Very interested to see how the Rick is fixed, being hollow and all. Also counting the "toothpick n glue" replies - uh no. That plexi is the sound! Yeah! I want one.
Mapleglo I love how Rick named their colors... Natural finish was "mapleglo" Tobacco sunburst was "autumnglo" Black was "Jetglo" Cherry sunburst was "fireglo" Cobalt blue was "azureglo" Soooo fun and creative
"chime" "bark" "tooth" "chug" "honk" "quack" "brown" ... That Marshall PA head offers a melange, a blend if you will, of guitar-magazine tone adjectives, none of which alone captures how fantastic it sounds, even through an iPhone microphone!
Sawdust and a good wood glue made into a paste, use a small brush to get the mixture into the screw holes. Slowly, gently set the screws to bite back into it.
This could be turned into one of those videos where they rescue a stray, sick animal and show the nursing of it back to health. My girls love these...I have to keep my UA-cam curated with my other interests...
Man that aged Mapleglo finish is rich as hell. I'm sure master Greg and the boys will whip that sucker into fine shape. For that plexi, man even at the volume set at 4 sounded sweet!
I’ve never owned a real plexi but my gigging amp from 96-2000 was a Marshall 1987x 50 watt reissue. I loved that thing, I can only imagine what an original one is like to play through.
Just catching up on your last few videos and the perspective you offered on life in general a few episodes back ( episode 343 ) hit home and was something I needed to hear. Your timing is impeccable. Thanks Champ ! Enjoy your football.
Hey Tom! After the last video I was really hoping we’d hear the plexi when you tried her out! Thanks for that. I’ve been thinking about old guitars, and old things in general lately. I was holding my Gibson acoustic from 1955 and thinking about the people who made it. What were they thinking about and what did they imagine would happen to this instrument in its life? It was so much harder to do fine woodworking back then, but they decided to go all out! Did they know they were crafting timeless American perfection? Whether you name your instruments or not, it’s hard not to feel something holding an old guitar. All the songs, all the hours, all the years…
I am sure I read that Leslie West used a Marshall P.A head for his classic Mountain tones, '69 and early 70's, it makes sense, thanks for the amp interlude Tom
I just finished eating pancakes w/ maple syrup and sat down and laughed when I saw this. A little wood/epoxy filler > pre-drill the new holes and those screws will tighten right up.
A couple of good match sticks. Like quality ones, not the paper-y ones from bars where you peel back the cover, at least the ones in the box with like a bass wood stick. Get a good dry fit in the screw holes, then a drop or 2 of of Tite Bond wood glue in the screw hole then put in the match sticks. Give it a half day to set, then break off the sticks, may have to sand or ue a Dremel to smooth it out, the re attach the screws in the new wood that was the worn out screw hole. Love to hear Uncle Ted Nugent play his Birdland through that plexi but Uncle Larry on a SG was pretty awesome also... -Marc
Please consider sticking a toothpick in the holes in the wood so that the screws can have pressure again for something to catch. That’s what you do for door hinges that get reamed out. No chance of further damaging it this way.
Hey Tom, Im 41 and been on that kids or no kids fence for a long time. Think you push me over to the right side. Thanks for all the videos. Marshall sounds like the shit by the way. Cheers to a lovely Sunday.
if you'll allow me a 2nd comment today: Some guitars we haven't seen a lot of lately.. the korina PRS.. and the Memphis Minnie guitar (the National New Yorker).. Serious, serious-ness they bring IMO.
That Ric is a true fixer-upper! The bones are there…hope it comes out a great guitar? I’m sure there have been a bunch of examples of Vintage guitars that have ended up on the scrap heap, and have never received the love they need to get back to functioning. Lol 😂 Marshall is a felt experience, as much as a sound! Have always had a prejudice against the High Gain Hair metal “Marshall” sound. Love the cleans and clean textures with a Gibson though. Beautiful!
Very beautiful color/finish on the guitar. What are you betting pools today on the NFL games. Chiefs vs Atlanta should be a good Sunday night matchup. Did you by chance play on the new Post Malone and Keith Urban records...I only knew the song "Circles" by Posty, but I've had his new record on repeat. Just bought Keith's new record, need to do a deep dive....Have a Great Sunday of Foot ball, Tom.....Best Wishes.
Honey, I know that...ive been doing this a loooooong time...the problem here is that this guitar is hollow...there is nothing to glue the toothpicks into, cuz it's hollow
My first guitar ever was a Rick ‘’John Lennon” model. Very small things! I still have it … missing various parts and has a twisted neck (I don’t think dual truss rods worked out for them). I should do something with it I guess.
It's fiddly-er, but almost the same technique. I have a collection of wooden dowelery including toothpicks, coffee stirrers, skewers, chopsticks and other random sticks of wood for when the hole is too wallered for a toothpick. On a really thin area, I might glue a small patch of wood underneath, like a bit of a popsicle stick or tongue depressor.
Get a couple of round toothpicks and stick in the pickguard holes to fill in some of the spaces. Add back your screws and as they screw in and push back against the toothpick wood it will seal it tight. Just a thought.
You can take some polishing compound, and scrub the back of the neck. Gibsons do this a lot, a funky, sticky, build up. Don't know if it's a chemical reaction with an owner, or the composition of the finish 😎.
I noticed Uncle Larry didn't bridge the channels on the Plexi when testing in the house. Does Uncle Larry support bridging? We need to know before election day for the write-in campaign.
Nice guitar - Ricky';s always had good old American quality. As for the the stripped screw holes the down and dirty way has always been toothpicks mixed with some kind of color matched paint...who sees it???
Hi Uncle Larry! I always wanted to own a Ricky, but to be honest I am afraid of the double truss rods, they look intimidating. My favs are the 480s and 481s. Cheers!
Re: Ricky: I have a late model 660 I love but, MAN I dunno how they get away with just putting silver stripes on em instead of frets! It’s the non-Gibby “fretless wonder”.
Hey Tom, I traded a EP2 to rivington guitars that I bought from you a few years ago at the philly guitar show. I forgot the guys name I did the deal with .
“years of something” (in reference to the neck joint) - INDEED Uncle Larry…it’ll be a beauty when all said and done. That plexi is a beauty - You can hear how it is moving air around - blowing the bottoms of bell bottoms What are your fav picks for today?
For the screws on the plate? I’ve seen people use broken tooth picks and glue. Not sure if it’s a legitimate fix because I’ve never done it. My pick for Sunday, Vikings over Texans at home. (For entertainment only)
Unfortunately I think the only fix for the screw holes is to plug them with a dowel, pare them off smooth with a chisel, re-drill. Probably don’t have to do any finish work though since they’ll be covered.
Not these early ones...the 50s and 60s ones ordinarily don't ever have a problem with being sticky"...I think they started using that hideous sticky finish you mentioned by the early 80s
Man....im no NFL coach but i can imagine there is PLENTY of discussion in the front office...although no matter WHAT happens, "handing the keys to Jamis Winston" is the ticket to a 4-12 season no matter how you slice it
Hi homeskoolers - should I roll the sharp edges of the binding on my 335? Not comfortable on the thumb wrap and the countless hours it would take to wear down playing seems counter productive if those hours could be better spent in comfort. Any advise on sanding or scrapping with a razor or both would be appreciated especially from the maestro.
@@liayn67oh yeah, hammer away...make it like you like it But in the meantime be saving your money for a 64 or earlier...you will notice a HUGE difference across the board
@@501chorusecho May I just say that one of the many great attributes of Tom is he has many times advised against going in debt for the pursuit of gear, you da man! Another great thing about Tom is his relentless restoration of defunct gear - among other legacies may your legend live on in the many guitars and amps you have revived throughout the years. My father always said leave a campsite cleaner than you found it, I think Tom does that with guitars.
Very interested to see how the Rick is fixed, being hollow and all. Also counting the "toothpick n glue" replies - uh no. That plexi is the sound! Yeah! I want one.
heard via the interwebs that paul reed smith has a secret stash of tone-wood toothpicks...
How many thousand wallered-out guitar holes have you fixed? The exact technique has to be adapted to each case, but still, it ain't rocket surgery.
I don't want to ruin this pin but Jesus
@@1011010100011 This!
My Lord the color on that guitar is beautiful
Mapleglo
I love how Rick named their colors...
Natural finish was "mapleglo"
Tobacco sunburst was "autumnglo"
Black was "Jetglo"
Cherry sunburst was "fireglo"
Cobalt blue was "azureglo"
Soooo fun and creative
That plexi sounds great. That's the freaking sound.
Yes....that is the sound...undeniably.
I wish you guys could hear it in the room...its just so warm and punchy
It will hit you right in the yarbles ..
@bzerob7362 that almost don't sound warm and fuzzy anymore...haha
"chime" "bark" "tooth" "chug" "honk" "quack" "brown" ... That Marshall PA head offers a melange, a blend if you will, of guitar-magazine tone adjectives, none of which alone captures how fantastic it sounds, even through an iPhone microphone!
You should get an award for using the word melange. 😂
@@tomcoryell 😆
@@duncanfrere2656Add to that “guitar-magazine tone adjectives” and you come across as waaaay too literate to comment on UA-cam!
That Ricky has great bones, as they say. The Gruhns boys will have a field day with it. Looking forward to the "after" video.
LOVE your new PLEXI!!!! More please!!!
Nice Rick Uncle Larry. Jangle to your hearts content. 👌🏻
One more session with Uncle Larry.... And then I'll be happy...!
Beautiful specimen. Plexi sunday!
I'd love to hear it in the room! Happy Sunday Tom!!
Sounds so pure, Larry! Thanks for sharing. 🎸👌
Nut sacked sound of the plexi is real. Happy Sunday Uncle Larry
Perfect Sunday morning, thanks Larry!✌️
Sawdust and a good wood glue made into a paste, use a small brush to get the mixture into the screw holes. Slowly, gently set the screws to bite back into it.
And on the 7th day, Mama said: 'Get thee to the PlexiChurch, it is good for thy PlexiSoul'
Have you let your son loose on one of those yet? Man, I remember my first time. Loudness (when it's cool) is addictive. Cheers from Bugtustle!
Hey Buk, That Rik is a diamond in the rough. I really like your guitar videos! Thanks man, and good luck with today's games!
Hey Tom could listen to that old plexi all day long , thanks for the content
Praying you can make something out of that Rik, Tommy! Would love to hear it someday.
Coffee ☕️ with Larry.
Damn, that Plexi sounds soooooo good!!
those things are fuggin unreal
Exactly what I was going to say
@@brianolson_music best guitar amps ever made by human beings
Looks like the mids are all the way up and bass all the way down and treble at 6 or 7? Is that right?
This could be turned into one of those videos where they rescue a stray, sick animal and show the nursing of it back to health. My girls love these...I have to keep my UA-cam curated with my other interests...
What a monster amp.
Sounds so raw but also warm.
Man that aged Mapleglo finish is rich as hell. I'm sure master Greg and the boys will whip that sucker into fine shape. For that plexi, man even at the volume set at 4 sounded sweet!
ESPECIALLY at 4
I’ve never owned a real plexi but my gigging amp from 96-2000 was a Marshall 1987x 50 watt reissue. I loved that thing, I can only imagine what an original one is like to play through.
Just catching up on your last few videos and the perspective you offered on life in general a few episodes back ( episode 343 ) hit home and was something I needed to hear. Your timing is impeccable. Thanks Champ ! Enjoy your football.
you got it tough guy
@@501chorusecho I’m guessing you’re not a fan of me calling you Champ. I’ll drop it but it wasn’t meant to be disrespectful.
@@benallmark9671 He didn't mean anything by it...
Hey champ is like hey chief. It's a little annoying.
@@vbros7how do you know that
Sunday Skool 💙
Hey Tom! After the last video I was really hoping we’d hear the plexi when you tried her out! Thanks for that. I’ve been thinking about old guitars, and old things in general lately. I was holding my Gibson acoustic from 1955 and thinking about the people who made it. What were they thinking about and what did they imagine would happen to this instrument in its life? It was so much harder to do fine woodworking back then, but they decided to go all out! Did they know they were crafting timeless American perfection? Whether you name your instruments or not, it’s hard not to feel something holding an old guitar. All the songs, all the hours, all the years…
I am sure I read that Leslie West used a Marshall P.A head for his classic Mountain tones, '69 and early 70's, it makes sense, thanks for the amp interlude Tom
I just finished eating pancakes w/ maple syrup and sat down and laughed when I saw this.
A little wood/epoxy filler > pre-drill the new holes and those screws will tighten right up.
lol “I wasn’t busy enough. I just wasn’t busy enough. So I bought this project guitar.” ❤
❤
Duuuude, good luck today!! Giants fan here😂
Good morning!
Class in session on a Sunday morning!!!
It’s Sunday, you just ate leftover pizza out the microwave, nfls bout to start and dads upstairs cranking up the old Marshall. Murica
I live near Rivington Guitars, sweet little shop. That thing needs work but looks cool as hell.
A couple of good match sticks. Like quality ones, not the paper-y ones from bars where you peel back the cover, at least the ones in the box with like a bass wood stick. Get a good dry fit in the screw holes, then a drop or 2 of of Tite Bond wood glue in the screw hole then put in the match sticks. Give it a half day to set, then break off the sticks, may have to sand or ue a Dremel to smooth it out, the re attach the screws in the new wood that was the worn out screw hole. Love to hear Uncle Ted Nugent play his Birdland through that plexi but Uncle Larry on a SG was pretty awesome also... -Marc
Just got back from a week long cruise. Nothing but cruise rock/pop and karaoke. Happy to be back in class!
lord i'm sorry
@@501chorusecho😂
Please consider sticking a toothpick in the holes in the wood so that the screws can have pressure again for something to catch. That’s what you do for door hinges that get reamed out. No chance of further damaging it this way.
It's a hollow body. The pick and glue may fall right through to the inside and then what.
But I agree in most cases the pick works
the plexi sounds like amplified guitar strings, pure, rather than some amp tube tone that outshines the guitar,
Hey Tom, Im 41 and been on that kids or no kids fence for a long time. Think you push me over to the right side. Thanks for all the videos. Marshall sounds like the shit by the way. Cheers to a lovely Sunday.
Can’t wait to hear it(360)!
I love Rickenbackers but id probably get a Duesenberg double cat. There is no way i could fix that Ricky.
Sunday fun day 🌞
if you'll allow me a 2nd comment today: Some guitars we haven't seen a lot of lately.. the korina PRS.. and the Memphis Minnie guitar (the National New Yorker).. Serious, serious-ness they bring IMO.
That Ric is a true fixer-upper! The bones are there…hope it comes out a great guitar? I’m sure there have been a bunch of examples of Vintage guitars that have ended up on the scrap heap, and have never received the love they need to get back to functioning.
Lol 😂 Marshall is a felt experience, as much as a sound! Have always had a prejudice against the High Gain Hair metal “Marshall” sound. Love the cleans and clean textures with a Gibson though. Beautiful!
Gruhn's will sort it out well, if it is overspray a green scotchbrite pad is my favorite fix for neck stick.
Welcome Ric!
Very beautiful color/finish on the guitar. What are you betting pools today on the NFL games. Chiefs vs Atlanta should be a good Sunday night matchup. Did you by chance play on the new Post Malone and Keith Urban records...I only knew the song "Circles" by Posty, but I've had his new record on repeat. Just bought Keith's new record, need to do a deep dive....Have a Great Sunday of Foot ball, Tom.....Best Wishes.
Music City needs to make an adapter for Ric bridges to keep them from falling over!
Happy new 360 👍
Toothpicks superglued into the screw holes is how you fix wallowed out screw holes. Glue them in, cut them off flush.
Honey, I know that...ive been doing this a loooooong time...the problem here is that this guitar is hollow...there is nothing to glue the toothpicks into, cuz it's hollow
@@501chorusecho use hollow toothpicks!🤣 There’s always a workaround! Hey, have a good Sunday and I hope your team(s) win!
That Marshall is the shit
it is TOTALLY the shit
@@501chorusecho Haha isn't it annoying people telling you about toothpicks like you didn't know that. It annoyed me
Ooooh! 😋
My first guitar ever was a Rick ‘’John Lennon” model. Very small things! I still have it … missing various parts and has a twisted neck (I don’t think dual truss rods worked out for them). I should do something with it I guess.
Doesnt get much better than tha plexi !
I grew up on The Beatles and I’ve always wanted a Ric but just can’t bring myself to it. Also…toothpicks and wood glue for screw holes!
What if the holes are in a hollowbody guitar honey?
There is nothing to glue a toothpick into
It's fiddly-er, but almost the same technique. I have a collection of wooden dowelery including toothpicks, coffee stirrers, skewers, chopsticks and other random sticks of wood for when the hole is too wallered for a toothpick. On a really thin area, I might glue a small patch of wood underneath, like a bit of a popsicle stick or tongue depressor.
Toothpicks are a cure for us but Tom has guitar luthier's on speed dial.
Everybody wants a Ric but nobody ever buys one. They're not a very good all-around guitar. After you play Turn Turn Turn what's next
@@501chorusecho very easy: same process, wait for glue to dry, cut flush on top. Honey.
Get a couple of round toothpicks and stick in the pickguard holes to fill in some of the spaces. Add back your screws and as they screw in and push back against the toothpick wood it will seal it tight. Just a thought.
its hollow babe.....
You can take some polishing compound, and scrub the back of the neck. Gibsons do this a lot, a funky, sticky, build up. Don't know if it's a chemical reaction with an owner, or the composition of the finish 😎.
I noticed Uncle Larry didn't bridge the channels on the Plexi when testing in the house. Does Uncle Larry support bridging? We need to know before election day for the write-in campaign.
Nice guitar - Ricky';s always had good old American quality. As for the the stripped screw holes the down and dirty way has always been toothpicks mixed with some kind of color matched paint...who sees it???
I believe that sticky feeling is from cigarettes. Isopropyl should work if it's not to harsh for that finish maybe.
Way cool Tom!
Hi Uncle Larry! I always wanted to own a Ricky, but to be honest I am afraid of the double truss rods, they look intimidating. My favs are the 480s and 481s. Cheers!
Re: Ricky: I have a late model 660 I love but, MAN I dunno how they get away with just putting silver stripes on em instead of frets! It’s the non-Gibby “fretless wonder”.
Hey Tom, I traded a EP2 to rivington guitars that I bought from you a few years ago at the philly guitar show. I forgot the guys name I did the deal with .
“years of something” (in reference to the neck joint) - INDEED Uncle Larry…it’ll be a beauty when all said and done.
That plexi is a beauty - You can hear how it is moving air around - blowing the bottoms of bell bottoms
What are your fav picks for today?
For the screws on the plate? I’ve seen people use broken tooth picks and glue. Not sure if it’s a legitimate fix because I’ve never done it.
My pick for Sunday, Vikings over Texans at home. (For entertainment only)
The original overdrive pedal.
My pre-Worship service before Church…..
Unfortunately I think the only fix for the screw holes is to plug them with a dowel, pare them off smooth with a chisel, re-drill. Probably don’t have to do any finish work though since they’ll be covered.
Or a little dab of glue on a tooth pick or wooden match
@@vaughnmaurt5013it’s a hollow body, so the typical tricks for a stripped out hole on a solid body won’t work.
👍
Don’t know how to explain that to the women out there!
Guitars are the best.
Indeed
Looks like mids all the way up, treble on 6 and bass on 0 if I’m seeing that correctly? Interesting…
Rick neck too skinny for my fat fingers. Used to own a Rick bass that I stupidly sold.
This neck is hardly skinny
No more toothpick comments please we all know
Think they use polyester lacquer on those things so they always feel sticky.
Not these early ones...the 50s and 60s ones ordinarily don't ever have a problem with being sticky"...I think they started using that hideous sticky finish you mentioned by the early 80s
toothpicks with a little wood glue will fix those screw holes
The guitar is hollow...there is nothing to glue the toothpicks in to
A snug fit with glue allowed to completely dry and then pre drilled will still work…sorry you’re probably so ef’n tied of these answers lol
That plexi sounds amazing. Hows the tinnitus doing Tom? Is it constant or comes and goes?
Constant....aint it great ?
It sucks ass. !!
@@501chorusecho it sucks ass.
Toothpick
its hollow
Unc, is it time to hand the keys over Jameis? The Massage Watson experiment is over.
Man....im no NFL coach but i can imagine there is PLENTY of discussion in the front office...although no matter WHAT happens, "handing the keys to Jamis Winston" is the ticket to a 4-12 season no matter how you slice it
Put tooth picks in the screw holes.
Hi homeskoolers - should I roll the sharp edges of the binding on my 335? Not comfortable on the thumb wrap and the countless hours it would take to wear down playing seems counter productive if those hours could be better spent in comfort. Any advise on sanding or scrapping with a razor or both would be appreciated especially from the maestro.
I would...especially if it's a new one
@@501chorusecho its from this century , thank you sir.
@@liayn67oh yeah, hammer away...make it like you like it
But in the meantime be saving your money for a 64 or earlier...you will notice a HUGE difference across the board
@@501chorusecho May I just say that one of the many great attributes of Tom is he has many times advised against going in debt for the pursuit of gear, you da man! Another great thing about Tom is his relentless restoration of defunct gear - among other legacies may your legend live on in the many guitars and amps you have revived throughout the years. My father always said leave a campsite cleaner than you found it, I think Tom does that with guitars.
Whats your goto combo amp for smaller venues?
Blackface deluxe reverb and tweed deluxe together
Well, I have half of that combo. Now to get a tweed.
@@501chorusecho Excellent!!!