Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Brian, could you put me in touch with the proper contacts? I have two healthy kidneys, but not enough Ricks!!!

Just check the donor registry. Look for someone way down the list. It works everytime.

What is a zero-fret fingerboard,
what else makes the C64S different than the C64..
I'm thinkin Jetglo too...

Michael,

Zero-fret on a C64S MG


Normal nut on a C64 FG


You can compare them with these links:

C64 FG

C64 MG

C64 JG

C64S MG

Thanks for the Pictures Paul.
What does Zero Fret Do??
What's the purpose of it?
I'm ready to order a Jetglo C64, But i love the Fretless 4001 on E-Bay.
Mike

Good question Mike. Let's see how many answers we get to this one. To me, the Zero fret gives the sound of a fretted tone even when you are playing an open string. It also make the depth of the slots in the nut less tricky as the strings rest on the zero fret. While perhaps overstated, intonation then relies on the position of the zero fret.

Grtesch and Hofner have used a zero fret and I would like to know if Rickenbacker has ever considered it, outside of a reissue model.

I don't understand. You show a MG C64S with zero fret but, on the website, that photo doesn't have it. Is this a standard feature?

Yes Marc,
The Zero Fret is a standard feature on the C64S MG only. I also just took a peak at the RIC Website and it is there, albeit very hard to notice unless you know what you are looking for.