rickenbacker left hand from right hand

[HADGE]

Hi all you fellow bass players can any of you help me .I been after a left handed ricky for some time now and no luck so i was wondering could i convert a right handed one to left handed without to much hassle as any of you done it if so could you advice me please thanks .

Edited October 23, 2011 by HADGE

[Stacker]

Give it up as a bad idea, mate. For one, the controls and selector switch will be in your way all the time.. Bets thing to do is keep an eye out for old '70s Jap copies or current Chinese ones.

[rocker19]

I think I could help I hope my English is good enough:-).So...I have recently did the same because I will never have 2400 euro for original Ric left.I bought 2 Ricks this summer /jetglo is going for sale I will put it here/ and I modified my Mapleglo to be able playing left.INTERESTING IS that usually hated pickup cover does very good job for me because I can put there my thumb if I use fingers or my wrist if I use pick.I can play with fingers behind the cover and I pick my Ric before it.
Modification itself is quite easy the hardest part seems to be remove and flip/over?:-)/ the nut but it is quite easy.I did it twice /first on my Peavey T-40 for sale too-I got advice how to from Peavey T-40 AUTHOR Mr. Ch.T. 75 old man.
Of course you will have to set up?/I hope you understand:-)/ the bridge/saddles/ which is easy and octaves.
Here is incredible site these guys know EVERYTHING about RICs..And here is instruction how to remove nut.

[url="http://www.rickresource.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=362553&p=362553&hilit=I+ordered+a+new+nut+from+Rickenbacker+for+my+4003#p362553"]http://www.rickresou...my+4003#p362553[/url]

I hope that it will help you.
A few words...Personally I WOULDN`T change Ric sound for some Ric lefty copy bass maybe LEFT IBANEZ would be good but it would never be RIC.And I think it is almost impossible to find left Ibanez RIC copy.Here is one:

[url="http://www.pbase.com/deksawyer/ibanez_rickenbacker&page=1"]http://www.pbase.com...enbacker&page=1[/url]

Friendly Jan

Edited November 14, 2011 by rocker19

[HADGE]

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

[rocker19]

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THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
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But there is something I have to say...You won`t be able play standing unless you drill small hole for guitar strap and if you do that you will very propably have problems with balance...I converted my RIC but I play only sitting I can`t drill hole in such piece of art ..

Friendly Jan

[rocker19]

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But there is something I have to say...You won`t be able play standing unless you drill small hole for guitar strap and if you do that you will very propably have problems with balance...I converted my RIC but I play only sitting I can`t drill hole in such piece of art ..

Friendly Jan
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Hi

At first HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY HERE..

I`d like to add something to this topic.I removed pickup cover from RICK a few days ago..I started learning technique which is I guess called in English FLOATING THUMB.And the result is this:

It`s easier to play with fingers without pickup cover but worse with pick...The cover really helped much when I played with pick.
So..that`s all maybe it`s interesting for someone.

Edited January 2, 2012 by rocker19