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aceonbass wrote:Older single coil Ricks have 500K volume pots and 250K tone pots. A 500K tone pot will work if you want a brighter tone.

Um, read your post again, Dane.... Older Rick volume is 250k, tone is 500k.... Transpose your values??

I am trying for a more growly/less bright sound.

i did the cap bypass surgery

UPDATE:
The paint is not taking well everywhere. Some persistant 'cracking' in spots. Like there is goo on the wood 'bleeding through'.

[sigh]

If i sand and spray light coats it gets better. I am working through that horrible sinking feeling i should not have taken this on...

You know the sign that says 'repairs....$100 If you tried to repair it......$250 '

So if you are considering doing this project as well =- THINK THREE TIMES before doing it.

If all else fails sand the pi$$ out of it and give it an oil finish.

rickaddict wrote:

falconfixer wrote: - Handwriting inside the neck pick up and control cavities. About four years ago I researched the serial number (2272) and 'thought' she was a 1982. The date on the inside said '81-07-09' (IIRC).

2272? I thought I recognized that serial number! But mine is from April of '79:

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg

http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... ine%3Dtrue

^D'oh! ><

Mine is 2722 - my bad!

Complete!

Sounds much much better!

Looks okay.

Held next to a factory JG not so good....

It lacks deep lustre.

But she is beautiful to me and i am pleased now that i have the JG i always wanted!

Pix

falconfixer wrote::

UPDATE:
The paint is not taking well everywhere. Some persistant 'cracking' in spots. Like there is goo on the wood 'bleeding through'.

Did you chemically strip the old paint with paint remover? If so, then you failed to remove every trace of the remover from the wood. Once dried and sanded, it's invisible and will keep any new paint from drying wherever it's present--usually manifested in streaks and spots of wet paint when most of the instrument has dried nicely.

The remedy is to-re-strip the paint and then scrub the entire instrument several times with #3 steel wool and fresh denatured alcohol. Then allow to dry, sand, and repaint.

i did not chem strip. i sanded it.

i think the old varnish bubbled through. OR the wipe down rag was contamintaed somehow. Or when i grabbed sandpapaer it may have had varnish on it from the first sand job. I am not sure. i changed everything (paint, rag, sandpapaer, temperature, etc.).

Re-sanding and painting over came it. No 'problems' now.

Everyone playing it is loving it! That tone, sustain and loooow action reels 'em in!