this is “the” sound to me. I know some people have a specific sound they go for, and for clean sounds, this is as good as it gets for me. Love that you can run them into effects and they work really well (being the shoegaze nerd I am). Runs in the family too, I got into them through the basses, casually mentioned them to my dad and he said “oh yeah, i used to have a 330 12 string”. Lost my mind!
I tip my hat hugely to Peter Buck from R.E.M. I've own a few 360's and one 330 in the past. I do own a 360 Mapleglo that has immense character and chime. Wouldn't truly know what I'd do without it. Great video!
Glorious classic Ricko tone, Joe. Thank you for sharing quite a labour of love. Congrats. This shows what a difference well thought mods can do to an already fine instrument. We all have a story of a great guitar that we had to sell; don't let this one go!
I have a color of the year Burgundy 360vp, the sheer amount of clarity I get from the toasters, easily makes it one of my favorite instruments I've ever played. They're bright, yet never harsh, and they sound great with any sort of pedals I run it through. Ricks and compressors toghether are life bringing, but through any sort of gain you get to hear every note, which cannot be said for every guitar. It's also super light, and the neck profile just suits me perfectly, plus I always love the added harmonics of any sort of trapeze style bridges.
I own 4 Rickenbackers's myself. Had them for many years but watching your video I realize now that I know 'zip' about the electronics. I've watched hundreds of UA-cam guitar videos and they just now rotated you in my feed. I was really impressed ,thanks.
Stock Ric 330 or 360 with hi-gain pick-ups is my preference. The chime is there for days, with the level of brightness / bite controlled by the 5th knob. Nice video. Good to see people still discovering the joy of owning a Rickenbacker guitar.
Wow! What a great video on the Ric 330. Very informative and extremely interesting. You did a professional job on what you were doing regarding subtle mods. I love the sounds you get. I have always loved Rickenbackers. I have had four of them over the years. I still have my 1990 350 JL commemorative edition. Like John Lennon's but full scale. Jet I also have a beautiful Ric 620 in Mapleglo I love to death! I regret letting go of 2 360's Fireglo. One standard, the other was a slant fret. I have 5 Strats, 1 Tele, a Mustang. I have an assortment of acoustics too. Ibenez, Takemine, a Yamaha 12 string, and my lovely Gibson J185 ec sunburst. Not bragging I too broke! But my Ricky's are the love of my life. They look great, sound great and theyre are built like a battleship. Thank you Joe for your video. I enjoyed it so much. Jerry, PA-USA
Congrats on the new guitar perky! It is a fantastic sounding Rick and it’s clear the mods you did made it even better. I’ll forgive you for not liking the Beatles ;)
I couldn't afford the guitar but I got the scatterwound pickup straight from Rickenbacker. I had it put in my Duo Sonic along with a '55 Tele at the bridge. Roger Mcguinn put Tom Petty onto using a 1966 Vox V-806 treble booster. They only ever made the booster for one year so they are impossible to find. I worked with Pedro Garcia of Ananashead in Spain. It took a year to find and get a schematic. We got one sent out to Vox dealers for the repair dept complete with letterhead. The parts list not only has the values but the brandnames of the parts. The short story is I got my booster and Pedro released it as the 'Byrd Song' pedal. At $100.00 USD it's steal and has been a good seller for a few years. Yes all to Ric owners. It is not just a great guitar you got ...it is an investment. You get all the enjoyment from it and it's value increases yearly. Christie's views old Rics as fine art. It sounds total killer.
Your clips show that the 330 isn’t a one trick jingle jangle pony. It’s a versatile guitar. I have a 330 too and it’s one of my favourite guitars. They’re much more than what some think they are.
Hey Joe, hope you're still enjoying your 330! I have a 2012 330MG too and it's a TONE machine! It still has the hi gains, so it's a good counterpart to my toaster equipped 620. 👍👍
I just today found your videos and you are fantastic! I am left handed like you and I have a 2018 360 jetglo. I like the mapleglo better by I took what I could get. Your playing from 20 seconds to 60 seconds is fabulous. I want to study that and play that when someone says “play something.” Anyway I’m glad I found you and I hope all is going well for you.
This is my next project and final guitar frontier. I'm firmly seated in Strat land after decades of fuss and this will hopefully be the perfect complement. I'm obsessed with chintz, chime, twang, etc. Your Wreck settings are essentially the same settings I run on AC30s (yes, even taking into consideration Z's backward application of the Cut control) so it should integrate seamlessly. Now to sell a bunch of stuff while hunting for the right 330. I had considered a 325, but I am afraid of that scale length.
You do, of course, know that Tom Petty and Mike Campbell were/are tremendous Byrds and Beatles worshipers ("fans" does not go far enough). Their sound was primarily based upon those bands. Accordingly, whether you admit it or not, if you like TP and the HBs, you are a Byrds an Beatles fan by proxy. I always thought a Rick 360 looked like a 21st-century guitar, but now that we're here, it looks like a 23rd -century guitar. I love my '66 360/12. It's Fireglow, and the vermillion stain has mellowed to a fiery red/orange on the top. It does glow and it's one of the most beautiful looking and sounding guitars I have even seen and played. The "toaster" pickups from the '60s are low-output single coils, even though they look to many to be humbuckers with two coils. This, of course is the main source of the Rick sound, all mids to upper mids. The Rick's all-maple body, solid or hollow, imparts a brightness to the sound, acoustically, anyway. But once you've got your amp turned up, the body wood gets less and less important to the sound until it soon makes no difference. Rick's low-output pickups (low-output adds more harmonic quality and string/note definition) are super-clear. Hi-fi quality. A Rickenbacker guitar is an acuate mirror of what you're playing. It doesn't cover for you. The upshot of this that the note separation of chords and arpeggios is outstanding, and clarity is there at all times. The Rick sound cuts cleanly through a mix, the audience will hear you clearly (for better or worse) and the strings' harmonics will shine on brightly, quite insane. If I had to describe the Rick sound in one word, I'd say, "shimmering". Nothing sounds like a Rick. The compromise with the above and, for some, the downside of the Rick low-output pickups is that they produce little sustain, particularly on their 12 string guitars. McGuinn called the unmodified sound of his Rick 360/12 "thuddy". So, what to do? Well, McGuinn taught us what to do - Compress the shit out of them (two stacked compressors in series, set moderately), set your high-headroom amp super clean, or straight into the recording desk or P.A. board, and "take some time and learn how to play."
Okay fine... I will buy Amplesound's brand new virtual Ricky 330 guitar... Great demonstration! That is a sweet sounding instrument you have created there. One day I hope to get one too... it is definitely on my wish list.
Very nice sounding mod there Joe. You know… back when everybody started sampling from “‘older” music because “‘they couldn’t get that tone/sound anymore.”, I wondered why somebody who could figure out how to get “that sound.” Now I don’t know if this could be a new business for you (‘or anybody else who’s reading this) but isn’t there a huge desire for achieving that sound again? Considering how popular the jangle is… or any of the best, isn’t that a business opportunity for those who have your kind of knowledge base? The Creamery makes great pickups… but as you said, there are further modifications/parts that are needed. That could be a service someone could get into. :)
I found 5 new O.E M. 'Toasters for a great price. As I was ordering someone bought 1 so I bought the other 4. Used one so far, love it. I'll use the other 3 in worthy guitars.
As a 60 year “beginner”, I’m choosing the wider neck Chinese 360. It comes with toasters and their faked up Bigsby vibrato (which may be over my talent pay grade). Certainly the wider (42mm nut) sized fretboard will be a plus for me. Thank you for this mod video. Maybe mine won’t buzz. Brilliant mate.
Awesome stuff. I've put the same pickups in my 330 and they sound amazing. Next on my list is the replacement bridge - I keep having problems with mine unscrewing when I play live.
I recall as a young boy here in los angeles (im 69 now ) watching the beatles a thinking that ricky guitars were an english brand guitar . ha ha great show cheers
Great video Perky. With most guitars looking like a Gibson or Fender, Rickenbackers are a breath if fresh air. Surprised you made so.many mods. I have a 360 fire glow and stock it sounds chimey and unique. I run it through a Milkman Creamer and its glorious. The only issue I seem to have is bending takes a bit more effort. Do you find that? Anyway, thanks again.
Wow this is exactly the video I was looking for! I got my 330 a couple of years back and I really want to switch to toasters. I’ve also been looking at creamery pickups and I’m curious why you picked the mid 63 over the low 57. From what I’ve gathered online it seems the lower the pickup output, the more it chimes. Amazing stuff!!
I answered this Q in the August Q&A video yesterday :-) But I went with the Mid '63s as a) my favourite Ricky sounds are those of the 60s, and b) I wanted the low-cut capacitor to have more effect, and the 63s are a touch thicker than the 57s. But from what I've heard, there really isn't much difference between the two sets, sonically.
Cool guitar and sounded amazing through the Orange. I would love to own a 381v69 (the regular 6 strings, not the 12). I remember seeing in Martin Gore from Depeche Mode playing one in Nashvile one the "101" dvd and always been interested in those guitars. I see that a lot of people use the Janglebox compressor with Rickenbaker, such a cool pedal. I like the mods you made especially the toggle switch for the capacitor but i would have put a 3 way switch so i can have 3 tones: one bypassed, one the classic capacitor, one with a different value. Rickenbaker are always associated with Beatles for a good reason BUT they, at least, seems to be really flexible guitars. Oh, i was forgetting to ask you a question: how is the neck? comfortable?
Yep, the Orange really thickened it out in a great way :-) Would love to get a Janglebox to go with it - believe Analogman do a version of their CompROSSor with a 'RYCK' switch for a similar effect. Neck feels lovely - definitely thinner than most, but not hard to play at all :-)
Those pickups sound really great and love the knobs! The wiring mods are genius. I had a 360 for years but I just couldn't get along with the tiny neck (and I like small necks). But they keep calling me. I'd definitely do 330 this time around, or maybe something like a 381 if I could swing it.
My 1992 330 sounds incredibly dark and muddy. All the pots measure at 250K or less. I bought some VI pots for it several months ago but have yet to install them. Thanks for clearing up a lot of it for me. I personally like the sound without the cap. I don't mind the lacquered board either but my frets are very small. I think changing to a bigger fret wire will also help.
Hi Joe,.... as always excellent content !! The opening jam was glorious tones... what amp/pedals were in use for that ? I am actually on the hunt for a Rickenbacker myself .... well for it AND the funds to make the purchase LOL... Well done !!
That was the Dr Z Z-Wreck (AC30-ish), on the bridge pickup, with the high-pass cap on the guitar's switch engaged, and I _believe_ the Origin Cali76 compressor and the Analogman ARDX20 Delay. :-) Funds are always tricky for a Ricky (gonna trademark that! heh) - I had to sell _so_ much stuff to snag this!
opened my eyes.....er........ears .......always wanted a 350 but they're hard to find and are expensive......some day perhaps. do you have a vid on that model as well?
Excellent! I'm fairly sure I'd love one but I've never had the chance to try one and there are so many other guitars out there... I like your control mods. They make perfect sense. I understand that the controls are 90 degrees out from the Gibson standard. Did you keep it like that?
You mean the angles on the knobs? Very hard to find out anything about what was 'standard' back in the day, but lots of vintage examples I've seen tend to have the tones (the top 2) and the volumes offset from each other...I just placed mine so the volumes are similar to a Gibson, and the tones so I hit them less when playing :P
Thanks for the intro stuff on your mods. Even though I love The Beatles, The Byrds, The Smiths and REM; and you don't.....I also love Tom Petty so it's all good mate!
Great video! How do you think a person with smaller fingers will do on this neck? Right now I am very comfortable on a SG Special with a slim taper neck. My biggest concern is the narrow nut width.
To be honest, I think it'd suit somebody with smaller fingers better than somebody with giant hands (like me!) I've never found the Ricky taper/nut width to be problematic, but the difference is noticeable. That said, the guitar the neck probably feels most similar to is my SG, so I think you'd be right at home in that sense
Hi Joe, enjoyed your video. Interesting mods. I also reached out to Jamie @Creamery pickups. My George Harrison 360 63c 12 string had a dead bridge pickup, and the replacement from Creamery is amazing
Really nice (except for the Mastery mod, methinks, especially if you leave the bridge cover on). Get an "R to trapeze" kit from Winfield in the US, it'll match the knobs better.
I've been looking at tailpieces for a while - there were a few 'R to trapeze' kits I've been mulling over. Just looked on Winfield and saw they do a left handed one....sold!! Should be here shortly, so it'll be going on my Ricky. Thanks for the tip! 🙂
It is so easy to get a Rick nowadays. No one is buying them. Don't believe the hype of a call for a price. Music stores have Ricks hanging on the walls for years with no sales. I went to Sam Ash one day when I bought my Rick and they were almost begging me to buy it. I got every discount under the sun just so they can get it out the door
this is “the” sound to me. I know some people have a specific sound they go for, and for clean sounds, this is as good as it gets for me. Love that you can run them into effects and they work really well (being the shoegaze nerd I am). Runs in the family too, I got into them through the basses, casually mentioned them to my dad and he said “oh yeah, i used to have a 330 12 string”. Lost my mind!
Genetically predisposed to love Rickys ;-)
I concur.
Rickenbackers are sooo beautiful
It's a guitar. It does what the artist makes it do. Truly, any well made guitar is quite versatile.
Beautiful tones from that 330.
That sounds like a rickenbacker should. Excellent video Joe, really enjoyable
I tip my hat hugely to Peter Buck from R.E.M. I've own a few 360's and one 330 in the past. I do own a 360 Mapleglo that has immense character and chime. Wouldn't truly know what I'd do without it. Great video!
Glorious classic Ricko tone, Joe. Thank you for sharing quite a labour of love. Congrats. This shows what a difference well thought mods can do to an already fine instrument. We all have a story of a great guitar that we had to sell; don't let this one go!
It ain't going anywhere, don't worry ;-) heh
I have a color of the year Burgundy 360vp, the sheer amount of clarity I get from the toasters, easily makes it one of my favorite instruments I've ever played. They're bright, yet never harsh, and they sound great with any sort of pedals I run it through. Ricks and compressors toghether are life bringing, but through any sort of gain you get to hear every note, which cannot be said for every guitar. It's also super light, and the neck profile just suits me perfectly, plus I always love the added harmonics of any sort of trapeze style bridges.
The Ric sound is fabulous. And I truly love the Elastic Mattress
I own 4 Rickenbackers's myself. Had them for many years but watching your video I realize now that I know 'zip' about the electronics. I've watched hundreds of UA-cam guitar videos and they just now rotated you in my feed. I was really impressed ,thanks.
Glad it was useful :-) Cheers mate!
Wow. That's quite a set of mods you did there! The results are pretty impressive! Great video, thanks for sharing this.
Stock Ric 330 or 360 with hi-gain pick-ups is my preference. The chime is there for days, with the level of brightness / bite controlled by the 5th knob. Nice video. Good to see people still discovering the joy of owning a Rickenbacker guitar.
yup. this sounds perfect! good job!
Wow! What a great video on the Ric 330. Very informative and extremely interesting. You did a professional job on what you were doing regarding subtle mods. I love the sounds you get. I have always loved Rickenbackers. I have had four of them over the years. I still have my 1990 350 JL commemorative edition. Like John Lennon's but full scale. Jet I also have a beautiful Ric 620 in Mapleglo I love to death! I regret letting go of 2 360's Fireglo. One standard, the other was a slant fret. I have 5 Strats, 1 Tele, a Mustang. I have an assortment of acoustics too. Ibenez, Takemine, a Yamaha 12 string, and my lovely Gibson J185 ec sunburst. Not bragging I too broke! But my Ricky's are the love of my life. They look great, sound great and theyre are built like a battleship.
Thank you Joe for your video. I enjoyed it so much. Jerry, PA-USA
Great video Joe!
Sounds amazing Joe ❤
Sounds great and you are a great player
Glad I got to your playing so good.
Congrats on the new guitar perky! It is a fantastic sounding Rick and it’s clear the mods you did made it even better. I’ll forgive you for not liking the Beatles ;)
My god you really are everywhere on youtube 🤣🤣
Haha...it really does feel like a dirty secret to not be a big Beatles fan :P
I couldn't afford the guitar but I got the scatterwound pickup straight from Rickenbacker. I had it put in my Duo Sonic along with a '55 Tele at the bridge.
Roger Mcguinn put Tom Petty onto using a 1966 Vox V-806 treble booster. They only ever made the booster for one year so they are impossible to find. I worked with Pedro Garcia of Ananashead in Spain. It took a year to find and get a schematic. We got one sent out to Vox dealers for the repair dept complete with letterhead. The parts list not only has the values but the brandnames of the parts. The short story is I got my booster and Pedro released it as the 'Byrd Song' pedal. At $100.00 USD it's steal and has been a good seller for a few years. Yes all to Ric owners.
It is not just a great guitar you got ...it is an investment. You get all the enjoyment from it and it's value increases yearly. Christie's views old Rics as fine art. It sounds total killer.
Your clips show that the 330 isn’t a one trick jingle jangle pony. It’s a versatile guitar. I have a 330 too and it’s one of my favourite guitars. They’re much more than what some think they are.
Hey Joe, hope you're still enjoying your 330! I have a 2012 330MG too and it's a TONE machine! It still has the hi gains, so it's a good counterpart to my toaster equipped 620. 👍👍
I just today found your videos and you are fantastic! I am left handed like you and I have a 2018 360 jetglo. I like the mapleglo better by I took what I could get. Your playing from 20 seconds to 60 seconds is fabulous. I want to study that and play that when someone says “play something.” Anyway I’m glad I found you and I hope all is going well for you.
Thanks mate :-) These guitars really do sound special - glad you're enjoying yours!!
This is my next project and final guitar frontier. I'm firmly seated in Strat land after decades of fuss and this will hopefully be the perfect complement. I'm obsessed with chintz, chime, twang, etc.
Your Wreck settings are essentially the same settings I run on AC30s (yes, even taking into consideration Z's backward application of the Cut control) so it should integrate seamlessly.
Now to sell a bunch of stuff while hunting for the right 330. I had considered a 325, but I am afraid of that scale length.
You do, of course, know that Tom Petty and Mike Campbell were/are tremendous Byrds and Beatles worshipers ("fans" does not go far enough). Their sound was primarily based upon those bands. Accordingly, whether you admit it or not, if you like TP and the HBs, you are a Byrds an Beatles fan by proxy.
I always thought a Rick 360 looked like a 21st-century guitar, but now that we're here, it looks like a 23rd -century guitar. I love my '66 360/12. It's Fireglow, and the vermillion stain has mellowed to a fiery red/orange on the top. It does glow and it's one of the most beautiful looking and sounding guitars I have even seen and played.
The "toaster" pickups from the '60s are low-output single coils, even though they look to many to be humbuckers with two coils. This, of course is the main source of the Rick sound, all mids to upper mids. The Rick's all-maple body, solid or hollow, imparts a brightness to the sound, acoustically, anyway. But once you've got your amp turned up, the body wood gets less and less important to the sound until it soon makes no difference.
Rick's low-output pickups (low-output adds more harmonic quality and string/note definition) are super-clear. Hi-fi quality. A Rickenbacker guitar is an acuate mirror of what you're playing. It doesn't cover for you. The upshot of this that the note separation of chords and arpeggios is outstanding, and clarity is there at all times. The Rick sound cuts cleanly through a mix, the audience will hear you clearly (for better or worse) and the strings' harmonics will shine on brightly, quite insane.
If I had to describe the Rick sound in one word, I'd say, "shimmering". Nothing sounds like a Rick.
The compromise with the above and, for some, the downside of the Rick low-output pickups is that they produce little sustain, particularly on their 12 string guitars. McGuinn called the unmodified sound of his Rick 360/12 "thuddy".
So, what to do? Well, McGuinn taught us what to do - Compress the shit out of them (two stacked compressors in series, set moderately), set your high-headroom amp super clean, or straight into the recording desk or P.A. board, and "take some time and learn how to play."
No doubt my musical heroes include colossal Beatles influences - I was just meaning that I'm not a massive fan of the Beatles directly.
@@JoePerkinsMusic I get 'ya.
Sounds so good!!!! I want s set of those pickups for my 360 6!!!
great sound!!!
Sounds phenomenal
Okay fine... I will buy Amplesound's brand new virtual Ricky 330 guitar...
Great demonstration! That is a sweet sounding instrument you have created there. One day I hope to get one too... it is definitely on my wish list.
Wow. This is the first Rick video that sounds good.
Very nice sounding mod there Joe. You know… back when everybody started sampling from “‘older” music because “‘they couldn’t get that tone/sound anymore.”, I wondered why somebody who could figure out how to get “that sound.” Now I don’t know if this could be a new business for you (‘or anybody else who’s reading this) but isn’t there a huge desire for achieving that sound again? Considering how popular the jangle is… or any of the best, isn’t that a business opportunity for those who have your kind of knowledge base? The Creamery makes great pickups… but as you said, there are further modifications/parts that are needed. That could be a service someone could get into. :)
I found 5 new O.E M. 'Toasters for a great price. As I was ordering someone bought 1 so I bought the other 4. Used one so far, love it. I'll use the other 3 in worthy guitars.
Love the Faces lick!
Nice playing
As a 60 year “beginner”, I’m choosing the wider neck Chinese 360. It comes with toasters and their faked up Bigsby vibrato (which may be over my talent pay grade). Certainly the wider (42mm nut) sized fretboard will be a plus for me. Thank you for this mod video. Maybe mine won’t buzz. Brilliant mate.
Oh man….get a real Ric. You only live once
Awesome stuff. I've put the same pickups in my 330 and they sound amazing. Next on my list is the replacement bridge - I keep having problems with mine unscrewing when I play live.
Mine too. Action gets lower and lower needing readjust. Other than that its great.
I recall as a young boy here in los angeles (im 69 now ) watching the beatles a thinking that ricky guitars were an english brand guitar . ha ha great show cheers
To be fair, we adopted them as our own! :P
You rock kind sir!
I also love the natural color of the Rickenbacker. Way back when I first saw Roger McGuinn
Great video Perky. With most guitars looking like a Gibson or Fender, Rickenbackers are a breath if fresh air. Surprised you made so.many mods. I have a 360 fire glow and stock it sounds chimey and unique. I run it through a Milkman Creamer and its glorious. The only issue I seem to have is bending takes a bit more effort. Do you find that? Anyway, thanks again.
Cheers! Bending seems pretty 'normal' on mine...maybe if your fingers are hitting the thick lacquer on the board it might cause extra friction?
Awesome Orange amp overdrive sounds. Much better than what I expected. Maybe I'll get one next year..
A Ricky or an Orange? Or both? ;-)
Sublime
Very impressive vid! Thank you. And the Ric can certainly cover many musical bases. Stevie Ray Vaughan used a 330 in the very early days.
Definitely nowhere near as 'restricted' as a lot of people make out...can make it sound epic with gain!
I'd like to see that
Hey Perky, Nice playing playing. Man your Ricky not on jangles but it also can rock out
Thanks Lou - yep, they can sound great with gain :-)
Wow this is exactly the video I was looking for! I got my 330 a couple of years back and I really want to switch to toasters. I’ve also been looking at creamery pickups and I’m curious why you picked the mid 63 over the low 57. From what I’ve gathered online it seems the lower the pickup output, the more it chimes. Amazing stuff!!
I answered this Q in the August Q&A video yesterday :-) But I went with the Mid '63s as a) my favourite Ricky sounds are those of the 60s, and b) I wanted the low-cut capacitor to have more effect, and the 63s are a touch thicker than the 57s. But from what I've heard, there really isn't much difference between the two sets, sonically.
Cool guitar and sounded amazing through the Orange.
I would love to own a 381v69 (the regular 6 strings, not the 12). I remember seeing in Martin Gore from Depeche Mode playing one in Nashvile one the "101" dvd and always been interested in those guitars.
I see that a lot of people use the Janglebox compressor with Rickenbaker, such a cool pedal.
I like the mods you made especially the toggle switch for the capacitor but i would have put a 3 way switch so i can have 3 tones: one bypassed, one the classic capacitor, one with a different value.
Rickenbaker are always associated with Beatles for a good reason BUT they, at least, seems to be really flexible guitars.
Oh, i was forgetting to ask you a question: how is the neck? comfortable?
Yep, the Orange really thickened it out in a great way :-) Would love to get a Janglebox to go with it - believe Analogman do a version of their CompROSSor with a 'RYCK' switch for a similar effect. Neck feels lovely - definitely thinner than most, but not hard to play at all :-)
Thanks!
Thanks Mikey - hugely appreciated! ❤️
Those pickups sound really great and love the knobs! The wiring mods are genius. I had a 360 for years but I just couldn't get along with the tiny neck (and I like small necks). But they keep calling me. I'd definitely do 330 this time around, or maybe something like a 381 if I could swing it.
I'm surprised how little I struggle with the small neck...but I love it! :-) Definitely worth another trip into Ricky land, I'd say 👍
@@JoePerkinsMusic You've definitely inspired me to go play some again. Those surfy type tones you were getting were fantastic and up my alley.
@@stilllifewithguitar184 660s have got fatter necks.
My 1992 330 sounds incredibly dark and muddy. All the pots measure at 250K or less. I bought some VI pots for it several months ago but have yet to install them. Thanks for clearing up a lot of it for me. I personally like the sound without the cap. I don't mind the lacquered board either but my frets are very small. I think changing to a bigger fret wire will also help.
Higher value pots will definitely add some top end - 250k or less all round is _very_ low for a Ricky with High Gains. 👍
una maravilla...
Hi Joe,.... as always excellent content !! The opening jam was glorious tones... what amp/pedals were in use for that ? I am actually on the hunt for a Rickenbacker myself .... well for it AND the funds to make the purchase LOL... Well done !!
That was the Dr Z Z-Wreck (AC30-ish), on the bridge pickup, with the high-pass cap on the guitar's switch engaged, and I _believe_ the Origin Cali76 compressor and the Analogman ARDX20 Delay. :-) Funds are always tricky for a Ricky (gonna trademark that! heh) - I had to sell _so_ much stuff to snag this!
opened my eyes.....er........ears .......always wanted a 350 but they're hard to find and are expensive......some day perhaps. do you have a vid on that model as well?
Sadly not - if Rickenbacker wanted to lend me a lefty one though, I'd happily shoot it!
Excellent! I'm fairly sure I'd love one but I've never had the chance to try one and there are so many other guitars out there... I like your control mods. They make perfect sense. I understand that the controls are 90 degrees out from the Gibson standard. Did you keep it like that?
You mean the angles on the knobs? Very hard to find out anything about what was 'standard' back in the day, but lots of vintage examples I've seen tend to have the tones (the top 2) and the volumes offset from each other...I just placed mine so the volumes are similar to a Gibson, and the tones so I hit them less when playing :P
The is a great historic clip of the NRBQ guitarist rippin a solo on a Ric
Thanks for the intro stuff on your mods. Even though I love The Beatles, The Byrds, The Smiths and REM; and you don't.....I also love Tom Petty so it's all good mate!
Aha, I'm glad I passed the test :P
Sounds great through all of those amps. Great demonstration. Which strings are you rocking on that groovy axe?
Thanks! :-) I use a custom gauge of Newtone Round-Core strings on all my guitars....12 through 64, so pretty beefy!
Great video! How do you think a person with smaller fingers will do on this neck? Right now I am very comfortable on a SG Special with a slim taper neck. My biggest concern is the narrow nut width.
To be honest, I think it'd suit somebody with smaller fingers better than somebody with giant hands (like me!) I've never found the Ricky taper/nut width to be problematic, but the difference is noticeable. That said, the guitar the neck probably feels most similar to is my SG, so I think you'd be right at home in that sense
Hi Joe, enjoyed your video. Interesting mods. I also reached out to Jamie @Creamery pickups. My George Harrison 360 63c 12 string had a dead bridge pickup, and the replacement from Creamery is amazing
Killer pickups! :-)
Really nice (except for the Mastery mod, methinks, especially if you leave the bridge cover on). Get an "R to trapeze" kit from Winfield in the US, it'll match the knobs better.
I've been looking at tailpieces for a while - there were a few 'R to trapeze' kits I've been mulling over. Just looked on Winfield and saw they do a left handed one....sold!! Should be here shortly, so it'll be going on my Ricky. Thanks for the tip! 🙂
@@JoePerkinsMusic Yer welkum!
Have just fitted it - I’ve put up a community post about it 👍 Thanks Walter!
Great stuff - what strings are you using there?
I use Newtone round-core strings - 12-64 (my custom gauge) 👍
I thought it sounded great man. I get mine in 2 days. Its a 330, mapleglo AND....its left handed. Soul bro!
Amazing! Let me know how you find it :-)
@@JoePerkinsMusic Turned out pretty good. The low E tuning gear is tight, but other than that I was surprised at how untouched it was. Its a 2019.
No love for Beatles or Byrds?!!! Damnit I need to revaluate our relationship
Aha - please forgive me ;-)
Not a huge Smiths fan?😲
It is so easy to get a Rick nowadays. No one is buying them. Don't believe the hype of a call for a price. Music stores have Ricks hanging on the walls for years with no sales. I went to Sam Ash one day when I bought my Rick and they were almost begging me to buy it. I got every discount under the sun just so they can get it out the door
I think location/availability will come into it too - a lot less of them floating around for good prices in the UK.