...and more 4005 questions.

ealdrett · Post by **ealdrett** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:32 pm

I'm trying to acquire a bridge cover for a 4005 bass. I posted a thread on the Wanted section.
What I'm curious about is if the current bridge cover that is available on the Rick site, "Sku: 00826" will fit on the 4005 bridge. I know it's for the 6-string guitar bridge but I'm curious as to how close they are in dimensions and would it fit.
Also, what is the recommend string gauge for the bass without bowing the neck. My previous 4005 had Pyramids heavy gauge and that just didn't do the trick. Sound nice but too thumpy. Roundwound chromes sound like they might work. Medium gauge. Are the DR Black coated strings any good?

notviceversa · Post by **notviceversa** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:40 pm

"What I'm curious about is if the current bridge cover that is available on the Rick site, "Sku: 00826" will fit on the 4005 bridge."

Yeeess, that bridge cover will fit the 4005's bridge.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:41 pm

I believe the cover is the same, except that the 4005 one had a foam mute under it.

Any light tension strings should work fine. I use a custom light set of D'Addario Chromes in 40-55-75-95, I take their Super Soft set and replace the .060 D string with a single .055, making the strings have a better, more balanced feel to them. I may try a set of TI Jazz Rounds the next time I change strings.

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:51 pm

Jeff's right... you'll love Chromes. I use a standard set (45-100) on my 4001, I can only imagine them sounding even better on a hollowbody!

I'd like to try TI's too... but I'm too cheap not to milk those flats for all they're worth...

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:26 pm

The set I have on my 4005WB have been on since October '03 and they still sound good but I have been listening to recordings from the early '80s of the WB with XLs on it and it sounds so good I may succumb to rounds on it again. I just don't want to have to get a refret on it, however.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:07 pm

Don Adamek had a spare..... [email protected]

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:14 pm

I have the cover with foam mute for my 4005WB. I took it off, of course....and it rests in a box along with a lot of other parts.....not for sale, btw...

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:17 pm

I recommend the TI Jazz flats for your 4005. They sound, feel and play beautifully on those basses....the D'Addario supersoft chrome flats are good too...but the TI's have very low tension.....perfect for the slim, slim neck on your 4005 prize.

jsm610 · Post by **jsm610** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:16 pm

"Yeeess, that bridge cover will fit the 4005's bridge."
"I believe the cover is the same, except that the 4005 one had a foam mute under it. "

In my experience they aren't the same:

Right: 4005 cover; Left:Sku: 00826

Right: 4005 cover; Left:Sku: 00826
Note they aren't the same height.

Top: 4005 cover; Bottom:Sku: 00826
Note they aren't the same width.

Top: 4005 cover; Bottom:Sku: 00826

I tried putting the Sku: 00826 on the 4005 bridge and it just doesn't fit - it wont clear the string adjustment saddles. I tried 3 different 00826's on two different 4005's... Same story.

Have you guys had success putting the 00826 on the 4005? Did you bend it? I'm curious...

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:40 pm

Well, there you go!

notviceversa · Post by **notviceversa** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:39 am

Yes, with a little bit of bending you can get it to work. I looked at some of the models here and they actually have a little curve in them.