| Author | Message | ||
     Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3208 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Thanks Tony and Robert. There is certainly a wide range of prices around the globe on the Celestion Blues. | ||
| Robert Callaghan (Red_rob) Member Username: Red_rob Post Number: 55 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 194.74.48.4 |
Check out the last review here! Similar problem and no quality guys at ricsRus to help.... http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data4/Rickenbacker/381_V69-01.html | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1346 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Rob, that last review is a sort of sore spot. He's been on about this to anybody who will listen, and has raised a stink and tried to do a lot of damage in public forums. BTW, the first review on the same page is my own of my lovely 381V69, written the week I got it. Those screws can be replaced in a pinch with standard hardware store items. The size and description is 4-40 X 1/2" socket head Allen cap screw. The difference between hardware store and RIC ones is that the RIC ones are nickel plated or stainless steel; standard finish on these types of screws from the hardware store is black oxide.. Stainless steel ones are available from McMaster Carr; their part # is 92196A110 and they're $4.63 per box of 100. That should cover losses in perpetuity. Use Loctite in the future. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1347 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Oh, forgot about lost spring: A ballpoint pen spring will work in a gig-pinch. Cut it down to about 1/3 its length with a pair of nail clippers. McMaster-Carr lists nothing that will fit, surprisingly! | ||
| Robert Callaghan (Red_rob) Member Username: Red_rob Post Number: 56 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 194.74.48.4 |
Ouch. In that case, I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise and thank everyone for their advice and help. Particularly the guys at ricsRus and you too Paul - you're review was one of the factors in me writing a certain cheque a few weeks back! Loctite and a bottle of tact pills on order. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1348 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Rob, you most certainly were not tactless. You simply took a complainer's review at face value. Hope you're loving your guitar as much as I do mine, and good luck with it! | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3210 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Red Rob: We're pulling for you. We're all in this together. | ||
| Robert Callaghan (Red_rob) Member Username: Red_rob Post Number: 57 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 194.74.48.4 |
You guys are the best RICKENBROTHERS! | ||
| Nick Santore (Fiveightandten) Junior Member Username: Fiveightandten Post Number: 31 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 69.177.244.36 |
I'd just like to add that I had a problem with my bridge screws slipping a bit on my 360. As suggested by a few folks on this forum, I bought some locktite. I used the blue locktite, and I haven't had a problem with it moving ever since. The action has been absoutely perfect. It hasn't shifted, and the guitar plays wonderfully. But... I haven't tried to break the seal and adjust the action yet. I haven't needed to. We'll see what happens when I have to cross that bridge. ;) -Nick | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1356 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
I have, with red Loctite, just last evening. No problems. Broke free with slight effort. |
