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Patrickg
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo  Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:53 am |
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I loved my CW/12 until it developed the dreaded body curl. It's still playable, but I imagine in a few years it's going to be a wall-hanger.
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Zurdo
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:35 am |
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it doesn't matter how many guitars one has, you can only play one at a time.
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:08 am |
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Quote: I loved my CW/12 until it developed the dreaded body curl. It's still playable, but I imagine in a few years it's going to be a wall-hanger. Body curl???
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Patrickg
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:29 am |
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Body curl is when the body curls upward. The end result is almost like a archer's bow. Neck is straight, action is low, and there's a huge gap between the neck pickup and the strings. Place it on a flat surface and you can actually rock the body like a cradle. To fix it would cost $$$$.
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:50 am |
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Never heard of this affliction. I've got a 370/12CW and judging from it's construction with the neck going thru the body in a thick block of wood I don't understand how this can happen.
Is the guitar under any type of warranty, or have you taken it to someone who specializes in Rickenbacker repair?
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Patrickg
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:36 am |
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The people I've showed it too said that the wood was probably too new/not seasoned properly/etc.
I'm the original owner, but the five year Ric warranty benchmark has long since passed.
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 8:41 pm |
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Just got my first Ric. It is a 360 CW 6 string. I really like it. I have a long road ahead experimenting with it!
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iiipopes
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 8:18 am |
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Just keep stacking grommets under the neck pickup. Moreover, it doesn't have to be as close to the strings as the bridge pickup to get an even response pickup-to-pickup.
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 9:46 am |
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I'm thinking about the 360c63/12 in the future.[/quote] Check out the new 1993Plus also. Similar to the 360c63/12, but has an "F" sound-hole (Rose Morris style) and a wider neck profile which makes it much more playable if you need a little more room like us fat fingered guys!! 
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Zurdo
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Post subject: Re: Carl Wilson 12 string Fireglo Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 3:57 am |
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so you have about 7 Rics?? I only have about 1 so you win.
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