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Very nice!

nextcliffburton wrote:Hey guys just finished up my bands EP and wanted to share with you a song that has some heavy rickenbacker growl to it. May not be your type of music but its got my 4001 Ricky written all over it. Check it out

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JE6V3X7X

You'll need to other (first) two characters or the serial number from the other end of the jack plate. Then you can go to Rickenbacker.com and use the serial number decoder to find the month and year it was built. That's a start...

Which tuners does your '74 have?

I'm gonna guess that it's the nickle-plated, open-geared reverse tuners. And I'm gonna guess that you have the small metal ferrules.

My solution would be:

Carefully wrap masking tape around part of ferrule that fits into headstock. Use razor blade to trim tape ...

Yes those are the tuners I have.


Thanks so much!

The ferrules on the tuners of my '74 4001 "creep" out over time. I'm thinking I could just carefully glue them in with a little titebond (real titebond).

Opinions?

How come the seven screw tailpiece went away?

Nah. It sounds too sweet. It's gotta stays like it is.

cool! I have very early 74, it doesn't have the red dots but it had the 1/2" spacing and the neck profile is really flat. I love the sound of the bridge hi-gain, but I prefer the more articulate bass of the toaster for the neck. Concerning those huge flats, mine too had large strings when I got it ...

Rickenhands wrote:Nice bass indeed! Congrats. I want another Ric--very much!

Rickenhands wrote:Nice bass indeed! Congrats. I want another Ric--very much!

Thanks and thanks.

Jim, the 70s higains have a special and very satisfying sound. I would play it as is for a while and see what you think before trying the toaster. That will give you a chance to hear the difference, if any. Also be aware there is a .0047uF cap in the bridge pup circuit that if you short it out with ...

You bet! Thanks Joey. Your bassnotes page is a great resource for me.

s4001 wrote:Nice little gem there. Good thing is, you can get a custom PG and try the different configurations and see which you like best. I admit, I've been thinking about putting the hi gain back into my 4000 instead of the toaster.

Yup I really thought I needed that toaster. Maybe someday.

teeder wrote:A '74 should have the 1/2" factory route, IIRC.

I had thought so. I never really questioned it - but I did take it all apart and a look to make sure everything looked "real".

What month? Does it have Red Dot position markers? Next time you have the pickguard off, see if its factory routed for a 1/2" neck pickup spacing. My NC 4001 has red dots and was routed for 1/2" (though I bought it with a 1" spacing guard and high gain- had pickguardian make a 1/2" guard and bought ...

badeggs wrote:I owned a '74 once...best neck ever! Congrats!

The neck on mine is quite thin front to back. Very nice...