1973
Topic: "Different" looking neck pickup on a 1965 450/12
Replies: 5
Views: 1748

Re: "Different" looking neck pickup on a 1965 450/12

Thanks for the replies and the welcome.

I know what happened. The neck pickup failed a number of years ago, and I took it to a good repair shop in Birkenhead, England. When I got it back, it sounded good, and I never really looked at it closely until recently; I assumed they had fixed some wiring ...
by vanceen
Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:46 pm
Forum: Rickenbacker Guitars: Vintage Years - Before 1973
Topic: "Different" looking neck pickup on a 1965 450/12
Replies: 5
Views: 1748

"Different" looking neck pickup on a 1965 450/12

Could someone tell me what they tnink about the neck pickup in the picture below?

As you can see, the bridge pickup has the familiar Toaster look, but the neck pickup has the toaster slots divided into two sections, and there are rivets on the pickup cover.

I haven't been able to find a picture of ...

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