An E-Mail I sent to Rickenbacker
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Er....no Henny. It,s still stuck in the case 4500 miles away. Hey, it,s only been 14 years since it was last strung and plugged in.
No need to rush things now is there...
The 67 may jump to the front of the Q. Some real nice maple on it like Kevin,s bass above. Just needs some p/ups, a TRC and pickguard/pots....
At my going rate, it should be finished in about 2020....
No need to rush things now is there...
The 67 may jump to the front of the Q. Some real nice maple on it like Kevin,s bass above. Just needs some p/ups, a TRC and pickguard/pots....
At my going rate, it should be finished in about 2020....
Hey, Andrew, I forget: what's the story behind the green bass? It looks somewhat odd, and I do not mean the novel (for a Rick bass) jacksocket location.
You said the '67 needed pickups. May I offer some assistance in that department?
You said the '67 needed pickups. May I offer some assistance in that department?
A Rickenbacker bass is much like the Jaguar E car - perennially ultra-fashionable.
Sergio, it,s led a long hard life. I bought it, as is, over 20 years ago. Apart from the four piece body, you can see the upper horn has been shaved down at the body.
What you can,t see is the wood block in the toaster compartment, the grooves cut out of the horseshoe surround and the bridge rout that extends to the end of the body.
It had a whole host of neck issues. I could never get the action low enough for my liking and gave up on it in 1990. Of course I know a lot more now, and am glad I never sold it at that time.
It should have been firewood a long time ago, and how/why it survived I,m not sure. It,s a long shot, but there is an old, well documented RM1999 that suffered a lot of neck issues and disappeared in the late 60,s. I,ve been trying to gather some evidence that it may have been this one. It has some similarities, but I need to do a little more detective work...
Thanks for the p/up offer too Sergio. It came with an 70,s hi-gain bobbin that I may or may not use. I,m probably going with the horseshoes/hi-gain combo. Should I need your assistance you will certainly hear from me!
What you can,t see is the wood block in the toaster compartment, the grooves cut out of the horseshoe surround and the bridge rout that extends to the end of the body.
It had a whole host of neck issues. I could never get the action low enough for my liking and gave up on it in 1990. Of course I know a lot more now, and am glad I never sold it at that time.
It should have been firewood a long time ago, and how/why it survived I,m not sure. It,s a long shot, but there is an old, well documented RM1999 that suffered a lot of neck issues and disappeared in the late 60,s. I,ve been trying to gather some evidence that it may have been this one. It has some similarities, but I need to do a little more detective work...
Thanks for the p/up offer too Sergio. It came with an 70,s hi-gain bobbin that I may or may not use. I,m probably going with the horseshoes/hi-gain combo. Should I need your assistance you will certainly hear from me!
Andrew,
thanks for the interesting info on the green Rick. Do you mean to say that it was once owned by a celebrity, or that it was lifted (heinously absconded with, haha) from a music store?
Jeffrey,
six years ago I dated a lady who could play a mean fretless bass! She loved (my) Rick basses but never found a fretless one locally.
thanks for the interesting info on the green Rick. Do you mean to say that it was once owned by a celebrity, or that it was lifted (heinously absconded with, haha) from a music store?
Jeffrey,
six years ago I dated a lady who could play a mean fretless bass! She loved (my) Rick basses but never found a fretless one locally.
A Rickenbacker bass is much like the Jaguar E car - perennially ultra-fashionable.