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Topic: 37' Ric Bakelite w/ chrome plates at Retrofret |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Gary Lynch
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Creston, California, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2007 6:03 am |
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| Seems like an overpriced, kind of hacked on, pre-war Ric. Am I missing something? |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 11 Jun 2007 8:12 am
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| Nope. Are you surprised that a vintage guitar shop prices their inventory on the highest end of the market? I only posted it 'cause somebody here may find it an attractive buy despite its flaws. Is Rickenbacher going to make any more 1937 bakelites in any condition? |
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Richard Sevigny
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Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
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Posted 11 Jun 2007 8:33 am
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If there's anything to quibble about in that web page, it's this...
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| (Jason is the guru of horseshoe pickups!). |
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Gary Lynch
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Posted 11 Jun 2007 8:41 am
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There have been plenty for sale both above ground and underground if one has the $$. The late 40's early 50's string through bakelites sound really great as well at a working man's aforability. After recharging the magnets and filing the poles so the pickup can be adjusted to it's uppermost ability, one would be hard pressed to hear a difference using a blind test as far as I'm concerned.
However you are correct, for a recording artist who just needs the 'sound' and not a perfectly clean looking instrument, it would be sufficient. Most guitars I have purchased all need tune ups of one kind or another. Thanks to technicians like Rick Aiello and Bill Creller, I have learned what would have not been available elsewhere than on the SGF. |
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