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Author: | donahue [ June 1st, 2018, 7:30 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
Wow! Beautiful! I agree on the white truss rod cover. And you can always switch it back if it doesn't look right. |
Author: | crescenze [ June 1st, 2018, 8:01 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
donahue wrote: Wow! Beautiful! I agree on the white truss rod cover. And you can always switch it back if it doesn't look right. I second that emotion! |
Author: | AzWhoFan [ June 1st, 2018, 8:46 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
that turned out great! |
Author: | fivebass52 [ June 1st, 2018, 6:04 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
crescenze wrote: donahue wrote: Wow! Beautiful! I agree on the white truss rod cover. And you can always switch it back if it doesn't look right. I second that emotion! Wow, not cheap to go the white truss-rod cover route... anywhere from $99, and up! Here's one at Reverb for "only" $199.... https://reverb.com/item/11206817-ricken ... _BwE&pla=1 |
Author: | Grant [ June 1st, 2018, 6:13 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
Wow, not cheap to go the white truss-rod cover route... anywhere from $99, and up! Here's one at Reverb for "only" $199.... Hahahaha black is looking Soooooooo Good right now. Actually the black one wasn't scratched up it was just covered in dust and didnt notice when taking the photos. |
Author: | paulo [ June 1st, 2018, 6:24 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
Grant wrote: Wow, not cheap to go the white truss-rod cover route... anywhere from $99, and up! Here's one at Reverb for "only" $199.... Hahahaha black is looking Soooooooo Good right now. Actually the black one wasn't scratched up it was just covered in dust and didnt notice when taking the photos. You could always temporary paint it white and write Ric with a black sharpie magic marker Even better, "GrantBacker"! |
Author: | donahue [ June 1st, 2018, 8:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
Duuuuude, I read back a bit, and realized you had the pearloid pickguard made....and I had a lightbulb! What about having that guy make you a matching trussrod cover!? That would be soo sick! It wouldn't say Ric but so what. That would look nice!! |
Author: | Grant [ June 1st, 2018, 8:28 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
donahue wrote: Duuuuude, I read back a bit, and realized you had the pearloid pickguard made....and I had a lightbulb! What about having that guy make you a matching trussrod cover!? That would be soo sick! It wouldn't say Ric but so what. That would look nice!! Yeah i thought of that but i needs to say Rick ...just not the same but I wonder if the guys that made my picguard can make that and with the Rick logo |
Author: | AzWhoFan [ June 2nd, 2018, 6:56 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
Grant wrote: donahue wrote: Duuuuude, I read back a bit, and realized you had the pearloid pickguard made....and I had a lightbulb! What about having that guy make you a matching trussrod cover!? That would be soo sick! It wouldn't say Ric but so what. That would look nice!! Yeah i thought of that but i needs to say Rick ...just not the same but I wonder if the guys that made my picguard can make that and with the Rick logo Don't let John Hall find out about it, or he'll hit them with cease and desist injunction! |
Author: | crescenze [ June 2nd, 2018, 7:15 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding my 77 Rickenbacker |
Grant wrote: donahue wrote: Duuuuude, I read back a bit, and realized you had the pearloid pickguard made....and I had a lightbulb! What about having that guy make you a matching trussrod cover!? That would be soo sick! It wouldn't say Ric but so what. That would look nice!! Yeah i thought of that but i needs to say Rick ...just not the same but I wonder if the guys that made my picguard can make that and with the Rick logo You might be able to get one at a good price thru one of the Chinese companies that make the Ric copies. I believe there are a few members here that have experience in dealing with some of them. Maybe they might have suggestions. |
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