are actual 330 ok?

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Re: are actual 330 ok?

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Hotzenplotz wrote:Well, that really gives one the blues.

A few years ago there was a song by a lady called "Celis" (or similar) with a perfect line for that: ..."You trick me once, but You don't trick me twice..."
12 bar midnight blues! :lol: :mrgreen: 8)
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filoviola wrote:...also a bit worried about how a 67 guitar can be easily setup, concerning tuning stability and trussrod adjustment...
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That should not be a concern, a vintage 330 can be set up just as well as a new one.
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But a vintage thing (not just guitars!) needs every time a bit more of care.

On the other side a new thing never has got the mojo of a vintage one.

The choice between "much new" or "much mojo" depends in the from personal preferences, too.
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Hotzenplotz wrote:But a vintage thing (not just guitars!) needs every time a bit more of care.

On the other side a new thing never has got the mojo of a vintage one.
Yeah, and when the new thing becomes vintage it will need more care, too, but not necessarily any mojo. :mrgreen:
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Hmmm, good point!
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doctorwho wrote:I agree with what Jason says. I find the more recent 330 neck profile to be a bit "thicker" in shape and size compared to, for example, my 1966 model 340.
And you once said you found the PT to be similar to that?
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IIRC, the latest 330 profile is slimmer, yes? Anyone have a 2010 or 2011 330 who can confirm this?

It's a slightly different animal, but I played an `11 330/12 when Aitch was in town for S.C.A.R.F. and the neck seemed quite slim in the shallow sense. I found it a pleasantly surprising contrast to my `91 381/12, which also has a nice neck, just a slightly different shape-maybe not as wide, but slightly deeper.
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paologregorio wrote:IIRC, the latest 330 profile is slimmer, yes? Anyone have a 2010 or 2011 330 who can confirm this?
Yep! Mine, serial no. 10 40xxx

The measure is 41,4mm at nut, exact the way it is written on the Rickenbacker homepage. A small neck, but deep, too. Well, my hands are not small, but this actual neck offers a long lasting left hand for ours. I can play three or more ours without any trouble with the left hand.

And it is fast and easy to play because the strings are close together. I can not get enough of this.

I know a lot of flat Ibanez necks I start to dislike after 20 minutes.
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