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Topic: Rick Ace/Academy pickup adjustment |
Rich Mermer
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 4 May 2019 10:25 am |
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Hi all:
I was looking at Rick Ace and Academy models and I was wondering how height adjustments are made?
My concern results from a pre-war B6 that I had. I play mostly in low bass turnings, mostly blues based or Lindley kind of stuff (not that I'm any good at it). So no matter what I did, the low E string would always hit the underside of the horseshoe. Yes if I went to lighter gauge stings for high bass turnings things improved, but that defeated my purpose.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 4 May 2019 7:11 pm
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I have an ACE that Bobby Ingano gave me a few weeks ago. The pickup in this one sounds fine. It has to be accessed from the bottom. This on has chromed magnets, like a B6.......sorry I forget how it's adjusted, even though I had it apart ! it's the age thing I guess..Maybe I'll take it apart again soon, to see what I forgot !!
It has great tone too, which surprised me !  |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Jerry Wagner
From:
California, USA
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Posted 9 May 2019 4:39 pm
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| I have one like the one Bill got from Bobby Ingano, although mine's an "Academy." As I recall, when I needed to make a PU height adjustment, I slipped some sheet plastic shims in between the bottom plate on the PU & the Bakelite guitar body. Test by trail & error. I really like this little guitar, except for the low, action. It's hard to keep my picks from contacting the fretboard. Since the nut & bridge are part of the body, there are no adjustments for that. It's got great tone though, and it is a cool example of post-WWII industrial design. One little giant piece of Bakelite with the shape of the earliest Hawaiian steel guitars! |
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