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Adam, I should also note that the real resource here at RRF (and also Beat Gear Cavern) is the wealth of great discussion over the past 20+ years, all of which is easily searchable (using the search bar on the upper right). There isn't a question you can imagine related to this sort of tech stuff th...

Paduak was the standard fretboard material though the Capri era. Apart from some rare exceptions that is what was used on all Rickenbackers until 1964 (when Bubinga became standard). The finish type changed during Capri construction. Initially they were finished in nitrocellulose lacquer until somet...

Forget about repairing the lock that is there (and the same key opens ALL of these cases, and damn near every Fender case of that era too). Just replace the entire locking latch on both sides. You can find these parts on eBay or Reverb. Warning though, it’s not very easy to swap these if you’ve neve...

That particular guitar is either in (or has spent time in) Japan. Judging by that case.

No, your URL was corrrect the first time... my previous post was refering to the Rick that was for sale in Italy and described as "365 S Rose Morris" which may be a 3262 instead (the photograph only shows the lower part of the headstock but I think you can even see a bit of those fillers)...

I might have mangled the URL

Try this:

https://reverb.com/item/61187793-1969-r ... t=61187793

Yup, it's hard to say if the f-hole on Robinson's guitar is bound or not.. the bright spot at its upper end could probably be just a reflection of the lights... I took the pic with my mobile phone so the quality isn't that great.. To summarize, the guitar could either be: a. modified 3262 without h...

Actually - I don't think Rich Robinson's guitar is a Rose Morris 3262 at all. In fact, I believe this is one of two (?) prototype models made in June 1964, which were the factory's first experimentation with the round-top 360 body. Note the peculiar slimmed down shape of the lower horn? Also, the fa...

Ship it with Parcel Monkey www.parcelmonkey.com This is a parcel service, basically they let you book a shipment using their high-volume accounts (UPS/FedEx/Mail etc) with massive discounts. You should be able to ship a bass to Australia for about $300 with UPS Expedited (Note, even if it doesn't sa...

Anybody considering routing their Rickenbacker to fit a humbucker deserves the crucification, IMO. I can't tell you how many times I've labored repairing humbucker routes on old Rickenbackers that were clearly modified by people who thought (incorrectly) that they would own the guitar forever. As fo...

Dumb question, but what do you do about the finish breaking where the separation occurs? Do you razor blade it first so there is a clean break? You mean at the neck and body joint? Often on vintage Ricks, there is already a gap there, but I'll usually score the finish carefully with an Xacto knife ...

Dumb question, but what do you do about the finish breaking where the separation occurs? Do you razor blade it first so there is a clean break? You mean at the neck and body joint? Often on vintage Ricks, there is already a gap there, but I'll usually score the finish carefully with an Xacto knife ...

With full credit to Dale Fortune for designing it, this neck removal jig is a game-changer. It screws into the existing holes for the bridge and bridge pickups, and allows you to basically drive the neck out very slowly by putting pressure on the end of the neck after heating the tenon area with hea...

No matter how much of a project it is, don’t take it to a tech who isn’t willing to learn the right way to reset a Rickenbacker neck. Don’t use steam (I’ve tried it with mixed results and it can easily mess up your finish and add unnecessary moisture to the guitar). And don’t ever buy it when somebo...

That was cool, Brian Baker is a hero of mine. Didn’t realize he had any Ricks at all.

Also, Desert Gold might just be my favorite COY and they are quite rare.