Scratchplate material?

weemac · Post by **weemac** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 12:08 am

Does anyone know what the material used for making the scratchplates on the Ric bases and guitars is? eg white acrylic or melamine.
I have made new plates when (restoring old rics) out of perspex and then painting the back (like some of the signature models) but when you are really trying to go for the original look.....

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 8:27 am

Don Ademnic (sp?) here knows. look for his posts, and click on his name, his e-mail will probably be there.

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 7:16 pm

Relax; I've had the name butchered worse than that![not today, however???!!!]Need some new plasticware done right? Just say the word; what can I do for you? BTW, the correct answer is "acrylic".Melamine is a novel idea, but...NOT!!!

weemac · Post by **weemac** » Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:38 pm

Well, if it was made of melamine you could have the same things that are printed on kids plate sets. eg a bunnykins 4001 or perhaps a winnie the pooh 360/12.
I can do the work myself and there is not that many ric tinkers in Australia (but there is a few real good ones!)
I'm moving the neck pickup to the vintage position on my 4003 and apart from making routing jigs etc I will need to make a new scratchplate.
I find the vintage positoning leaves a few more harmonics intact in the tone.
personal choice I guess!
Thanks for the information Don.