Toots wrote: ↑Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:33 pm
The Rickenbacker 480 and 481 is actually bolt on. And the 481 even have humbuckers

Yeah, I have a 480 and they're cool guitars. They made a few models during this era (80s) that had bolt-on necks, the 4080 Doubleneck and the 481 Non-SF share identical necks, maybe an attempt to cultivate some cross-compatibility or compete with Fender? Rickenbacker was still trying to innovate back then.
Solid maple too (neck
and body) with super high-output pickups on the single-coil models. The bridge pickup is surface-mounted which puts it very close to the strings, and the reason this works without having a super tall fretboard (like other ricks) is because the neck is set at an angle, similar to a Gibson but with a straight headstock like a Fender.
The pocket itself is angled and the neck is straight, pretty interesting construction.
So yeah, I think they're pretty cool. Unique shape and a lot of typical Rick quirks to go along with it.
