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The Rickenbacker Club! (part 2)

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sure did...I use mine for session playing here and it is so funny to walk into a studio and the engineer is expecting a Fender and I pull out the Ric and they just stare.....cracks me up....
MGBT is cool for sure!!!!
 
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Here's a painting and my Ricks that I owned years ago.They served me well.
 

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EagleMoon said:
Say, does anyone know if I have to get a particular brand of 1/4" hex nut driver to adjust a Ric neck?
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No particular brand, but it does need to be a "thin-wall" hex nut driver. The reason for this is that the clearance between the outside of the hex nut and the surrounding wood, as well as between the two nuts, is pretty tight in some cases.

Xcelite is the brand I use, but their thin-wall is pretty much like anyone else's thin-wall driver. The best brands (I think) are Cooper Tools / Xcelite, Klein.
 
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Speaking of Rickenbacker-related tools, I've been trying to raise the pole-pieces on my E and G strings since they're slightly lower than the middle two pole pieces, therefore producing slightly less volume. Mine is an 07 so it's got the hex-heads.

But I can't seem to turn the lil' bastards! I'm afraid of applying too much force. Plus I'm a bit of a klutz and I'm liable to slip and scratch the finish. Any pointers? I'm using the right-sized allen wrench.....
 
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zipflint said:
Speaking of Rickenbacker-related tools, I've been trying to raise the pole-pieces on my E and G strings since they're slightly lower than the middle two pole pieces, therefore producing slightly less volume. Mine is an 07 so it's got the hex-heads.

But I can't seem to turn the lil' bastards! I'm afraid of applying too much force. Plus I'm a bit of a klutz and I'm liable to slip and scratch the finish. Any pointers? I'm using the right-sized allen wrench.....
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Not sure which one, iirc its the 1/16". Just give it a good twist. They should not be too difficult to move. Mine were not.
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elysrand said:
No particular brand, but it does need to be a "thin-wall" hex nut driver. The reason for this is that the clearance between the outside of the hex nut and the surrounding wood, as well as between the two nuts, is pretty tight in some cases.

Xcelite is the brand I use, but their thin-wall is pretty much like anyone else's thin-wall driver. The best brands (I think) are Cooper Tools / Xcelite, Klein.
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That's the brand I've heard of. I went to Lowes tonight and picked up a Kobalt driver. It looks pretty thin walled. I'll report my progress. :)
 
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EagleMoon said:
Well, tried it and it worked fine. Was a teeny bit tight on the bass side rod, but other than that no problems. Good thing because that was the only brand they had. :)

Btw, here's my new Ric. Do I get a number?

Just unboxed it last night.
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Nice JG, man! You've got the cool new pearlescent-poured full-width inlays... way cool :D And being able to switch the cap in or out is a real plus, tone-wise.
 
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elysrand said:
Nice JG, man! You've got the cool new pearlescent-poured full-width inlays... way cool :D And being able to switch the cap in or out is a real plus, tone-wise.
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I KNEW something looked different about the neck, but I couldn't place it! :D Yeah the tone switch is great. Amazing the amount of bass that it adds.

Btw, Max Headroom has always been one of my fav shows. Just sayin'....:)
 
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