Acoustic Variations

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:01 am

The 'modern' RIC acoustics started in '94ish? But from the photos I've seen they were different that the 2000ish ones, specifically the heel of the guitars (both the 700 and 730) were a different shape.

When did the 'old heel' versions stop and the 'new heel' versions start?

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:39 am

John, I can take some pics of my '95 700C and post them. This era was a completely different guitar than the 2000 and newer ones.

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:41 am

"I can take some pics of my '95 700C and post them"
Super - we can play 'spot the differences'

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:17 am

Let the comparison begin! A 2002 (or 2005, depends how you count) version:

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:36 pm

Ha ha ha. Uhhh, give until tomorrow to post them. And don't expect magazine quality photos either. ;-0

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:32 pm

Here is the heel on my '01 730/12L

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed May 30, 2007 3:46 pm

Do those tuning keys look crooked to anyone else, or is it the pix playing tricks?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:06 pm

The tuning machines are lined up with the outside curved contour of the headstock. This skews the keys.

On guitars with straight edges on their headstocks (Martin, and some from Gretsch and Gibson), there is no need for this sort of elegant improvisation.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Wed May 30, 2007 4:08 pm

Ah! Thanks Paul!

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:19 pm

The heel on my lefty 730S appears to be the same as Jeffery's. Just a different orientation.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:37 pm

Yeah, the wrong way round!

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Thu May 31, 2007 6:28 am

I tried to match Jeff's angle for a comparison shot. Jeff's '01 730 vs. a '00 730:

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Thu May 31, 2007 7:35 am

Here's what mine actually looks like, a little different from the others.

BTW John, I just emailed you a higher resolution pic. Maybe you can resize it for a comparison better than I can

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:54 am

"Uhhh, give until tomorrow to post them"
John! You promised!

" Maybe you can resize it for a comparison better than I can"
Ok: '07 730 LH vs. '00 730

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:18 am

ok, 1995 700 C.