Description
Description
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| Finish Details: | Original |
| Body Material: | Maple |
| Body Details: | Chambered maple body, maple back with checkered binding, and bound "slash" F-hole. |
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Fingerboard Material: | Rosewood |
| Neck Profile: | "U" shape |
| Neck Thickness (IN): | 1st- .81" 12th- .85" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 6.00" |
| Nut Width: | 1-5/8" |
| Scale Length: | 24 3/4" |
| Neck Details: | Set-in three piece maple neck with bound rosewood fingerboard, triangle inlays and dual adjust truss rods. |
| Electronics: | Original Rickenbacker "toaster" pickups and wiring harness, with 3-way toggle switch, volume/tone controls for each pickup, blend control, and mono/"Ric-O-Sound" outputs. The pot codes date to 1966/1967. |
| Pickup Measurements: | neck 7.9k ohms bridge 8.4k ohms |
| Hardware: | Original hardware; a repro trem assembly has been included in the case. A couple washers underneath the bridge pickup are not original. Raised pickguard is missing. |
| Weight: | 7lbs 5oz |
| Modifications/Repairs: | - Raised pickguard is missing - 1 non-original pickguard screw |
| Case Details: | Original Hardshell Case |
| Cosmetic Condition: | This vintage Rickenbacker guitar is in good cosmetic condition with minor blemishes and wear. The truss rod cover is worn and one of the pickguard screws is not original. There is some finish wear on the headstock face around the tuner bushings. |
| Serial Number: | GC1053 |
| Tech Notes: | This guitar plays well with low action and optimal neck relief, and is currently set up with 10s. Frets are medium with wear, and both truss rods are adjustable. The pot codes date to 1966/1967, and the serial number dates to 1967. |