Rickenbacker 230

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:56 pm

I bought this today(online) 1988 Rickenbacker 230 in like new condition. I am so excite!

The pickups and electronics are unique to this guitar. Here is some info about the Rickenbacker 200 series (Link)

AaronGuitarDude · Post by **AaronGuitarDude** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:00 am

REDDISH, MINI BUCKERS I LIKE

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:06 am

Whoa! What color do they call that in Ric terms--Fire Glo?

superfuzz · Post by **superfuzz** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:05 am

A super-ric? Thats kinda neat

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:29 am

Thanks! I think called this color was just called "Red" but this one has black trim and black hardware. It also has active electronics.Pickups plug into this circuit board.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:55 am

I'd probably have to see one/play one in person to understand.

Sure does look quality though. Congrats!

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:33 pm

Really weird. Pretty rad, though.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:57 pm

Thanks for the posts. I found out that the pickups on this guitar are actually some kind of "hum cancelling" single coils.

according to John Hall:

"Most single coil pickups have a single polepiece in the middle of the coil, but these have the magnet at the middle (acting as one pole) and two more strip polepieces along the outer edges, completing the magnetic loop. That way there are two main sensor windows, lying along the edges of the pickup. Any hum will likely cross the entire coil, but each side of the coil is out of phase, causing it to be cancelled."

Apparently 1988 was the last year they put these pickups in the 200 Series guitars. In 1989 they were replaced with double coil mini humbucker.

Hall said

"We went with a more conventional humbucking deisgn, mainly because people also like to be able to hot-rod with coil-splitting and phase reversal tricks."

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:21 pm

only in the 80s

MrJamesBrown · Post by **MrJamesBrown** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:21 pm

How does it sound??

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:29 pm

I haven't gotten it yet. Here is a video with the 230GF although,I think that has the double coil pickups.

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holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:44 pm

Nice! a Rick from my birth year. Good find!

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:54 pm

Thanks! Per Gessle has a Black 230

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:25 pm

wasn't timhulio on about these a while ago?

regardless, DNW.

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:43 am

It's a RICKENSHREDDER!!!!

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:41 pm

westtexasred wrote:[youtube][/youtube]

love joe walsh.

it took me a second to realize that he wasn't playing Steve Miller's Nobody Loves You Like the Way I Do.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:11 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
westtexasred wrote:
love joe walsh.

it took me a second to realize that he wasn't playing Steve Miller's Nobody Loves You Like the Way I Do.

Haha,I liked him when he was in The James Gang.

[youtube][/youtube]

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:11 am

The yeti behind the drum set is pretty rad. I like that he uses what seem to be kick drums from a jazz set as rack toms. haha