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Autumn Glo..purchased by me in 1977 at Manny's in NYC.

I replaced (and have long lost) the knobs with Tele style knobs in the haze of the late 70's. I recently removed the rubber in the damper as it had started to liquify. I also removed the capacitor on the treble pot to much delight as I now ...

Sweeeeet! Thank you very much.

Below is what I endeavor to fix.

Thanks... however my problem is a common one and has been discussed at length on this board. The truss rod requires the nuts to be sheared off, rods pulled, cut and rethreaded. Also a new block fashioned from brass or aluminum to fit the cavity better and prevent the thread ends from bending.

As ...

A while back there was a thread on how to fix the truss rod problem where the stop block near the nut fails and the truss rod nuts get bent into the neck.

The thread had instructions, diagrams and pictures of the procedure.

Does anyone have the link handy? I have finally found someone to do ...

After reading the threads on this project and other suggestions, I have come to a design for the block.

Please comment.

I purchased my bass in August of 1976 from Manny's in NYC and specifically asked for Autumn Glo. I got the color from a catalog I coveted and read until I could pry the money from my Dad's hands ( I was 14 at the time).

The '77 looks exactly like my bass. The English one is different (no binding).

John... what tools did you use to create the brass block?

Autumn glo.

There is one for sale on ebay with a replaced pick guard.

Its an Autumn Glo. I have the same bass in lesser condition (I actually have gigged with mine)

the knobs do look close together. One thing I have noticed though, you can take two ric's from the same era and see big differences. The wave at the top of the headstock can go from an elegant swell to ...

I am confident I can pull this off.

The tricky part will be clamping the neck near the nut with enough pressure so I can bend the lower truss rid at the nuts enough to get a tool onto the nuts to loosen them.

btw... that bass looks great in white. When I bought mine, they brought out a blue ...

Thanks Ilan... I have to say again how great this forum is.

This bass was my first "real" bass after my Sam Ash Carlo Robelli EBO copy fell and popped the headstock. I have had it for 29 years and it helped me pay the bills in college.

I have been despondent for years as I took the bass from ...

Thank you Jefferey.

The truss rod nuts were bent into the neck from the day I got the bass. I have taken it to every reputable repairman in NYC and no one would touch it. I contacted RIC but never received a response. Then, I stumbled onto this forum. There is a wealth of information that gives ...

I have a 4001 dated 8/76, originally bought by me in '76 in Tobacco Sunburst. The truss rods have pushed the nuts into the neck.

I have read several threads here and I think the best thing to do is replace the truss rods with the new style.

Has anyone attempted this?