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I hope you can see it, look at the outer strings in relation to the fretboard edge/binding.
Also, at the 21st fret, the strings are offset to bass ...

I’ve recently got my 360/12V64 back from the luthier, truss rods pocket repaired, new truss rods installed and a custom cut nut installed too.
I put TI flats on and absolutely love the sound.
Intonation is good too but there’s a problem:
The action is still fairly high and I can’t get the neck ...

A great duo you have there!
Aesthetically, for me the best match are trapeze for the old style bodies and "R" tail piece for the rounded 360. I'm in the process myself of giving my 360WB a vintage flavour, I've already put Toasters on and hve just orderd a Winfield conversion trapeze tailpiece ...

Could it be the nut slots aren't deep enough?

I've had such a problem on my '93 360/12 V64, but more on the lower strings. Notes/chords in frets 1-3 went notably sharp due to strings riding exessively high over the frets. Higher up the fretboard things evened out.
I'm currently having a custom nut ...

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Elixir plain steel strings (unwound ones) like your B and E strings are NOT coated, so they'll be pretty similar to any other plain steel unwound string you can put on your guitar.

Regarding flats on 6 strings. I just played some shows with someone who has flats on his hagstrom 6 string ...

Folks,
resurrecting this old thread.
I'm currently having my 360/12 V64 at a luthier, fitting new truss rods and having a new nut cut. Or so I thought...
I bought a Rickenbacker nut blank from Rickysounds in the UK and asked my luthier to cut the grooves with a slightly wider spacing.
Here's the ...

Yes certainly, I did mention that in the post.
Elixir strings have a protective coating which preserves them from corrosion etc. and in my opinion takes off a little of that metallic high treble harshness, which is an aspect I actually like. Therefore I wonder if using those instead of the B and E ...

Hi folks,

I've just put a set of Thomastik Infeld 10-44 flats on my 360WB (with hot toasters), first time ever to play flats.
I'm mightily impressed with the sound. Especially on the bridge PU I get a bright but mellow sound, losing some of the high treble I never liked that much. Only the high B ...

Interesting....the guitar ('93 360WB) had the fixed-pole HIgh Gains most of its life, until I recently started experimenting... I loved the middle position, but was never very happy with the bridge position. While the High Gains don't have the high treble content of the Toasters, there's something ...

Many thanks for the advice and sorry for the late reply, I was away for a bit...
The thing is, I tried the 7.5k Toaster in the guitar and it does sound too thin and trebly for my taste. I think what I'm looking for is something halfway in between the 13k and 7.5k winding. A little bit more sensitive ...

Hi,
while my 360/12v64 is undergoing a bit of a rebuild and setup, I'm also trying to turn my 360/6 WB into a bit more of a vintage flavoured guitar.
It had high gain (no hex) pickups since forever, but I now have tried both the high output Toasters from the v64 and a set of newly bought ...

Thank you for the replies, those are helpful!

I have a 360/12 V64 from 1993 and the neck issue is two-fold:

1. there is a slight bow (relief) in the neck, without any strings or truss rods (the rods are taken out completely). When I put a straight edge accross the frets, the middle has a gap of ...

Thanks for the help!
I was quite surprised to find out how soft the steel of these rods actually is. I thought they'd be hardened, like spring steel or something like that but they can be bent quite easily... So no surprise they look like that after some tension and pressure.
J

Hi,
I'm resurrecting this old thread, hoping the original poster Collin is still around...?
I recently bought a 360/12 and I'm in the process of fixing a few of its issues. The neck has bent a bit at the heel/tenon. I think (hope) it's good for another few years, with a good setup. But it will need ...

Thank you very much for your advice!
J