Neck Question

[mpatch13]

Hi, I'm new to the forum and recently purchased this 1967 365. I'm no Rickenbacker expert and I just wanted to make sure the neck angle was okay. I posted a few pics.

Thanks for the help!

[collin]

Post a photo showing how much room the bridge has to be lowered.

That's the best indication. I also have an illustration I can dig up somewhere that shows a good neck angle vs. a bad one.

Basically the straight line running across the neck needs to run perfectly parallel (or close as possible) to the straight face of the front of the body

(ex: = instead of > )

[mpatch13]

Here is a pic of the bridge:

[sys700]

Fretboard should be parallel to the face of the guitar. Is there a crack/line around the joint where the heel meets the body? If so, you'll probably need an expensive neck reset/refinish...or just play it as is and enjoy it.

[jdogric12]

Yep, looks like the common neck problem we see from this era. That bridge is super low (that's bad).

[ChuckEds]

I have a '66 330/12 that's had pretty serious neck issues since I got it, at its worst the neck was pushing the center lamination on the top out. I ended up having a re-set/ refin done, unfortunately it actually ended up in even worse condition. The bridge is pretty well flat on the mounting plate.

It plays decently on the lower frets, but other than that it just looks really nice hanging on the wall!