Recent content by dju

is it just me?? I can't see the flamed maple top veneer in these pictures....

sometimes they just don't know what they are looking at and have no idea. i once looked at what was labeled an American telecaster. what it was was an American neck on a mim body. there are some easily discernible differences between the two bodies. i also bought an jet city jca22 that was...

I'm pretty sure I saw the pinkburst Geddy on Reverb. Some guy or business refinished basses and was listing them. Pretty sure I saw a yellow Geddy awhile back as well. but nothing there today when I checked today. Edit: Fender Geddy Lee Limelight Green | CinCityCustoms I believe these were the...

hi 2112, care to show your franken GL basses? I have one in the works at the moment. tuners and pick guard should be here today. Started life as a 3tone sunburst MIM GL. I had it refinished in a transparent crimson red finish like Geddy's. I did that before the red MIA GL was available. so now...

Ordered the Cruz tool, thanks for pointing it out to me. I'll also take a look at the jack before replacing and see if anything looks off as well as use some contact cleaner on it. thanks again for the help, dj

thanks for the reply K_B_D. I'll try and find a thin wall socket. however so far looking on line pretty much most of what I have found has been thin wall impact socket sets and while I have not seen one in person yet I am thinking impact sockets are still going to be pretty thick. But I'll try...

hi all, I tried googling and the search function but I haven't found what I was looking for which is strange as google is my friend and it usually works. I am thinking about replacing my Rickenbacker 4003's output jack as it makes noise and frequently one of the pickups doesn't come through. I...

Beautiful Ric. I was watching this one on ebay and almost put a bid on it myself as it was listed so low. you got a great price on it. enjoy!

it's not a Rickenbacker tuner but you can order individual Hipshot replacement tuners.... just a thought... HB5 Rickenbacker Replacement Tuner > Store > Hipshot Products.

I solved the problem. I went ahead and put a pair of pliers on the nut on the bottom of the mute pad and broke loose both of the thumb screws. I guess when the nut and the metal bar the mute pad is attached to which is also threaded come up against each other and get tightened they make it hard...

I thought about trying that but if the manufacturer cross threaded the screws I don't want them to blame me for forcing it apart and then not being able to return it if necessary. Now if and when I contact the seller to see if I can do that and they say give it a try then I will. I'll probably...

Hi all, I recently bought a 4001 Ric and it did not have the original bridge. I bought the Allparts Ricenbacker style bridge to make it look more correct. While I don't plan to use the mute pad I think that since it is a new bridge it should at least function properly. My understanding is the...

I got some pop rivets and I was able to install new latches saving the case to live for another day :) but I still see a new case in the future. just not today.

I look forward to your update. dj

reviving this thread to see if anybody can update it. the case that came with my recently purchased 4001 is ruff. going to try and repair it but if that doesn't work I will probably want to replace it. and $270+ for a rickenbacker case is a bit much. especially since other manufacturers can...