How long were the tin-plate headstock covers in use? I know Robin Zanders was famous for having that. Until then id never noticed them
Luckily, we have an old, needs-to-be-updated article on that. One of the site’s very first…
https://www.rickenbacker101.com/p/standard-truss-rod-covers?r=10uc9g&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
My ‘87 jetglo 330 has the Grovers. They’re original to the guitar. There are a few others from 87 on the Rickenbacker register which seem to have Grovers too.
My 1990 Rickenbacker Mapleglo 620BH/BT has the black Schallers. The article implies they were used starting in early 1996?
1986! So of course your ‘90 has Schallers…
How long were the tin-plate headstock covers in use? I know Robin Zanders was famous for having that. Until then id never noticed them
Luckily, we have an old, needs-to-be-updated article on that. One of the site’s very first…
https://www.rickenbacker101.com/p/standard-truss-rod-covers?r=10uc9g&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
My ‘87 jetglo 330 has the Grovers. They’re original to the guitar. There are a few others from 87 on the Rickenbacker register which seem to have Grovers too.
My 1990 Rickenbacker Mapleglo 620BH/BT has the black Schallers. The article implies they were used starting in early 1996?
1986! So of course your ‘90 has Schallers…