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Topic: How *not* to string a Rickenbacker.... |
Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Sep 2005 12:36 pm |
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And as the description says:
"This is used but it appears complete and the person purchased it from says it plays OK. I suspect it needs to be restrung."
Yeah........ 
(eBay auction here.)
Steinar
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 18 Sep 2005 1:32 pm
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| Bet it sounds like a snare drum when picked hard. I know for a fact that this is how Jerry Byrd strung his guitars. |
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 18 Sep 2005 2:03 pm
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| I seem to recall seeing this same pic last year....what gives ? |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Sep 2005 2:07 pm
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I remember posting a pic of a Supro that was stringed through the holes in the pickup's coverplate,- is that the one you're thinking of George?
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Charlie McDonald
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out of the blue
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Posted 18 Sep 2005 2:50 pm
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| I had a Fender Kingman, the kind that had adjustable bridge pieces. I took them out and put a baby humbucker in the slot, and let the strings bear on the slotted screw heads. It was hotter than hades. Not much harmonic quality though, unless you like just the high ones. |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 18 Sep 2005 6:03 pm
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ROTFLMAO
 [This message was edited by Garry Vanderlinde on 18 September 2005 at 07:04 PM.] |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Sep 2005 7:43 pm
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an innovative approach to string through . .
it's eBay #7350852950 - a Valco made Gretsch Electromatic
Steinar, could this be the same one you posted last year or is this a disturbing trend?
Or do these guys know something we don't?? [This message was edited by Rick Alexander on 18 September 2005 at 10:09 PM.] |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Sep 2005 3:13 am
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LOL!!! That's not the same Supro I posted last year, so it must be a new trend.
Steinar
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Charlie McDonald
From:
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Posted 19 Sep 2005 3:21 am
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Rick, that is so wierd, unless an overcompensated bridge was the idea.
Or a sitar.[This message was edited by Charlie McDonald on 19 September 2005 at 04:22 AM.] |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 19 Sep 2005 4:42 am
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| You mean I've been doing it wrong all these years? |
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 19 Sep 2005 4:48 am
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those are all very rare sitar steels.
they produce a very true sitar sound. |
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Bill Bosler
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Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2005 4:32 pm
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| There are some people who just shouldn't be allowed anywhere near an instrument. |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 20 Sep 2005 9:49 pm
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I bet the intonation on the Electromatic is stellar!  |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2005 9:20 am
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| Looks to me like the tone from that Ric would be " over the top" ........Jim |
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