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As you would, Melibee! Looks a little less 'bursty' (er... if you know what I mean) in that shot.....

Looking forward to trying that one out... slanted frets to match my slanted view of life.

Melissa, I know what you are saying I've
seen other Rickenbackers that I would love
to have. Like a John Kay or a Roger Mcguinn
or even a Tom Petty.
Lou D

"Bursty?" Haha....

Does it look "burstier" posing with its 220 sister?

I had to look twice to see yours Melissa but sho' nuff! Now I know it wasn't a one-off that made good book copy.

Yeah, Howard, the print that's too small to read said something to the effect, "...while the rest on the world stayed reasonably parallel."

So, Melissa, is it really more natural or is kind of like those glasses Steve Martin invented in "The Jerk?" No disrespect intended, that was just the best "great" invention analogy I could come up with off the top of my head.

Now, that begs a question. How do you tell the sex? Look for the "nuggets?"

Har.

Maybe I'm not in the correct forum but I have a question about that all-important intonation. I've been reading material six ways from Sunday and have dabbled in the art before but...

Is there more than meets the eye to a good set up? I mean, is it really as simple as moving the saddles forward or back? (using a good tuner and 12th fret procedures and all) I get the feeling that like a lot of things on this planet, someone who REALLY knows their stuff has a proprietary trick or two.

I have to mess with these things...don't ask me why. It sounded good before I started but, you know what I mean, don't you?

Now that comparative shot really makes a difference..... 'bursty' versus 'burstless'!

Boy! Glad I put the 'r's in that statement!!

Some could write a book on intonation, I reckon, Dave. I use the 'trial and error' method. Get the neck right, the action where you want it and go from there. They are all inter-related, of course, and the strings that you are using make a difference as well.

Don't take my words as gospel, however..... there are many here that have many more years experience with Ricks than my meagre one and a half.

Thanks, Howard. I think you just confirmed that a rudimentary lesson on the subject is meant for beginners and an owners manual. I suppose one could explain in pithy notation how to paint a portrait, as well. Doing it is quite another thing altogether. I'll work on the art of intonation!

Dave, as far a slanted frets go, I don't think it makes a whole lot of difference one way or another, although I do find that playing barre chords on the slant-fret model puts a little less strain on my wrist than on a guitar with normal frets.... The 481 is a very comfortable guitar to play. And those humbuckers are really snarly and growly, too....

Amen on the humbuckers! Darn the luck. In my life, I've driven one REAL muscle car, I've played one hot, humbucker of a guitar, I've played through a Marshall stack for 5 minutes and I didn't sleep at a Holiday Inn last night!

I really must get out and live a little. Slanted frets AND Humbuckers? That borders on gluttony, Melissa!

Ahhhh, you don't even know the half of it, Dave.... If I tell you about all my Rics you will think I am utterly decadent!

But really, I'm just spoiled rotten....

But I'm not nearly as bad as some of the other Forumites, LOL!

Melissa, I just caught your "barre chord" reference. Is that a proper spelling or some kind of Freudian seque thing to Jethro Tull's Martin Barre? Now, there's some research for me, did Martin EVER play a Ric? I really want to believe he did.

It's spelled "barre" in barre chord, Dave.

Colour me enlightened. What is the origin of the word, Olde English? Seriously, I'm happy for the edification.

It's French, actually. It means "taverne".