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Hello there,

How much mahagony nech through system adds depth and sustain at rickenbackers , I made a bass years ago but left it unfinished but the tab tone was ultra deep and sustained.

Some writers claim wood is not important and makers milk the cow.

If I would not experienced above , I would never think to ask.

Let me ask you ,

Thank you and Best wishes,

Mustafa Umut Sarac
Istanbul

Rickenbackers are made of maple.

jdogric12 wrote:Rickenbackers are made of maple.

And recently of walnut.

TD

I think a lot of the treble crispness of a Ric is due to the maple neck beam, the wings are perhaps less important. I dont think any Ricks were made of mahogany.

Gilmourisgod wrote:I dont think any Ricks were made of mahogany.

Obscure knowledge to the rescue! A prototype version of the 480 (verified in the original auction through Rickenbacker) was built with a mahogany body.

Depth and sustain at Rickenbacker not mahagony, is pine. Knotty. Nech thru systems is for guillotine. Very efficiently. You know saying, if cow is dry milk goat.

I almost spewed beer while reading. Jeff Mc, you knotty whatchamacallit!

I have to believe that the pickups are at least equally as significant to the sound of a Rick as any other factor, if not more so.

Strange things are afoot at RR.

jdogric12 wrote:Rickenbackers are made of maple.

...I've seen a mahagony Rickenfaker by Bach some years ago...