Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

I ordered a brand new Ric 330 and it was quite good imo except for some buzzing which im gonna fix with a 1/4 inch allan wrench soon but
my friend wanted to examine it and play it and show it to his guitar teacher so i let him when he came back he basically said

"the action is ridiculous past the 12th fret. it would be low on the lower strings anyway. you can't tap for **** on high action guitars. . your guitar is really like slow at playing i didn't get why. slow, thick neck and the truss rods are apparently right next to the back making it uncomfortable. the fretboard is really big, the pickguard is like a bad piece of plastic, the pickups are held in by foam, which decays and gets bad. apparently the reason why the beatles played rickenbackers was because there were like 3 guitar companies - ric, fender, gibson. fender and gibson were expensive so they got them for like dirt cheap. the two truss rods idea apparently ended up being a mistake, the acoustics sound like trashy, the tuners are ****, the neck part is high over the body. you have to go with me to guitar stores like sam ash i'll show you what they're supposed to feel like. i apologize if you feel screwed over or something but i'll help you with that guitar search. he couldn't believe they sold those guitars for over 1000 he said the only reason at first he didn't tell me to get you to return it was he thought it was like 200 and it would cost shipping money to send it back. apparently fender bought out rickenbacker a while back and made it into what it is, they did the same with other guitar companies. for over 1000 dollars you could pretty much get most top of the line guitars. you could get any standard gibson, you could actually get a paul reed smith for around 1800 something. paul reed smith guitars are his favorite guitars. i got my dean for like 500 bucks and to be honest it plays so much better than your rickenbacker. get online we'll talk about it."

i think i should just lie and say i returned it when i really still have it lol

I think it would be both easier and more beneficial in the long run to simply find some more intelligent, better-informed friends.

ReelAroundtheFountain wrote: i think i should just lie and say i returned it when i really still have it lol

You don't need to lie, but you may need a new friend. Seriously, he isn't very well versed in quality instruments.

next week, have him take THIS to his guitar teacher!

I think a strict re-education program is in order.

rickenrocker wrote:next week, have him take THIS to his guitar teacher!

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! That thing in the picture looks like some sort of Klingon weapon!

Your friend might change his tune if he had a chance to play a Rickenbacker with a good setup...

As I mentioned in my post in your other thread, reel, I suspect your Rick, though "new" may have been messed with by an ignorant tech, because they certainly don't leave the factory like that...

The fact that he plays a Dean says a lot about his guitar preferences, and the fact that he thinks a Rick would cost $200.00 "new" (I still question whether it's really new, unless you got it on order, rather than off the rack from a store or from a private party) says volumes about his level of guitar knowledge. Who the heck plays a Rick geetar "tap" style anyway? Eddie van Ricken?

Friends who "know it all"
Have spoiled many a sweet love
New friend is needed...

Sorry, I'm in a haiku mode tonight. A BAD haiku mode.

ReelAroundtheFountain wrote:the tuners are ****

The tuners are Schallers. Exactly what does he think a good tuner is?

apparently fender bought out rickenbacker a while back and made it into what it is, they did the same with other guitar companies.

This is absolute rubbish. Fender has never owned Rickenbacker. Your 'friend' is talking out the wrong end.

I somehow don't think i'll be enrolling in his teachers guitar school!!

And an answer to your original question??......... a simple "NO" just about sums it up!

Is this post serious, or are you kidding us? If this is for real, your friend is a blinkard, Philistine. I cannot imagine anyone with any access to any media form at all being that uninformed. Politely decline his/her offer to help you find a suitable instrument. And then, offer, instead, to help him remove his cranium from his very own rectum.

For what it's worth, the foam pads on my '90's Rick haven't deteriorated... Neither has it's value.

JKC

Sounds like your friend and his guitar teacher got thier education from watching Wayne's World
Reminds me of a guitar teacher I had as a teenager many years ago,an older guy I had a lot of misplaced respect for. He told me my new 1968 les paul goldtop was just a cheap knock off of a REAL LES PAUL!

The only legit comment he makes is about the set up, so if the set up is **** then get it fixed.

Ricks aren't for everyone. Some people like 'em, some people don't. This guy doesn't.

hmm i did order it perhaps i should get someone to set it up properly. where would i find someone?

Depends on where you live. Members can steer you to local Rick-friendly luthiers who can do you good for a reasonable price.

Your friend had to take it to his teacher before he could come up with an opinion on it? sounds more like your friend is telling you what his teacher told him. So... no, don't listen to your friend... he has no brains.

Paul makes a good point that this 330 needs a little (probably VERY little) setup work to get it right All you need to know is in your owners manual but if you don't feel confident don't take chances, find a local guitar shop with a decent tech and you'll be fine.

Good luck and let us know how you make out.