Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

My friend has a 325 that was modded extensively by the previous owner. One of the things he wants to revert back to factory setting was the pickup heights. Does anyone know how far from the strings the bridge pickup should be in millimeters out of the factory? I looked for pictures but I couldn't ...

Whether it's '63 or '64 will make a big difference. If it's alder, it will be much lighter and have far less sustain. Otherwise, maple, sustain. Bridges are fixed on these so there is not much you can do. Shoot me detailed pics and I'll help you assess. PM sent re email.

I can post some pics up ...

I just won the 1964 900 on ebay. This will be my first Rickenbacker. The guy that sold it to me said that the intonation needed to be adjusted. Does anyone know how action adjustment and intonation work on this bridge?

There is a pretty significant difference in the sound of alder ones (again, -->'63 IIRC) versus maple ones ('64 fwd, IIRC).

The one I'm looking at is a November '63 so that'd make it alder I guess. What are the tonal differences between the two types of wood?

I was interested in knowing what these guitars sound like. They have a short scale and no sound hole, so I would imagine they sound similar to a 325. Anyone know or care to post a video on youtube? There are literally none on there which is a shame.

I also saw the model with only one pickup and it ...

jps wrote:Do a search on the RRF, there are quite a few photos showing the insides of both pickups; I think there was a recent posting in the past couple of days with an opened toaster.

Do you know what the thread was about? I can't find it in the search.

Dude, look at that 330. If your friend offers a good price, buy it and replace the pickups! 8)

The reason I am worried about the pickups is that he's selling it for a considerable amount and it would be too expensive if the pickups were not genuine.

So what I'm asking is what do vintage ...

The reason I ask if they are knock off is because the guy who had it first could have parted it before he sold it and replaced the pups with cheap knock offs.

I was going to buy this guitar off of my friend. Just need to be clear on a few things first though. He doesn't know much about the guitar.

It looks like a 330. Is that correct? Also the serial number is F8 7743 so I'm guessing it was made in June of 1995. The pickups look like vintage toaster ...