Brass nut?

pil101 · Post by **pil101** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 10:30 am

hi i have a 73 4001. i was wondering if the brass nut on my bass is stock or aftermarket?thanks

erik

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 11:35 am

Definitely aftermarket.

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 12:00 pm

Eric: Welcome to the Rickenbacker Forum. Not many Rickenbackers have used brass nuts. Please tell us what your experience with this after market installation has been. There was a 360/12 for sale a few years ago that was nicely setup with a brass nut. Perhaps the purchaser of that instrument will see this and compare notes with you.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 4:58 pm

My '68 Ric had a brass nut installed by stars guitars in the '80s ... It makes the Ric a little brighter and harsher ... I recently put a Ric plastic nut back in ... It is a little softer and warmer .... I like it a little better with the Ric nut ...

This was a popular mod for basses in the '70s and '80s ....

You can also use an aluminum nut on a bass ... it is supposed to have a similar sound to the brass ... I tried bone and didn't like the look or feel or sound ....

dougp · Post by **dougp** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 10:45 am

When I bought my '78 4001, a brass nut had already been installed on it. I would say that Jeff accurately describes the sound (which works fine for me, so I haven't changed it).

Doug

rob · Post by **rob** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 4:57 pm

My '76 4001 has a brass nut. I always thought it was stock. You mean it's not???

pil101 · Post by **pil101** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 6:32 pm

my bass had many mods, i just wasnt sure if this was another. thanks

rick12dr · Post by **rick12dr** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:21 pm

Thanks to companies following Alembics' leads in the early-mid 70s, at one point almost Every repair guy I knew was advocating and installing brass nuts on fretted instruments.Big advantage; they won't break.I've been there, done that.On a Rick, I prefer stock black Bakelite nut material.