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Three items: 1) Make sure you are using a set of strings that has a wound 3rd unison G string. Intonation at the bridge is a function of core stretch. The wound 3rd unison G string will have a similar diameter to the octave G string and will intonate off the same bridge saddle adjustment. 2) There i...

nixdad wrote: ↑Mon Mar 24, 2025 10:51 pm Hey Scott -
I was able to hunt down a photo of George Cole! He's on the far right. This photo will be included in the video.
Chris

Thanks!

I have lusted after these basses since I first heard about them in the early '80s, but they quit making them before I was able to place my order. But I never heard much about George Cole, I was always under the impression that John Hall had a lot to do w its development. Is there talk of reissuing ...

Yes. I actually use a different bass with EMG actives then DI to the board to keep the bass clean, lowest possible noise and cross-talk, and slotted properly in the mix. No bass amp on stage. No, Farmers Gastropub is not a place that has live music. But you can always catch a Premier League match on...

Not in a Beatles band. Occasionally my 10-piece party band plays a Beatles song or two. Thanks for using the picture. I waited 45 years to get a picture that brought the second verse of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" to life. Farmers Gastropub is a real English-style pub owned by a ...

Yeah, GP was always behind on these items. Just look at ads for then-new DiMarzio pickups. The company ads were always in the main body of the magazine, while a blurb about them in the "new products" section was always months behind.

In the old RIC forum, even Mr. JH said that the six-saddle bridge has better tone and sustain than the 12-saddle bridge due to the greater mass of each saddle, including having only one hole through the saddle for each pair of strings. You can purchase strings that will intonate on the 6-saddle brid...

If I still have that issue of GP, it is buried in a box in storage. If I ever run across it, I'll scan and post it.

Chris, Yes, the "hairpins" are the older dual truss rods, requiring the complicated procedure to set them. They were updated in the mid-1980's, but still dual. Finally, they threw in the towel and went to single truss rods a few years ago. The ad I have is a small square in the back of the...

Chris, I own a 4002. I got it used in the early 90's. It is a 1981 model. For a couple of decades it was my only bass. I gigged it so much I wore the frets out, so I had it re-fretted by a sympathetic luthier who completely understands Rickenbacker basses and had the crown radius lowered from the ol...

I do this on all my 2-pickup passive basses, including the J's I have owned, a couple of friends' basses, and my P-J. Several advantages: 1) the tone is clearer; 2) removes the impedance drop that causes the slight volume drop when you dime both volume knobs; 3) easier to dial in blend tones; 4) mit...

No because of the problems with this set as set forth in my earlier post. I went back to find your earlier post in this thread and it refers to intonation issues with an unwound 3rd in relation to the octave 3rd on a 6 saddle bridge specifically. I have a 12 saddle bridge, which I clarified in the ...

Has anyone tried elixir 12 string 10-46 gauge? It's got lighter octave strings, an unwound 3rd, and a slightly heavier E and A string than the Rickenbacker brand set. I'd guess this might be troublesome intonation-wise with a 6 saddle bridge, but my 330/12 has a 12 saddle bridge that a previous own...

Some years ago, Fender did offer a Strat 12-string, and currently offer a Squier Jazzmaster 12-string. A simple Google search will find them. Instead of trying to retrofit a neck, I suggest that if you really want a Strat or JM version, you get one of these instead. Fender, as well as others, tends ...

The poles (of the button-tops) or the sleeves (of the screw poles) are made to be in contact with, or against the bar magnet on the bottom to transfer the magnetism through the pickup. I know this, because I had a pickup with drop-outs. It turns out there was a thin film of the glue or the adhesive ...