Has anyone heard of broken headstocks on Rics?

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Re: Has anyone heard of broken headstocks on Rics?

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"Has anyone heard of broken headstocks on Rics?"

Naah.... The R Tailpieces just explode! :shock:

"I did open a 370/12 case a few years back..... The "R" was in 2 pieces. :shock:
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manta wrote:Some guy named Townsend had quite a few breaks in his various RICs a few years back. :lol: :roll:

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Re: Has anyone heard of broken headstocks on Rics?

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Wasn't Lennon's (DB 122) broken at the headstock area?
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1OUfan wrote:Wasn't Lennon's (DB 122) broken at the headstock area?
Yep, he dropped it.
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Dropped my 650 straight on it's head at rehearsal, didn't even go out of tune. Yay.
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I turned around once while wearing my 620, slammed the headstock straight into a wall. Took out a chunk of plaster but didn't even leave a mark on the guitar.
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Re: Has anyone heard of broken headstocks on Rics?

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personaly Ive never had that problem. but truss rods sound about right.
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