Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Hi Guys, Just a quick update.Got the guitar back, and the chap I took it too said he straightened the truss rod as best as he could, which I'm a little disappointed with. It plays just fine so will leave it for the time being. He did a great job levelling the frets and putting on a new nut, so thoug...

Yes, safest is to have a professional do it. So long as said professional does know how to work on a Rick. If said profession says something like: "Well, it is a Ricky so I can not guarantee this will work because Rickies are....." run away! :wink: It's Jimmy Page's old guitar tech, so I ...

Call me a coward, but I've bottled it, and taken it to a very experienced luthier in Denmark Street in London. He will hopefully get the job done properly. Just can't risk my Edward Scissorhands causing any potential havoc to the guitar, as it's taken me an age to find a lefty 610. However, I have b...

Cheers Marcello, if it's just to the finish then that's fine I guess.It's got more cracks than pre face lift Gordon Ramsay!

Hey Geir,thats great thanks for taking the time to mock up the pics. Really helpful.

I will take your advice, and lets see how it goes.

Thanks Again, it's much appreciated everyone.

Ok Paul, you've convinced me. I have done a thorough read of all truss related posts that I can find via the search button, and will set about the task. There is a fabulous amount of good advice from all of you here, and for that I'm grateful. I will now go for a long walk, ask myself if I really th...

Cheers Chaps, it sounds a wee bit over my skill level to be honest. I don't really want to go messing with removing truss rods, and such like. I will study the link in this thread and see if it might be something I can manage by myself before attempting it. Does it actual matter if the truss rod met...

Hi Gier, Yep you are spot on. The spacer plate does sit at a weird angle to the nut, and I was wondering that myself if is should actually be parallel to the nut. Quite clearly it isn't, as the left hand side of the plate seems to have moved forward, meaning the plate is now no longer straight. I gu...

Ok Marcello, thanks I will try that and report back in 24 hours.

Hi, I seem to have a problem with one of the truss rods in the Rick 610 I have just bought second hand and wondered if anyone might have some advice on how to get to the bottom of the problem. Which is this. The truss rod on the treble side won't loosen anymore, in order to give me more relief, with...

Hi Guys, My Rick 610 seems to be developing some nasty hairline cracks to the back of the neck. Does anybody know if this is something to worry about, and what could be done about them? http://s1086.photobucket.com/albums/j444/sdbanotts/?action=view&current=NewRic610054.jpg#!oZZ1QQcurrentZZhttp%...

No worries Brian, I appreciate you trying to help. Yep, the slots are angled down, ever so slightly towards the headstock if it were to set up for a right handed player. Even the official Ric dealer here in the UK, Rossetti said it would be fine for a lefty as well. If I were to put this on left han...

Update Guys, So I ordered the nut from a stockist in the UK, and it has confirmed my worst fears!It's really only suitable for a right handed setup! It's for a right handed guitar only, due to the fact that the nuts slots are cut downwards at a slight angle towards the headstock end for a righthande...

Brian, many thanks for getting back to me, appreciate it.
I'll order it, and can't wait to get started on turning it back to a lefty.
I'll post some before and after pics when I'm done.
Cheers
Scott

Thanks Brian for getting back to me. This is the one I mean... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230475180422&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_1551wt_845 I can't tell from the picture if the string slots slope downwards on one side, thus meaning it...