Trapeze, r or accent

jbstevo · Post by **jbstevo** » Sat Mar 02, 2002 5:10 pm

hi all
just got hold of an older 330 in need of tlc.(small trade of for needing to sell my 370rm....sob) it has a few parts missing. can anybody advise me on the pros and con's of each tailpiece. the r piece is a pain to restring but looks pretty cool. are there problems of sustain and tuning with the accent? i wouldn't mind if i could make the guitar have the look of a pre 63 300. i love the look of the gold pickguards. when did ric introduce the accent? when did the r piece replace the trapeze. does anybody have a photo or a link to a 62 330? lots of questions i know but input would be appreciated.
cheers
john stephensen

ricnvolved · Post by **ricnvolved** » Sun Mar 03, 2002 1:02 pm

Forget about the Ac'cent vibrato and 'R' tailpiece. The wise person will go with the trapeze tailpiece. The 'R' tailpiece looks way cool, but is more trouble than it's worth. And the Ac'cent vibrato is just plain AWFUL!

My humble $0.02.

markthemd · Post by **markthemd** » Sun Mar 03, 2002 1:12 pm

I totally agree and could not have said it better.

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Sun Mar 03, 2002 2:03 pm

Well put, except I like my Ac'cent! Of course, I have NO experience with the others!

corey · Post by **corey** » Mon Mar 04, 2002 7:12 am

To add my two cents...

I'm all for the "R" tailpiece, because I don't string my own guitars. If I did, I'd grudgingly take the trapeze.

aladams · Post by **aladams** » Mon Mar 04, 2002 3:11 pm

I prefer the trapeze tailpiecs, but I haven't yet had the "pleasure" of using the Kauffman vibrato...any input on this unit? AL A.

miked · Post by **miked** » Wed Mar 06, 2002 8:49 pm

I've not had any trouble with the R tailpiece on my 360/6. I string it one string at a time. Maybe if I took them all off at once there might be a problem. I don't know. I like the 'R'. I just recently read a post somewhere by a guy that was having a hell of a time stringing an Accent vibrato. It sounded like more of a pain than a Bigsby.

dannyboy · Post by **dannyboy** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 2:46 am

I have always change my strings one at a time with the¨"R" piece, and never had a problem with it. Of course, the trapeze seem to be the logical way to go if you remove all the strings at once...But I still think that the "R" looks cool!!

jbstevo · Post by **jbstevo** » Tue Mar 12, 2002 1:48 am

thanks guys for your valued input. i have decided on the trapeze and will be getting some gold pickguards made up here in brisbane, australia.
will post photos soon for those who like to look.
cheers
john stephensen

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Mar 21, 2002 4:54 pm

Good choice. "The daring young man on the Rickenbacker trapeze." Please do post the photos John.

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 5:37 am

I took my 1997 w/accent out of the case after 2 weeks and it was STILL in tune.
I must be lucky.

aladams · Post by **aladams** » Fri Mar 22, 2002 1:34 pm

No, just BLESSED!!! To have 1997 in the first place!!! AL A.

headbanger · Post by **headbanger** » Sat Mar 23, 2002 5:46 am

Climate has more to do with it I think. No large or sudden temp changes down here. Finish checking is virtually unknown because of this.