BABY STEPS!!! BABY STEPS!!! I have a 2005 rick 360, the neck developed a downward bow...so I found this video here before tightening the truss rods. Glad I did! WOW. At 10am I tightened the rods (to the right of course) not 1/4 turn, or 1/8th turn...more like 1/32nd turn! I did that again at 4pm. At 11pm my Rick had a straight neck! Little micro turns did it! Oh...I did put 3 drops of lube on it first.
haha! Yea, I didn't have any choice as I was selling it and needed to set up the guitar for my buyer, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten into it myself. thanks.
Thank you for this information. I'm familiar with single truss rod adjustments on most guitars, and comfortable making those adjustments for some years. But in the last 2 years, I acquired two new Rics, a 360 -12 and a 660 -6. I NEVER adjusted a Ric, so I really appreciate the included information here. What about adding a drop of oil to the trussrods to assist with lubrication? I had some used guitars that HAD NOT been "trussrod" adjusted in a very long time, and the nuts were virtually frozen/corroded on the rods. They were so tight, I was afraid "something" would break when applying strong pressure. MY CURRENT RIC ISSUE, is with my 660:: the "A" and low "E" strings, on my 660, have a slight fret buzz when depressed after the 8th or 9th fret, while the other strings play fine. This might be caused by an un-level bridge, but more likely, an ""un-level" fret. But the easiest 1st step could be by just raising the bridge "a little" on the low "E" string side. If that doesn't correct it, I'm thinking about loosening the trussrod "just a little" on that side of the guitar. Do these tactics seem reasonable as beginning steps? And is it OK to add a little oil to the trussrod nuts? Thank you so much.
Hi, I have often given a small spray of WD-40 to a frozen truss rod and it does help make it easier to turn (make sure you loosen first before tightening). Hard to say on the buzzing. The first thing I would check is for a popped up fret in the area using a fret rocker. Usually if everywhere is playing well on a neck but for one or two frets, a high fret is to blame. If I find one to be high I first try using a fret setter and hammer. If it's at the edge of the neck and come unglued, often it won't pop back into place and I have to go to re-gluing the fret. I explain this all in detail in this video: ruclips.net/video/xyAibA9w8V4/видео.html You can try raising bridge on that side as you say just a bit. Loosening truss rod usually helps with buzz lower down on first few frets. It might help around the 8th fret, but you affect how the whole instrument plays. I would only loosen if it allows for a better setup overall for the whole guitar, not to fix buzz on one or two frets. good luck!
@@stillkickinmusic Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, your kind reply, and the link. I do have a fret rocker, so can check the fret heights in the suspect area.
Ricken"backer" not Ricken"bocker"? Wow! that is one controversial statement. I've always heard it pronounced "bocker." Would love to hear some other people weigh in on this one...
Apparently the original spelling of the Swiss founder of the company spells his name "Adolph Richenbacher," which would have been pronounced "bocker." But he spelled the name of the company differently, so apparently he liked it pronounced "backer" better. I stand corrected, however, myself and probably a lot of other people will continue to pronounce it "bocker," just sounds right to me...PS: another funny bass pronunciation is the company "Lakland." I think most people say "Lack," but apparently the company wants it pronounced "Lake"! Go figure...
Hi thanks for your input. I sometimes take some initial measurements on the bench and confirm in playing position. I rarely find any difference however. thanks!
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BABY STEPS!!! BABY STEPS!!! I have a 2005 rick 360, the neck developed a downward bow...so I found this video here before tightening the truss rods. Glad I did! WOW. At 10am I tightened the rods (to the right of course) not 1/4 turn, or 1/8th turn...more like 1/32nd turn! I did that again at 4pm. At 11pm my Rick had a straight neck! Little micro turns did it! Oh...I did put 3 drops of lube on it first.
Great job. Your patience seems to have paid off!
You are a braver man than I am. I’m not touching the truss rods on any of my Rickenbackers. 😄
haha! Yea, I didn't have any choice as I was selling it and needed to set up the guitar for my buyer, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten into it myself. thanks.
Thank you for this information. I'm familiar with single truss rod adjustments on most guitars, and comfortable making those adjustments for some years. But in the last 2 years, I acquired two new Rics, a 360 -12 and a 660 -6. I NEVER adjusted a Ric, so I really appreciate the included information here. What about adding a drop of oil to the trussrods to assist with lubrication? I had some used guitars that HAD NOT been "trussrod" adjusted in a very long time, and the nuts were virtually frozen/corroded on the rods. They were so tight, I was afraid "something" would break when applying strong pressure. MY CURRENT RIC ISSUE, is with my 660:: the "A" and low "E" strings, on my 660, have a slight fret buzz when depressed after the 8th or 9th fret, while the other strings play fine. This might be caused by an un-level bridge, but more likely, an ""un-level" fret. But the easiest 1st step could be by just raising the bridge "a little" on the low "E" string side. If that doesn't correct it, I'm thinking about loosening the trussrod "just a little" on that side of the guitar. Do these tactics seem reasonable as beginning steps? And is it OK to add a little oil to the trussrod nuts? Thank you so much.
Hi, I have often given a small spray of WD-40 to a frozen truss rod and it does help make it easier to turn (make sure you loosen first before tightening). Hard to say on the buzzing. The first thing I would check is for a popped up fret in the area using a fret rocker. Usually if everywhere is playing well on a neck but for one or two frets, a high fret is to blame. If I find one to be high I first try using a fret setter and hammer. If it's at the edge of the neck and come unglued, often it won't pop back into place and I have to go to re-gluing the fret. I explain this all in detail in this video:
ruclips.net/video/xyAibA9w8V4/видео.html
You can try raising bridge on that side as you say just a bit. Loosening truss rod usually helps with buzz lower down on first few frets. It might help around the 8th fret, but you affect how the whole instrument plays. I would only loosen if it allows for a better setup overall for the whole guitar, not to fix buzz on one or two frets. good luck!
@@stillkickinmusic Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, your kind reply, and the link. I do have a fret rocker, so can check the fret heights in the suspect area.
It's better to be patient and go WAY slower than that on a Rick. Start with 1/4 turn ea. Then wait an hour and check again.
Ok, appreciate the advice.
Backer Backer not Bocker
Ricken"backer" not Ricken"bocker"? Wow! that is one controversial statement. I've always heard it pronounced "bocker." Would love to hear some other people weigh in on this one...
@@stillkickinmusic Definitely Ricken-BACKER!😄
Apparently the original spelling of the Swiss founder of the company spells his name "Adolph Richenbacher," which would have been pronounced "bocker." But he spelled the name of the company differently, so apparently he liked it pronounced "backer" better. I stand corrected, however, myself and probably a lot of other people will continue to pronounce it "bocker," just sounds right to me...PS: another funny bass pronunciation is the company "Lakland." I think most people say "Lack," but apparently the company wants it pronounced "Lake"! Go figure...
The owner of the Rickenbacker company say , and is addressing the pronunciation question, he says it is backer not bocker. That was out of his mouth.
Jon Hall says "Backer".
I hope you're making your measurements in playing position, and not while it's laying on a bench.
Hi thanks for your input. I sometimes take some initial measurements on the bench and confirm in playing position. I rarely find any difference however. thanks!
What would help if you played the damn guitar so we could hear what it sounds like after you adjusted it! It's a musical instrument not a machine.
Playing has nothing to do with adjusting the truss rod. Go watch a Rick 360 demo vid. cheers