Model of the Week Ten: The 4001V63

[shamustwin]

Anorak alert!!!

So I'm a jacket??!!

Oh.... interested in detailed trivia!!

I'm just saying this is not the first time this topic has been discussed, and having scale tracings to point to would solve a lot of speculating and discussion.

John. I always thought of you as somewhat rhadamanthine.

[Mr. Meaty]

"You say tomato , i say tomatoe . You say potato i say potatoe.. Oh ! was i singing out loud ? I think overall . Football bats are far more interesting. An certainly more relevant at this point

[johnallg]

Anorak alert!!!

So I'm a jacket??!!

Oh.... interested in detailed trivia!!

I'm just saying this is not the first time this topic has been discussed, and having scale tracings to point to would solve a lot of speculating and discussion.

John. I always thought of you as somewhat rhadamanthine.

Rhadamanthine - applying justice in its most severe and rigorous form.

At least it comes from a Greek god....

[jps]

Rhadamanthine - applying justice in its most severe and rigorous form.

Yeah, you should see the justice John applies to dim sum!

[johnallg]

Rhadamanthine - applying justice in its most severe and rigorous form.

Yeah, you should see the justice John applies to dim sum!

Death by mastication!!

[FabGearHead]

Hey guys, we're supposed to keep this a clean forum!




Jim

[bpguitar]

The difference in V63 headstock shapes wouldn't look as drastic if the reissue TRCs weren't so dang long. The late '90—'00 V63s where the TRC almost touches the top of the headstock make me cringe for some reason.

I agree, Wes. If the TRC were shorter, the headstock would 'look' longer. At least the V63 has a correct headstock for a right-handed Ric. What makes ME cringe are the reverse ones on the C64....

[basmansam]

Left to Right: '92 Headstock, '90 Headstock, '00 Headstock, '02 Headstock, '75 Headstock

[1965]

'90 V63 between two RM1999s. Note this gen. of V63 was likely modeled after the 1999 style on the right. This is about as accurate as RIC reissues get, yet notice how the TRC is still too long and the tuners are off as well. Luckily for me, those things are easily changed.

[jps]

Here is my May '08 4003 headstock with RI TRC.

[basmansam]

Macca's Headstock

[FabGearHead]

Notice how the shape of the curve on the "G" string side from the nut to the first point is a tighter radius which really serves to make his peghead look different. I would have to believe that Rickenbacker used a jig for shaping the pegheads, but why so many variations? Martin guitar Co. has had different peghead shapes at various times as well due to re-tooling. I never understood the extra long truss rod covers on Rick reissues either. Any chance they will come out with an early to mid '60's 4001S clone?



Jim

[jps]

Macca's Head

[jps]

Notice how the shape of the curve on the "G" string side from the nut to the first point is a tighter radius which really serves to make his peghead look different.

Jim

Given all the sanding and refinishing that has been done to Macca's 4001S, do we know this was the shape as it left the factory when new?

[1965]

Any chance they will come out with an early to mid '60's 4001S clone?

If they did, it's not likely they'd get it spot on. I say this strictly from their track record of reissues and how they've missed many of the details on guitars like the 325C58.

Given all the sanding and refinishing that has been done to Macca's 4001S, do we know this was the shape as it left the factory when new?

Pre-sanding