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Francesco , great job you nailed the bass line
can i ask what settings you used ?
did you use a compressor and what setting where the tone / volume knobs

nice one thanks

if the aluminium are the best why did they stop making them? was it because they change manufacturer?
I wonder if it would be mega $$$ to get a cast made ?

Since 1985, Ric necks are designed to handle any gauge of strings. If the problem part now is the tailpiece, then I'd replace it with one that doesn't lift, or have it converted to 7-bolt. It doesn't make sense to me that you wouldn't be able to use your favorite strings on a modern made bass.

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i wonder why they changed them?

drilling the holes sounds a lot cheaper
will that do the job or do i need to put washers under the tail somewere?
im sure i read about washers somewere on here

thank you

so if i get this right nearly every 4001/4003 will have tail lift unless they have 7 screws?

The zinc ones, probably a little, but the newest zinc ones with 5 screws barely show any lift at all in many cases. The only ones that don't lift even a little are the old aluminum ones and the 7-screw ...

so if i get this right nearly every 4001/4003 will have tail lift unless they have 7 screws?

do the 5 screw tailpiece have lift too?

thanks again joey , i do get over worried thanks for the info.
one last thing are pyramids ok to use

all the best dave

i wonder if mccartney had tail lift?

is 2mm tail lift ok for a c64?
whats the most that would be unacceptable?
i push the bottom (where the lift is) and heard a cracking noise might be the screws in the wood
will the tail lift split the wood or anything bad happen to my bass?



thank you

Thanks ,
i honestly think the tech in the shop messed it up, and it was more then a basic set up.
He told me that he had to fill down the frets because rickenbacker had put them in uneven
this was the Second bass , the first one he told me he had to fill the frets on that bass too and it would take ...

David, I can certainly imagine how these circumstances could be frustrating. I would ask, however, that you focus on how to fix the instrument here. That is what we do best. It is not our place to get involved in customer service issues. These threads often times take on a life of their own which ...

i spent most of the the day trying to get through to guitar guitar in epsom and the phone is on answer phone constantly
ive been in there on a saturday and they have quite a few staff ,and and never that busy ,
it is so unfair how these big companies make there own rules
gonna try again today

the shop tech tried twice to set it up
he managed to stop the rattling but he could not stop the nasty vibrating noise
First time he filled down the frets and adjusted the neck
second time he done the same ( as far as i know )
i didnt want to mess about with setting up myself, i have read so many ...