Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Love the bound, LPB Tele. LPB is probably my fav. Tele color. And I love bound Teles - I had one, actually, but it was stolen a few years ago.

thanks - it's actually ocean turquoise. it's an AVRI '62 reissue. i wouldn't have thought i'd have gone for a "flashy" guitar like that (i wanted a ...

Kingbreaker wrote:Check the four screws that control the bridge height - sometimes one won't quite make solid contact with the baseplate. Also, if the bridge springs are too short, they can get loose and rattle a bit.

But, if the rattle isn't amplified. . . . no biggie.

thanks, i will!

one thing: i'm noticing that it's quite buzzy acoustically - seemingly emanating from the bridge. i'm not too worried; my gretsch does the same thing (retaining wire from abr1). but i'm wondering if there's something that can be done about it.

- a gold pickguard and TRC would look great on it.

so, what do i need to know about ricks?
Well, you need to know that climbing Mt. Everest backwards is easier to do than getting a gold pickguard/TRC onto your Ric.

You can get the gold pickguard easily enough, but the TRC is the real problem ...

thanks for the welcome.

here's a pic of the 330 with its brethren:

hi guys -

i'm a long-time guitar player (gibsons & fenders, mostly) who stumbled upon a deal for a 1996 jetglo 330 last saturday. and i've got to say, i really like it. i had always loved the look and sound of rickenbacker guitars, but i never thought i could handle the neck. well, for whatever ...