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I'd greatly appreciate that, Ben! I figure I'd make some sort of pickup surrounds if the wood chips from routing.RIC_FACTORY wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 4:50 pm Bring it on down to the shop and we'll chuck it up on the CNC machine and route it out for you... if you're brave
Is there some progress on this Joey? My 4004cii/5 has a very weak B and G string.rickenbrother wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:52 pm
There could be a solution for my Mapleglo. JH gave me a new 4003S/5 pickup cover to see if it will adequately cover the 5 strings. I think it will work well. I need to find a guitar repairman brave enough to make the new pickup routes. I'd do it myself, I've routed several bodies, but from what I've heard about routing figured maple, I'm not brave enough to do it myself and so far, I've had no luck.
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I need to find a guitar repairman that is confident to route the body without gouges or chips, whether for RIC pickups or not. I think Ben was just joking earlier in the thread.berth wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:00 amIs there some progress on this Joey? My 4004cii/5 has a very weak B and G string.rickenbrother wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 9:52 pm
There could be a solution for my Mapleglo. JH gave me a new 4003S/5 pickup cover to see if it will adequately cover the 5 strings. I think it will work well. I need to find a guitar repairman brave enough to make the new pickup routes. I'd do it myself, I've routed several bodies, but from what I've heard about routing figured maple, I'm not brave enough to do it myself and so far, I've had no luck.
Cii5 -withS5pu-Cover.jpg
The bridge pickup is a Nordstrand, it's OK, but the Bartolini in the neck seems a bit muddy. It would be nice to see how the new RIC 5-string pickups sound...
I forgot about the Bart. It's been several years since that 4004Cii5 came to visit me. I have couple of photos somewhere. Probably on my portable hard drive. I should have taken some with my two.cjj wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:39 pmThe bridge pickup is a Nordstrand, it's OK, but the Bartolini in the neck seems a bit muddy. It would be nice to see how the new RIC 5-string pickups sound...
If a pickup sounds muddy, it often helps to put in a higher resistance volume and/or tone pot. Helped a lot on my 4004Cii.cjj wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:39 pmThe bridge pickup is a Nordstrand, it's OK, but the Bartolini in the neck seems a bit muddy. It would be nice to see how the new RIC 5-string pickups sound...