Restored Rickenbacker 3000

clarky · Post by **clarky** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:34 am

Hi all, just thought you might be interested to see my 3000 - bought off eBay with destroyed pickguard and added rotary control - a mess! I have added an original white pickguard (courtesy of your very own Mr Dane Wilder), had it re-sprayed Fireglo by Sims Custom Shop (they of the LEDs) and the TRC painted white over black (it was the reverse). Hope you like it!

3000
clarky basss.jpg (20.7 k)

clarky · Post by **clarky** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:43 am

Sorry about picture quality - I can't get my digital camera to take a sub-36kB photo without making it small/blurred - suggestions anyone?(the standard photo reads out at >700kB on my Windows viewer!)

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:56 am

No picture...I'd suggest a photo sizing software like Irfanview...

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:30 am

Hi Mark,
Welcome to the Forum, Irfanview will resize it for you easily.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:31 am

Welcome Mark!

Shoot the pictures at the highest resolution your camera will allow, then resize it in post processing. If you want, send the pics to me and I will resize them for you.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:32 am

It's Fireglo .... !!

This is Mark's original picture from his post.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:39 am

NICE!!!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:45 am

Welcome, Mark! Nice restoration!

clarky · Post by **clarky** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:39 am

Jeffrey, I can't work Irfanview (doh!) so I've taken you up on your kind offer and sent you three pics to re-size. Cheers Clarky

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:57 am

Fireglo? Looks more like a Fender burst - I like!

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:36 pm

Nice! The 3000 series....once again - a woefully underrated offering from RIC.

I love my 3001.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:09 pm

Here are the pics of Mark's fine 3000

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:10 pm

Is that a humbucker, or single coil?

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:12 pm

I believe these are single coil.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:14 pm

Fender burst my buttocks ... that be Fireglo !!