YOUR Signature Model
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YOUR Signature Model
If you were a famous musician, (although I am pretty sure there are a few around here), and you were offered your own Rickenbacker signature model, how would you design it?
1937 Model 59 Lap Steel
c. 1960 S-100 Lap Steel
2008 620-FG (Modified)
2016 360-FG
c. 1960 S-100 Lap Steel
2008 620-FG (Modified)
2016 360-FG
- sloop_john_b
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Re: YOUR Signature Model
- 360F Model with all deluxe appointments including checkered headstock binding
- Nitrocellulose Blue Boy finish
- Fat neck
- 1 11/16" nut width
- 12" fretboard radius
- Light matte finish on fretboard
- Tall fretwire
- Mastery Bridge w/ recessed baseplate
- Grover Sta-Tite tuners
- Ceramic Higain w/ a toaster cover at the bridge, Alnico hot toaster at the neck.
- Two knob/3-way switch wiring scheme
- Oven knobs
- Mono jack
- Bigsby B7
That's it.
- Nitrocellulose Blue Boy finish
- Fat neck
- 1 11/16" nut width
- 12" fretboard radius
- Light matte finish on fretboard
- Tall fretwire
- Mastery Bridge w/ recessed baseplate
- Grover Sta-Tite tuners
- Ceramic Higain w/ a toaster cover at the bridge, Alnico hot toaster at the neck.
- Two knob/3-way switch wiring scheme
- Oven knobs
- Mono jack
- Bigsby B7
That's it.
Re: YOUR Signature Model
mine is simple, slap another pickup on a 620. Would that be a 630?
Jangle, Chime & Twang.
Re: YOUR Signature Model
Already had it done! (Thank you Larry Davis)
Took a 1997 re-issue, added bouble checkered binding, crushed pearl inlays, Accent Vibrato, thinned the neck to '60's specs, thinned the headstock a bit too, added gold pickguards, TRC, and oven knobs and came up with what I call my Rick 1997DS!
There are plenty of pictures of it on the forum as I play it at most of the local jams.
I like it so much I'm going to do a second one just like it from the carcass of a badly modified and abused '66 335. This one will be Jetglo and have the standard "slash" sound hole instead of the "F". I will call it a 335DS.
Took a 1997 re-issue, added bouble checkered binding, crushed pearl inlays, Accent Vibrato, thinned the neck to '60's specs, thinned the headstock a bit too, added gold pickguards, TRC, and oven knobs and came up with what I call my Rick 1997DS!
There are plenty of pictures of it on the forum as I play it at most of the local jams.
I like it so much I'm going to do a second one just like it from the carcass of a badly modified and abused '66 335. This one will be Jetglo and have the standard "slash" sound hole instead of the "F". I will call it a 335DS.
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Re: YOUR Signature Model
I'm not sure where I'd start!
Re: YOUR Signature Model
1998
2 and1/2 " Body
JG
White plastic with Vintage appointments..
2 and1/2 " Body
JG
White plastic with Vintage appointments..
Re: YOUR Signature Model
It would have to be 4001-based, fretless, jetglo finish, with toaster & horsie pups and checkered binding.
Fortunately, I'm almost there with that wish list
Ash
Fortunately, I'm almost there with that wish list
Ash
1976 4001 "Shadow" Fretless
1978 4002 Walnut
1986 4008 Silver
1999 4001 V63 White
2012 4004 Jetglo
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Button 6 String Fretfull
Button 6 String Fretless
NS CR5 Omni Bass Fretless
Ashbory Bass
1978 4002 Walnut
1986 4008 Silver
1999 4001 V63 White
2012 4004 Jetglo
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Button 6 String Fretfull
Button 6 String Fretless
NS CR5 Omni Bass Fretless
Ashbory Bass
Re: YOUR Signature Model
4004 Cii amberfireglo,with pickups moved to the 4002 positions,without the need for a pickguard. Might as well have an ebony fretboard while we're at it,and elongated headstock,natch. Gold plexi trc. Yep,that would work. And a fretless 2nd one,too.
Re: YOUR Signature Model
Well, if we're allowed to consider basses, I'd have to say, probably something like this:
Oh, wait...I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
- deaconblues
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Re: YOUR Signature Model
For me? Start with a properly shaped 381v69.
-Nitro Two Tone Brown
-Gold top guard
-Tortoise lower guard with 4 oven knobs and a vintage 5th knob
-Boat V neck shape
-Light nitro top coat on the fretboard
-7.5" radius
-Fender nut width
-Bone nut
-Vintage fretwire
-Piezo-saddled ABR-1 bridge drilled into the wood
-Alnico 3 humbucker in the neck pos.
-Scatter wound toaster in the bridge pos., no cap
-Accent Vibrato with long handle
-5th knob is the piezo blender
-Nitro Two Tone Brown
-Gold top guard
-Tortoise lower guard with 4 oven knobs and a vintage 5th knob
-Boat V neck shape
-Light nitro top coat on the fretboard
-7.5" radius
-Fender nut width
-Bone nut
-Vintage fretwire
-Piezo-saddled ABR-1 bridge drilled into the wood
-Alnico 3 humbucker in the neck pos.
-Scatter wound toaster in the bridge pos., no cap
-Accent Vibrato with long handle
-5th knob is the piezo blender
- paologregorio
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Re: YOUR Signature Model
I have a couple of them. . . . I'm thinking a double neck WB would be cool though.
There is no reason to ever be bored.
...why yes, I suppose I do have a double bound guitar fetish...
"Uh, I like the double bounds. . . ."
...why yes, I suppose I do have a double bound guitar fetish...
"Uh, I like the double bounds. . . ."
Re: YOUR Signature Model
I'll echo Kenny's comment.kennyhowes wrote:I'm not sure where I'd start!
'96 1997 LH MG
'98 360 LH MG
'00 360/12 Carl Wilson LH FG
'07 730S Shiloh LH
'98 360 LH MG
'00 360/12 Carl Wilson LH FG
'07 730S Shiloh LH
- tristanbacker
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Re: YOUR Signature Model
Like the Sussana Hoffs signature with the body of a 360 capri, vintage tuners and checkerbound headstock...
Re: YOUR Signature Model
Start with a 360-F body
2 high gain pickups,
Rick-O-Sound option
Bigsby V60
22 frets
12" radius
Nut width 1 11/16"
Scale length 24.5"
Double checkerboard bound
A great guitar for finger pickers.
JimK
2 high gain pickups,
Rick-O-Sound option
Bigsby V60
22 frets
12" radius
Nut width 1 11/16"
Scale length 24.5"
Double checkerboard bound
A great guitar for finger pickers.
JimK
Re: YOUR Signature Model
370 double-bound, checkered binding front and back, three hot toaster pickups balanced for volume (no extra-hot neck pickup!), 1-11/16" nut width, 12" fingerboard radius, medium-jumbo frets, switching to select neck, bridge, or both together, with the usual volume and tone controls for each, blend knob replaced with independent volume control for middle pickup, no bass-cut capacitor on bridge pickup, gold pickguards and nameplate, oven knobs, no Rick-O-Sound jack, birdseye maple throughout, early-'60's-style pink Fireglo