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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:33 pm
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If Rickenbacker were to take a look at the realities of the marketplace and offer some optional neck widths, they might sell a whole lot more guitars......
I had that very thought before I made my last post of resignation and defeat.
I looked into it, just out of curiosity of course because God knows I couldn't afford it. Rickenbacker does not have a custom shop or anything like a custom shop. They do not do custom work. I have to assume if your name meant something in the biz they might reconsider but not for John Q. Public.

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 5:50 am
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That may be two broken hearts. The funny thing is, my next purchase will probably be a 2015 SG Standard, with the aircraft carrier neck and fret board. My friend bought one and it felt right. I went in to play several and each time I liked it. I'm going to wait for the end of year discounts and go for a translucent black. I never wanted an SG in my life but that big wide neck and low action was very comfortable.

My SG is probably the guitar I play the most, or certainly the one I practice on the most, because of the nice wide neck width, thick 50's neck and flatter radius. With big hands, even 1/16" extra width really does matter.
Sure, it's a bit neck heavy, and sure, you have to be careful with that angled headstock that cracks if you look hard at it, and sure, the tall bridge makes for a very different feel, but it feels good.

For 12 string, I wish Fender would bring back the Coronado Antigua XII - it's one of the few guitars I would buy in a heartbeat:
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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:37 am
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My SG is probably the guitar I play the most, or certainly the one I practice on the most, because of the nice wide neck width, thick 50's neck and flatter radius. With big hands, even 1/16" extra width really does matter.

I'm guessing that, plus the shorter scale length which makes bending easier, is also part of the equation.

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:36 am
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My SG is probably the guitar I play the most, or certainly the one I practice on the most, because of the nice wide neck width, thick 50's neck and flatter radius. With big hands, even 1/16" extra width really does matter.

I'm guessing that, plus the shorter scale length which makes bending easier, is also part of the equation.


Nah, the scale length isn't a big part of the equation for me, as I was blessed with gorilla arms and jar openers instead of hands. However, the slightly wider fretboard probably means I can bend a bit more without affecting the next string over. And the flatter radius certainly helps avoid buzz when bending (which is why I love my Tele with a compound radius too).


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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:39 am
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However, the slightly wider fretboard probably means I can bend a bit more without affecting the next string over. And the flatter radius certainly helps avoid buzz when bending (which is why I love my Tele with a compound radius too).

Does the Coronado satisfy that equation?

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:57 am
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ZZDoc wrote:
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However, the slightly wider fretboard probably means I can bend a bit more without affecting the next string over. And the flatter radius certainly helps avoid buzz when bending (which is why I love my Tele with a compound radius too).

Does the Coronado satisfy that equation?


From what I can tell, the fretboard IS wider than the regular Coronado, because it's a 12-string, and wider than the Ricks.
But it's still has a fairly small radius. Then again, bending isn't as common on 12-strings (Bowie did on his acoustic 12-string, but that's more an exception than the rule).

But the main reason I'd get that one if I ever can find one is that it's easily the best looking electric 12. Rickenbackers 12-strings are pretty too, but the Coronado 12 beats them, I think.
Unless we get a Shiskov 12-string, it may be the prettiest one.
IMHO, YMMV ;)


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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:32 pm
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[quote="arth1]Unless we get a Shiskov 12-string, it may be the prettiest one.[/quote]
If so, I'd like to see that headstock re-design. Even though the guitar has a kind of '60's 'folksy' vibe, that "I'm melting'' look never jibed with my brain. IMHO, the headstock on the MIJ Strat-12 is an improvement, though YMMV.

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:26 pm
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Rickies are unique, great looking and have a great heritage, though they're also, dare I say, over-engineered.

So it's not surprising to me that a setup is more challenging.

I had serious GAS for a Fireglo 360 for quite a while, then I actually played one (several actually) and found that I really am not partial to their sound/Tone... :( :(

Not trying to dissuade you at all, just relaying my impressions.

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 7:54 pm
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About 10 years ago I special ordered a Left Handed 370-12. I waited a year for it to get made and to me. I hated it. The necks are way to narrow for me, almost impossible to play. Although Ric claims to have 2 different width necks I did not see that option when I ordered.
I currently own a 360 and it's a great guitar. I have not had to do any work on it so I can't give you my opinion of that aspect of Ric ownership.

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:19 pm
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They need to reissue this one. 8)

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 6:34 am
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Well, I went into the Long & McQuade outlet in south Edmonchuck on Saturday and they had 3 Rics on display. First time I ever saw them with Rics in the inventory. I tried two. A semi-hollow 6 string and a solid 6. The necks were noticeably narrow but I'm not sure they were narrow enough to be an absolute no-go. The used one that I was looking at is a 12 though so I have yet to try one of those. Fortunately my episode of GAS seems to have subsided. It's about time too, what with two Boogie purchases this summer.

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2015 9:17 pm
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Anyone tried the 481 with the skewed frets?

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:49 am
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Geddy Lee is perhaps famous for his use of the 4080 double neck.

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 5:36 pm
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I'm not sure what the radius is on the 6 string Rics, or Fenders, but I know on a 4003, it's a 10" radius, as compared to a 9.5" radius on a Fender bass. The board's radius could have some like, or dis-like for the feel while playing.

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Post subject: Re: Rickenbacker
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:31 pm
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The 4003 remains Rickenbacker's best-selling bass since its introduction in the early 1980s. It differs from the 4001 for its truss-rod system; other features being quite similar to its forebearer.

Players like Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, Chris Squire and Cliff Burton used Rickenbacker basses on countless recordings.

Unusual for a Rickenbacker bass is undoubtedly Joey DeMaio's modified 4004 Laredo as it sports a narrow neck with 4 guitar strings, Grover locking tuners and 2 pairs of active humbuckers with a single volume knob.

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