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Cracks in finish along neck/body joint on 330
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2001 2:42 pm
by justinh
Hello, I just bought a Rickenbacker 330 in black with the black option (unique guitar), and noticed there are a few minor cracks that appear to be in the finish of the guitar on the neck/body joint. It is not on the underside where the neck and body meet but on both sides of the neck. Is this normal? It's not brand new, I bought it used but otherwise the guitar is in extremely mint condition and plays great. Please ease my mind about these cracks..Thank you.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2001 12:41 am
by tom
is this something to worry about...see bottom message
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2001 12:41 am
by tom
I have them along where the neck is connected into the body on my Rick 360-12 v64....
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2001 6:01 am
by ERIC
I have exactly the same problem with my '94 Rick 1997.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2001 8:13 am
by rick12dr
From what I've seen over the years, this is Not
something that is a "Problem". Yes, it might bug you from a cosmetic standpoint, but rest assured,
your neck is not somehow plotting to work itself loose out of the guitar.There is about 3"-3-1/2"
of mortise/tenon joint in those guitars, and they are Not coming undone anytime soon.Care to add any more to that, Mark??
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2001 11:34 am
by markthemd
These necks will NOT come out on their own.
What you have is two things ;
1- a build up of finishing material in a corner and the expansion / contraction rate of two pieces of wood that is slightly different.(Check out any Gibson ES-335 guitars neck joint )
2-On some of the neck joints in Rickenbackers ,that do not have a neck thru setup,there is ,from time to time, a certain amount of filler that is found in this location .The filler has a different expansion rate than the wood /finish and you see this cracking in this area.
In other words ...extreme, temperature will cause this to show itself .This is NOT just a Rickenbacker thing .
A fix....I'd have to see it to give you the definitive answer
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2001 1:55 pm
by admin
Bring on the photos Justin.
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 12:50 pm
by Justin_Howley
Thanks for all the advice. I'm glad it's something not to worry over. I'll have a pic up here in a few....Thanks again. One more question, Which truss rod adjusts the neck twist? I want to set the action nice and low with no neck twist and a really flat board.