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HNB · . Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA

I got this in trade. It is my first Rickenbacker. I am still getting used to it. This model has a pretty wide neck. It reminds me of my acoustic guitar. I normally try to avoid any guitar that isn't bolt on in case of neck issues but this model has two things that make me ok with it.

1. It is a neck through so I don't have to worry about the neck glue point really.
2. It doesn't have the thin tilt back headstock like Gibson so it seems more sturdy there to me.

This was from their 60th Anniversary year. I read they are kind of hard to come by? The black and brown ones seem much more common.

I love the maple neck and maple fretboard. I read it is short scale. The mini tuners are great. I really like the pickups although the neck pickup seems louder than the bridge by a little. I adjusted the heights and it doesn't really change it. I really love the metal guard and knobs. I also like the hard tail bridge. The body is pretty thin. Reminds me of some of my vintage bodies. More like 1.5 inches thick or so. The contours are nice and the controls are nice and quiet. This is the first guitar that has mini humbuckers I like. My previous ones just sounded weak to me and kind of boring. I also have the manual and hard case.

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HNB · . Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA

It was disclosed to me before the trade that it had a ding by the 7th fret. I have had luck filling those so I gave it a go. This it when I got it.

20151222_171508 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

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The ding was on the low e side so my thumb was hitting it. (I tend to wrap my thumb on that side while playing.) I tried my recently acquired trick. Drop some Gorilla super glue gel in the dings and that scratch and let it dry for a day. I like the gel because it doesn't run and it dries thick.

20151222_174933 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Once dry I just had to carefully wetsand it smooth.

20151223_230025 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

20151223_230021 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

You can still SEE it, but you can't feel it now. (I know I asked my wife to feel it and tell me what she thought. She didn't know there was a ding before until I showed it to her. She couldn't feel it.)

Anyways, I also took that chance to knock the gloss a bit and polish it to give it more of a satin vibe which feels nice and soft. Smile

All good now! I might add some dunlop strap locks next since I have them on all my guitars. Just need to order a pair.

sunshiner · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 8:44 am Post subject:

Stunning guitar, congrats. WTR had the same if memory serves me well. I believe it is 24.75"
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benecol · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:39 am Post subject:

Always loved those (although prefer the rosewood neck ones) because of the wide neck and body shape. Well done.

Thomas · . Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3175 Location: Glasgow, UK

Very cool! I'm not usually a Ric fan but that looks real nice. Great work with those dents too!!

Noirie. · YOUTH Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 4512

Love it but they're so pricey. I think the guy in Converge used to play these.

Ankhanu · . Joined: 10 Nov 2009 Posts: 2860 Location: Nova Scotia

That thing is fantastic. Great colour choice.

That ding fix idea is fantastic, I'd never heard of that one. I have a couple necks with similar small dents; I might have to try that.
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Brandon W · Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:54 pm Post subject:

gorgeous and classy.. i dig it
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singlepup · . Joined: 10 Dec 2010 Posts: 4033 Location: San Diego

I'm trying to convince myself that I don't ever need to own a Ric, but threads like these...

HNB · . Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA

I was hoping the dent fix trick would help some people out. I have used it on probably five necks or so and had great luck. I tried nailpolish once, but the clear I had actually was nitro based and destabilized the original finish and it just was so thin it took days to fill up.

I never tried one before because shops I have been in didn't have them and their costs are normally so high I just didn't bother blind buying one. Since I was able to trade, it worked out great. It isn't 100% mint so I should be able to avoid the fears of scratches or dings on an expensive guitar. I am a maple fretboard fan so when I saw this (which I hadn't really seen many maple Ricks), I had to give it a shot.

jcyphe · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 16424

Nice.
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71Smallbox · . Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 2241 Location: Brooklyn

71Smallbox · . Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 2241 Location: Brooklyn

also, NICE guitar, very stunning!

Bacchus · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:07 pm Post subject:

I don't really like Rickenbackers but I like that. Maybe because it looks like a normal guitar made by someone else but with Rick visuals or something.
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HNB · . Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA

westtexasred · Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:41 pm Post subject:

Beautiful guitar. I used to own this one

This is one the guy in Converge has

HNB · . Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA

Would love a Colorado to go with it. ;D