Larry Lenhart
From:
Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 3 Mar 2013 3:05 pm |
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Up for sale is a 1963 Rickenbacker 420 in EC with the OHSC also in EC. I am the original owner of this guitar as I received it as a Christmas gift in that year. It is my first electic guitar, and in some ways I hate to part with it, but I never play it any more. It never was played all that much in reality, as I acquired other guitars that I played more. There are a few nicks as I have tried to show in the pics, but overall it is in great shape for a guitar almost 50 years old. I should mention that this guitar is all original and has not been modified in any way, with the exception of the nut and input jack, as described below I took this guitar to a guitar tech Dec 13th, and he made the following improvements to the guitar:
1. He lowered the action by adjusting the bridge, as I have attempted to show in one picture.
2. He made a new bone nut so that the strings set better in the nut...before the bass string would pop out if it was struck very strongly.
3. He replaced the input jack as it was not working, and now all the electronics are working properly.
4. He replaced the strings on the guitar.
Now I feel confident that the guitar is properly set up with good action and proper intonation.
Again, the guitar is not in mint condition, it is not a "closet queen" but for a guitar 50 years old, it is in excellent overall condition and is a fine example of a vintage student model Rickenbacker 420 from the year 1963. (the serial number on the bridge plate is C J , the C indicating 1963 and the J indicating October. BTW the scale of the guitar is just under 25".
Thanks for looking.
Buy with confidence as I feel the guitar is now ready to go and provide the Rick sound and vintage vibe.
Thanks for looking and please feel free to email me with any questions.
I will only ship to lower 48 but I will pay shipping. I will only accept pay pal.
Last edited by Larry Lenhart on 7 Mar 2013 1:09 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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