Hi from Scotland.

[HarrytheHat]

Hi everyone. Harry here. Just joined so be gentle with me. Have just taken delivery of my RC1. It looks complete so can't wait to get started. My last build was a Tele. Looks and plays great but I rushed it and the paint is going to have to come back off. Will be more careful this time. Will be watching other builds to see if I can steal some ideas. Does anyone know where I can get a blank, white Rick style truss rod cover?
Cheers.

[WeirdBits]

Welcome Harry, good luck with the RC build.

[Dedman]

Welcome Harry! Nice choice of kit, it's on my wish list (most things are). Probably easier to make your own truss rod cover from some white acrylic sheet or an old white pick guard. Do a google search for a pattern.

[Simon Barden]

Hi Harry and welcome. I could only find ones with the Rickenbacker logo on eBay (at £120) and if you can't find one there, they probably don't exist. Rickenbacker are very litigious and have trademarked a lot of their items, so it's likely that no one makes one for that reason. E.g. they won't sell their own truss rod covers to people unless you turn in an old one. So it looks like you are going to have to shape one yourself from a pickguard blank.

[andrewdosborne]

Welcome Harry!

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[HarrytheHat]

That seems to be all I can do. I know Rickenbacker are very protective. Quite rightly. I'm juggling with names for it now. Has to have about 10 + letters. Australia looks a good place to look, they got some very interesting place names over there. Done a template.
This is going to be addictive. I spent a small fortune on wood dyes and sandpaper this afternoon. Probably be cheaper buying a Ricky.
Starting Friday. Sand, sand sand et al. Cheers all.

[Brendan]

Australia looks a good place to look, they got some very interesting place names over there. Done a template.

We do have some interesting names - Burekup, Iron Knob, Innaloo just to name a couple that come to mind. That said a couple of names out your way (relative from Australia) are pretty fantastic as well - Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch (understand that its in Wales, but Northern Hemisphere is Northern Hemisphere right? )

This is going to be addictive. I spent a small fortune on wood dyes and sandpaper this afternoon. Probably be cheaper buying a Ricky.
Starting Friday. Sand, sand sand et al. Cheers all.

Yeah, but not as much fun . Hope that it all goes well - all the best Harry.

[HarrytheHat]

That Welsh name would be good for fret markers. I've just discovered how to reply to individual posts.

[nitroburner1000]

We do have some interesting names - Burekup, Iron Knob, Innaloo just to name a couple that come to mind. That said a couple of names out your way (relative from Australia) are pretty fantastic as well - Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch (understand that its in Wales, but Northern Hemisphere is Northern Hemisphere right? )


Yeah, but not as much fun . Hope that it all goes well - all the best Harry.

Wow Brendan, you might be starting a fight there. Haha. Wales and Scotland are definately not the same, at least if you live there their not.
Its like a south aussie and a victorian. lol. Or American and Canadian. My father in law was welsh(and yes he could say that name) and im from Scottish descent but born in Kent. Its ok though, we got on very well.

BTW welcome Harry, great to have you, you can see everyone here jokes around.

[Fretworn]

Welcome Harry!