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Topic: A really neat Rickenbacher |
William Lake
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 9 Dec 2012 9:37 am |
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| I also wondered, so I picked up a Rickenbacker Ace some time ago. I found the sound and sustain characteristics to be the same as a B6. The biggest difference was the top to back dimension was around one inch, making it very light weight. Perfect for the youngster going off to lessons, and us old guys who don't want to carry anything heavy. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Dec 2012 7:45 pm
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I haven't heard one. Nice to hear it has a nice bakelite sound.
I agree about the age versus weight issue Ron !!
I've more or less switched to my frypan, unless I feel strong occasionally !  |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 9 Dec 2012 8:34 pm
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| I had one of those back in the 1970's. It was blue. It came with a matching blue Rick amp. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Dec 2012 9:17 pm
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| I wasn't aware that any were painted over the bakelite.... |
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Bob Blair
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 13 Dec 2012 8:08 pm
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| Someone just got it for $380.00. Very cool guitar. |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 12:01 pm
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| Bill Creller wrote: |
| I wasn't aware that any were painted over the bakelite.... |
They also made them in red. |
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Robert Murphy
From:
West Virginia
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 1:04 pm
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I have an American Academy with 1 1/4" horseshoe pickup. It's the real deal.
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John Dahms
From:
Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2012 1:36 pm
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Great guitars. MUCH lighter than a B6 and very good sound. One piece construction so the neck is not a bolt on.
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Doug Freeman
From:
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 25 Dec 2012 3:48 pm
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| Not painted bakelite, but colored bakelite. Brown, blue, red, white. Not that much lighter than a B6, really, but equally great sounding guitars. I gig with one every week. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2012 8:51 am
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Actually they are all covered in some sort of opaque top coat ... even the brown ones.
I used one of my brown Academys as the "mother" in my first sand casting. I used Petrobond ... an oiled sand.
When I removed the Academy after packing the sand ... some of the top coat had pealed off ... exposing a very attractive brown/black swirl.
I used xylene and alot of elbow grease to remove the remaining top coat.
It's now the most attractive Ace/Academy I have ...
My blue Ace is a real looker though ...  |
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