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One or two piece necks?
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 5:53 am
by jocke
I thought that rickenbacker used one piece maple necks but then I saw this picture???
http://www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/4003sb/4003sbbodyback.jpg
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 6:30 am
by dave4004
4003s have 2 piece necks, I don't know how far back it's been done but it's been over 10 years, maybe much longer.
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 6:41 am
by jocke
Thanks. Is that true for the 4001v63´s too?
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:00 am
by jwr2
I always thought that it was one piece on the back with hidden laminations inside ...
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:02 am
by rictified
my 81 4003 has a two piece neck. Aren't the 4001 necks with the walnut stripe in the middle three piece?
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:09 am
by marty
I have a new 4003 and it has a one piece neck.
I thought the transition was from the three piece neck with stripe to the one piece, but maybe the earlier 4003's had a two piece, which I havn't seen before until I saw the pic posted in this topic.
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:17 am
by jwr2
more back pics ...
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:19 am
by jwr2
70's models were 3 pieces of wood ...
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 9:59 am
by jps
An interesting thing about my 4004Cii is when you look at the body end of the neck it is three pieces of maple/maple/maple that conform to the three laminations of the maple/walnut/maple of the body.
