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when you see the pencil sketched guitar in the daily "JUMBLE" puzzle cartoon.. as a RIC.. .. whoa is me..

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Got an email from Music Zoo and they are tempting me.. dang 'em .. as I'm not wild about buying guitars sight unseen.. but RIC production standards are what I can rely on.. and I'm under the impression RIC selects their retailers pretty carefully.. ( albeit I've seen reference to a very unpopular RI...

To each his own! That's the idea.. no right.. no wrong.. not wanting to go down the debate/road of: a bug or a feature.. which would you prefer.. If just left purely to yer druthers... and it was as easy as choosing ketchup or mustard on your hot dog. .. any model any color.. ( 12 string ) ( I've n...

360 neck = 1
660 neck = 1

If RICS were available.. with the standard width neck.. or the 660 width neck. - Your choice! Any day of the week.. just a standard model option.. . No cost difference. .no delay .. just pick the one you prefer.. right off the shelf.. I wonder what the ratio would be ( especially for 12 strings ) Th...

OK.. first I admit.. maybe I need to schedule a Dr. appt. re: Compulsive Rickenbacker Behaviour ( CRB ) that said.. I see a Rickenbacker in todays JUMBLE - Scrambled Word Game - cartoon. ( The syndicated game - appears in newspapers - dated 5/31 ) The pointy horns ( a la a 350.. 330 ) .. and the whi...

3 pickup 620 on eBay right now..

VERY few of these guys around!

http://cgi.ebay.com/2002-Rickenbacker-6 ... 19c5ca806b

I don't want to be guilty of beating a horse.. Merely curious how Ric is able to achieve what they do.. and yet not rely upon what is a conventional approach - re: relief. They are unique in this regard. .. If it just boils down to meticulous high quality - then that's great. There's my answer, to m...

Actually, older Martins are designed to be flat as well. this is the phrase that is my sticking point.. "are Designed to be flat " What is the DESIGN difference ?? .. what's different? .. in the overall design between THOSE Martins.. and todays Martins. or even in this thread: Ricks are d...

I can certainly fathom the concept of : pure geometry. A straight line from nut. to bridge over a flat neck , strings close to the frets etc. OK. No reason for buzzing with a straight neck. - And no need for a bow, too. If a straight neck is a desireable ingredient of a good set up - My curiosity is...

Ricks are designed for no relief... If RIC does not alter in any way. .any OTHER parameter - but at some engineering or executive level: decided they wanted their necks perfectly flat. and this is part of their " design " then: I don't understand why there is not the problem associated wi...

if you feel that setting the strings a bit higher at the nut makes them too resistant to your fretting efforts. I maybe you answered the question right there.. if the RIC design calls for a nut set a tad higher <than normal> .. to lift the strings UP in those first few frets.. to provide the space ...

Hi Paul, Since "set-up" is a combination of a number of factors.. that all combine to contribute to a guitar plays in tune, and accommodates player preferences. In absolutely EVERY guitar set up guide I've seen.. a fair amount of time is spent on explaining - introducing "Relief"...

Maybe someone can shed some light on the "flat as a board" set up engineering for RICS. When first looking into guitar set ups.. we learn that guitar necks need RELIEF.. to accommodate the circular motion of a plucked guitar string.. so it doesn't hit the frets during it's "orbit"...