Thanks for the multiples of advice I got from RicCon07 attendees regarding my 4005 - adjusting the bridge did indeed make a lot of difference, and as soon as I can get the proper files, I'll work on the nut slots as well.
It's not terribly far off from being a multi-purpose force to be reckoned with.
4005 TG update
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You lost me Joey - was there a Fender amp at the SoCalCon?
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Kenny, i thought the tones out of your 4005 were just great - it sounded ballsier than others I have heard/played. Have a wonderful holiday and a great New Year!
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Yeah, I brought the RIC RB-120, but somehow a Fender Rumble 60 wound up being the stage bass amp at the hotel.kennyhowes wrote:You lost me Joey - was there a Fender amp at the SoCalCon?
The JETGLO finish name should be officially changed to JETGLO ROCKS! 
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Yet another update: I just installed the push-pull switch. Man oh MAN. Lots and lots of sounds in there now.
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Sounds cool Kenny. Actually, I have no idea if 4005's even have the cap to begin with! Obviously the bridge pickup is pretty thin sounding, but I always chalked that up to it's placement. So do they have the cap stock?
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The couple of O.G. 4005s I've played through an amp seem like they do. Biscuti?
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According to this RIC schematic, they did.
http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdfs/19502.pdf
Kenny, did you ever get the files to lower the strings at the nut? Dane has a set, maybe he can fix you up.
http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdfs/19502.pdf
Kenny, did you ever get the files to lower the strings at the nut? Dane has a set, maybe he can fix you up.
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I'll have to have Dale bypass it for me - I don't think i've ever heard one without the cap, then!
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I was going to revive the thread on TI strings that I thought was in here somewhere, but I can't find it. Anyway...
Thomastik Infeld Nickel Flatwound Bass JF344 strings on the green monster. Oh MAN.
That, plus a bit of set-up tweaking (truss rods and bridge), and this thing is unstoppable.
That is all. Thank you!
Thomastik Infeld Nickel Flatwound Bass JF344 strings on the green monster. Oh MAN.
That, plus a bit of set-up tweaking (truss rods and bridge), and this thing is unstoppable.
That is all. Thank you!
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Yeah!kennyhowes wrote: Thomastik Infeld Nickel Flatwound Bass JF344 strings on the green monster. Oh MAN.
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I recently put them on my 4005WB, great strings for that bass!!!sloop_john_b wrote:Yeah!kennyhowes wrote: Thomastik Infeld Nickel Flatwound Bass JF344 strings on the green monster. Oh MAN.
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Great strings, got 'em on my 71 4001.sloop_john_b wrote:Yeah!kennyhowes wrote: Thomastik Infeld Nickel Flatwound Bass JF344 strings on the green monster. Oh MAN.
...and they last FOREVER!
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I also have them on my '08 4003JPSVP.