Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Nobody, huh? No RIC case experts?

I have a vintage RIC case I keep my '79 in that has the Rickenbacker logo on the top, does anyone know what years the cases were available? Most every other vintage case I've seen doesn't have the logo on the lid. Thanks-

I looked for the vintage pickguard on the PG site but only found it for the 4003. Does it fit a 4001 as well?

Restore it.

Yay, Paul!!

Got mine today and going through it now. Excellent job, Paul!

Just ordered from Amazon, looking forward to it!

ilan wrote:Because it's not the only one?

Thank you. My point exactly.

How and why does this stuff make it out of the factory like this?

Agreed on the TI Jazz Rounds, super light gauge but after a few minutes of playing you don't really notice it anymore.

teeder wrote:Just double checking, but you do know you can't just crank on the rods and expect the neck to move on these old Ricks, right?

Yep, thanks.

No, not bent, thank goodness. I thought about tapping them in but wanted to see what you guys say first. Never have been able to get this neck to completely straighten, thought this might be the cause of it.

The truss rod cavity has looked like this since i bought it a few years back. I know it's not correct but what caused it and is it something that someone with my limited abilities can fix? Is it affecting the way the truss rod works? I can't seem to get the bass side to flatten out, always has a ...

What you guys are thinking of as bass is really the tic tac guitar doubling the bass. Listen during the quiet part of the verse and you can hear the actual bass.