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I picked up a set of DRs at .125 on the B. Hopefully minimal nut slot width adjustment and some tweaks at the bridge and I'm in business.

Unfortunately, with the pandemic flaring back up, I just got word last night that our remaining 2020 gigs have been cancelled. So it'll be a bit before I'm able ...

ram wrote:Have you thought of maybe getting a five string? The new Ric 5s are pretty damned nice from what I understand. Then you would have that lovely 4001 tuned to E and the new 5 set to B....

I hear ya, but some new strings and a set up are a bit more cost effective than a new bass!

Definitely will need to open up the nut a bit. I’ll give th Daddario .125s a shot. Thanks for the heads up!

I work with a touring metal band too, so I need a low B string. I’m just not a five string guy so I’ve been playing a fender PBass that is set up in a BEAD configuration. I really dig my Ric and would love to play it with my metal band but I’m on the fence with setting it up in this configuration ...

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Just had share. My sexy as hell 1974 4001 got displayed prominently in our new video! I love this bass!!

I just emailed Jeff a few weeks ago, inquiring about the status of this new bridge. Unfortunately he said that he is still in the prototype phase. The challenge, it sounds, is to offer a design that allows for a full range intonation adjustment. And then there’s the issue of his manufacturing ...