Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

"I guess my only concern is that it might be tough to get the lock washer and the acorn nut to be tight against each other? Seems worth trying before trying to push the rod out further. What do you think?" My thought is the advantage of pushing the rod out at the bottom a little is that yo...

I'm assuming that you were able to remove/shake out the nut & washer assembly down at the heel.... I've removed rods a few times. You'll have to remove yours so that you can remove the adjustment nut at the headstock. Here's what I would do: 1. Remove the neck pickup. Maybe wrap it up in some cl...

Yeah, it looks like the company forum has been discontinued on the new website. It never was very active, so no surprises there. I think it was pretty active, up until John Hall departed. I really looked forward to visiting that forum daily. I learned a lot there. So, I'm hoping that the forum will...

You have an interesting theory. I'm afraid I cannot offer any suggestion or comment --- totally unfamiliar with this type of inlay/neck.

"So in your experience, it's not really worth removing and re-seating the truss rods? That certainly would save me a bit of hassle " Beyond simple, straight-forward neck relief adjustment, I (personally) don't think rod adjustments really do much. (Historically, was the addition of a secon...

I had a thought about enhancing the (forward) bow action of the strings, and that would be to place a small block of wood (maybe a half inch high, wide enough to straddle a couple of frets to avoid marring the fretboard finish) and having the tightened strings go over that block. Place the block whe...

Good to hear. There is a fairly recent thread about that bubbling (maybe within the last six months). IIRC, the OP and the thread participants came to the same conclusion that you and your dealer came to. Congrats!

I had a concern regarding the neck on my Rose Morris 1996 a while back. While my problem seemed to be the opposite of yours (had to raise my bridge very high; action too high, minimal break angle), I did post some photos and there was a nice discussion. In my case the neck and body were parallel, or...

Good deal!

"... but as the only issue is that the strings start to get progressively more 'choked' as I go below the 5th or 6th fret and then are pretty much unacceptably rattly/buzzy at the 1st and 2nd fret (more so on the bass side)..." This sounds like a problem with the nut/nut slot depths, i.e.,...

"Where should I go from here? Just string it up and set it up as normal with the heavier strings and hope for the best?" My two cents: Absolutely. Certainly, this is the least expensive and most conservative (cautious) approach. Yes, put your favored strings on, tune up, check & re-tun...

Based on my own personal experience, sometimes it's just easier, more efficient, and considering time and labor, to get an entire wiring harness. The appropriate pots and caps are already soldered in place. Here's a good source, from a guy who is one this forum's members. I had questions about how t...

Yes. Are posts here locked out from editing after a few hours time? I guess I should check. Anyway, old posts/discussions are invaluable, and “one picture is worth a thousand words.”

More photos (only six allowed per post): IMG_4970.JPG IMG_4974.JPG FYI only: The commercial coupling nut, just in case someone's curious... IMG_4955.JPG The quarter inch socket driver and quarter inch socket assortment: IMG_5238.JPG Here are diagrams of my thoughts on washer (and washer seat) attitu...