12-string "modification" luthier in Southern Califor

markthemd · Post by **markthemd** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 2:05 pm

Well ... there is a guy that the factory reccommends , however ... and I have a photo of the receipt, he did not know what to do with Lewis Lustman's 12 string .....

I believe Lewis has posted , what I did and what the difference is -before and after .

This is not so much as to toot my own horn , just that I want to point out , that I don't know any one down there any more .

Carruthers does not personaly do any work on guitars (except for Rock star buddies and friends) , Henri in Costa Mesa just passed away , I have no idea where Randy Hill is any more , he was one of my guys ...he did work for Fred Walecki and Spitzers , but heard he was working on a Para medic thing ... so ????????

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 3:32 pm

What about Steve Soest, Mark??

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Fri Sep 27, 2002 4:27 pm

How difficult is it to send to Mark? I never sent a treasured possession like my Ric to anyone before. Is it an expensive, involved, risky endeavor?

rickplayer · Post by **rickplayer** » Sun Sep 29, 2002 7:55 am

One of the best experiences you will encounter with your RIC. Mark can advise shipping method, but the difference in your guitar...you will wonder why you didn't send it earlier. Mark has worked on my RIC 12, My F@nder STR@t, and my accoustic. All are dreams to play.

ricky · Post by **ricky** » Tue Nov 05, 2002 7:24 am

Mark are you still doing the 12 string mods. If so how much is it & how do I get in contact with you. I have a 1990 36012wb, I am possibly trading it for a 660TP which already has what I would like to see on my 360. Thanks. Rick B.

markthemd · Post by **markthemd** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 6:23 am

Yes I sure do ... last week was a busy one ... nine 12 strings in the shop all for the same reason and three of them from Ohio !!!!

One was easily the BEST Rick 360-12 string that I have EVER played . What a great neck , beautiful wood and the fireglo was still in fantastic condition .
(JT is a lucky guy , and his uncle can give me a guitar any time )

ricky · Post by **ricky** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 2:16 pm

Mark I would like to know what it would cost to do the 12 string mod. Nut, 12 String Bridge,& scatter wound pickups. I had a shop in columbus do it but they did not know how to do it correctly. I had them put back on the stock 6 saddle bridge, can the saddles on the 12 saddle be replaced or do I have to buy a new one. I aslo am thinking of trading my 36012 wb for a 660tp any thoughts on this. thanks rick

markthemd · Post by **markthemd** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 3:36 pm

I have no idea if you can buy the saddles from Rick or not ... kind of doubt it .

However , I really don't know .

I will say that I have salvaged many of these bridges after a wanna be repair man worked on it .

I have a list of things that I do to EVERY Rick 12 string ... these 7 items are a partial list of possible mods .

Because Ricks do NOT adjust like any other brand , nor as simple to adjust as a Fender (or their clones) very few repair people have a clue about what to do , where to begin and what needs to be done . THay also just do not have the exposure to these guitars/basses . So having little bench time with them ... well how would you feel taking a Ferarri to a Volkswagon dealership for service ?????

There is a difference in tone and feel between the 600 series and the 300 series ... unfortunately , there is NOT a store that stocks the full line of ricks in every major city ... at least not as far as I have ever heard . Not since a store 30 + years ago in Orange ,California .... they carried the full line of product .

Please contact me directly for further details.

corey · Post by **corey** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 5:51 am

I know that in my case, the only thing holding me back from sending my Ric 12 to Mark is the fact I live in Eastern Canada - and I'm a little too worried to ship my guitar THAT far.

If a potential move out to Vancouver next year happens, I will however either a) ship it to Mark from a much closer distance or b) make the trek across the border and hand deliver my 12, and then proceed to go look for Peter Buck