Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Just wanted to add another public thank you to Tim at Sound Affects in Ormskirk. He got me a new, gold, lower pickguard for my 660 to replace the original which had some minor cosmetic damage. It was sourced via the distributor and took a while to get, due to them not being all that readily availabl...

Not sure where you are in Wales, but if you're at the top end, maybe North-West England isn't too far? I've used Steve Robinson, aka Manchester Guitar Tech for many years and would recommend him very highly. I know he's worked on Rics as one one of my visits he had an original 1960s Rose Morris 1997...

For some additional gossip, Sound Control brought my guitar in from their Glasgow branch, where they always carried a Rickenbackers as stock. Apparently the guitar player from Wet Wet Wet was prone to wander in each time he was passing and buy another Ricky. I like to think I saved a guitar from a ...

I'm possibly not representative but my first, and only, Ric is a 12 string. That said, it's definitely made me want a 6 string and I didn't really see that coming. Forgive my ignorance but what's the idea behind the "register" - is it some sort of security thing? Is it a good thing to add ...

Since getting the 660, I've been learning Dave Gregory's 12 string part from "The Mayor of Simpleton" as a sort of challenge. I wore out a set of strings on that one myself last year. Fun song. I actually had to stop listening to them so much cause it was starting to cause musical problem...

I think maybe it has changed the way I play other guitars-- but not in a bad way. BTW - Brendan, I liked the old "You're a Good Man Albert Brown" Avatar, but the new one is cool too. Do I detect an XTC reference!? Excellent! I was beginning to think I was one of five fans of theirs. I'm a...

Yes, wind so that the wraps go toward the outsides of the headstock, not toward the middle. Multiple wraps tend to move the string farther outboard, which is good, so I don't generally worry much about doing the job with minimal wraps and it hasn't seemed to cause any tuning problems. I usually don...

A lot of fans don't like Around the Sun. I like the songs, but the production was terrible. I really like "Electron Blue" and "High Speed Train" off that one. I can't remember the production so I might have to give it a listen. There was a slight similarity in feel to many of th...

Sorry Tom, I just checked and the octave strings do in fact pass over the tuner shaft - it's just the flash shadow in the photo that makes it look otherwise. I agree that less windings would also help. Just to be clear, these strings are the ones that were on it when I bought the guitar new a few we...

Call me odd but I rather liked the later material and think that there are some great tracks on all their releases.
I liked "Collapse" and consider that they're going out on a high.

'ello Padraig.

Another fan of your music here. Beautifully sparse, thoughtful tunes.

Good luck finding a Ric.

jdogric12 wrote:best... avatar... ever!

Thanks. It's not that good - just killing time with an idea in photoshop. Full-size version:

Yes but my only Ric is a 12 string, so it's very much different to my other guitars, for obvious reasons! What I didn't expect is that when I play another guitar, particularly one with jumbo frets, they feel so unfriendly and "spiky" compared to my new 660-12. Also (and it's probably becau...

Hello there. Please forgive me if this is a stupid question, but: When restringing as 12, is it OK to change the side on which the string winds around the tuning peg shaft? I'm asking as I'm getting some minor tuning issues with my new 660 (sharp low E & A strings at 3rd fret etc.). I've read he...

Fantastic track. Can't recommend the 4CD Nuggets box highly enough. Great music with top notch packaging and notes.