The seller's quote of $500.00 to reset the neck is, erm, on the optimistic side to say the least, though.
So, I guess that might be a problem...
Re: I may be in a lot of trouble,,hah!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 4:32 pm
by kenposurf
jingle_jangle wrote:The seller's quote of $500.00 to reset the neck is, erm, on the optimistic side to say the least, though.
So, I guess that might be a problem...
Doh...maybe reset the body instead!
Re: I may be in a lot of trouble,,hah!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:26 pm
by jingle_jangle
This is a DIY proposition. Hold the guitar like a baseball bat, by the neck, at approximately the fifth fret, with the top of the body in direction of swing.
Have somebody slow-pitch a well-used 12" regulation softball, slightly outside. Ideally, you want to address the ball (Hello, Ball!!!) at the R tailpiece. Swing for the bleachers.
This will undo decades of Pyramid strings, in one fell swoop.
Re: I may be in a lot of trouble,,hah!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 5:45 pm
by kenposurf
jingle_jangle wrote:This is a DIY proposition. Hold the guitar like a baseball bat, by the neck, at approximately the fifth fret, with the top of the body in direction of swing.
Have somebody slow-pitch a well-used 12" regulation softball, slightly outside. Ideally, you want to address the ball (Hello, Ball!!!) at the R tailpiece. Swing for the bleachers.
This will undo decades of Pyramid strings, in one fell swoop.
There ya go..on a serious note..are Pyamids a problem? I have a set of 12 strings of theirs..and use the 11 guage on my six strings
Re: I may be in a lot of trouble,,hah!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:03 pm
by collin
Congrats George - even with a bad neck angle, that's not a bad price. You can have it "made right" again and still have significant change left compared to a pristine example.
Re: I may be in a lot of trouble,,hah!
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:36 pm
by kenposurf
More info on an online site,,yikes!
Always make sure the "neck set" on any Rickenbacker is good. That is, with the playing action set LOW, there should still be at least 1/16" to 1/4" left for the bridge to go lower. If the bridge is down all the way, or the top was routed to recess the bridge (to make it go lower), avoid that Rick! There is no "easy" way to fix this problem; the whole back of the guitar will need to be removed to reset the neck angle. No cheap or easy task (the cost of the repair could be more than the cost of the guitar!). The 1958 Rick 345 pictured here has about 1/8" left to go down, which is fine. Note the "toaster" style pickup.
note..are Pyamids a problem? I have a set of 12 strings of theirs..and use the 11 guage on my six strings