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"R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:39 pm
by suedehead71
for years, i've moaned the "upside down R" tailpiece and always swapped mine out for a trapeze. i noticed photos of Ricks that shows there is now a "reverse" R tailpeice? it looks way better than an upside down R. when did they start making this type?? here's an example of the difference:
http://leftyfretz.com/rickenbacker-left ... itar-bass/
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:07 pm
by electrofaro
Looks fake, to me
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:21 pm
by JakeK
Looks somehow like a reversed or photoshopped picture.
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:39 pm
by sloop_john_b
Lefty molded TRC? PS tomfoolery.
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:43 pm
by suedehead71
it does look rather shady.
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:49 pm
by kiramdear
photoshop.
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:43 am
by epitreture
kiramdear wrote:photoshop.
Yup. I believe Mr. Hall has stated it would cost up to $30,000 in retooling costs to make a lefty R and they could never sell enough of them to justify the expense. Besides, I don't think the R would translate lefty anyway. If you don't like the R, just get a lefty trapeze for that great vintage look.
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:19 am
by cjj
Yeah, I can believe that. Tooling for that sort of thing is quite expensive.
Now, what they
really need to make is a tailpiece for lefties tat has a big 'L' on it...
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:29 pm
by bitzerguy
cjj wrote:Yeah, I can believe that. Tooling for that sort of thing is quite expensive.
Now, what they
really need to make is a tailpiece for lefties tat has a big 'L' on it...
I have GOT to learn to wait until after eating to check the RRF. To messy on the monitor...
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:26 pm
by doctorwho
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:00 pm
by collin
If it bothers you so much -- just flip it over!
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:20 pm
by wim
This wouldn't have happened if the company made Hall guitars.
Or Ockenbackers
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:46 pm
by suedehead71
epitreture wrote:kiramdear wrote:photoshop.
Yup. I believe Mr. Hall has stated it would cost up to $30,000 in retooling costs to make a lefty R and they could never sell enough of them to justify the expense. Besides, I don't think the R would translate lefty anyway. If you don't like the R, just get a lefty trapeze for that great vintage look.
indeed. i have outfitted every Rick i've ever owned with the trapeze.
i wonder if RIC will ever wind up making the trapeze standard on all Lefty models?
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:04 pm
by JakeK
suedehead71 wrote:i wonder if RIC will ever wind up making the trapeze standard on all Lefty models?
They made plexi TRCs and vintage cases standard with lefty models, why not a trapeze? I like your thinking, Colin...
Re: "R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:02 pm
by jps
wim wrote:This wouldn't have happened if the company made Hall guitars.
Well, there was/is
this company.
