Strings spacing on 4003

ricnbacker · Post by **ricnbacker** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:57 am

are the E and G string on the 4003 supposed to be very close to the edge of the fret where it starts to angle.

in other words the g and E string seem very close to the edge and sometimes it will actually slip off the edge of the fretboard...

there seems to be an 1/8 of an inch where the string is before the end of the freboard on most other basses i have seem/played

someone told me this may be a nut issue...

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:24 am

Christopher: Why not send in a photo of your 4003 at the nut.

ricnbacker · Post by **ricnbacker** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:57 am

i wisk i had a digital camera for times like this.....i will see what i can do...

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:08 am

We need a forum digital camera that we can pass around to all of us to use when neccesary. With the new, yet unveiled RIC transporter technology, that should be possible!

And Philip Canard didn't think RIC was doing anything new, Ha!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:52 am

I had one like that, with mine it was that the saddle had been cut too close to the edge on the g string, it would slip off the edge, very agravating, I would check the saddles before the nut, if the nut is correct it should be the same distance from the edge all the way to the end of the neck. On one old 4001 they put the tailpiece on slightly off centered and compensated by cutting all the saddles off to one side. haha! But it works and plays ands sounds fine, can't argue with that.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:34 am

you can get a replacement nut from Mike Parks for about $3

ricnbacker · Post by **ricnbacker** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 6:26 pm

jeff,

i just got through looking at a majority of the pictures of all the ric basses in the "post a pic of your ric" thread

the way they all look in those photos mine is the same, everybodys E and G strings look dangerously close to the edge.

wasnt that a yes album?
was the name of that album "close to the edge" about ric`s?

lol

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:05 am

I have three 4001's here with me in Lima and all are about as you have descibed 1/8 of an inch from the edge of the neck, the nuts are identical in two of them and they are a little different in distance from the edge because of the way the saddles were cut. But none of them are too close.
If the nut is cut very close to the edge you need a new one, if not it is the saddles which I still think is more the likely culprit. The string should be the same distance from the edge of the neck all the way from the nut to the last fret. If it is and it is too close to the edge it is the nut, if it gets closer and closer to the edge of the neck as you go down the neck from the nut, it is the saddle. What year is your bass anyway? Thre early nineties basses seem to have had slightly more narrow necks than either earlier or later 4003's. A picture would be nice though.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:25 am

Chris ... I like living on the edge and being close to the edge ... anyway .. I'm the guy who is always cramming 5 string on a 4 string neck ... some may think I'm over the edge ...

So I don't have a problem being close to the edge ...

ricnbacker · Post by **ricnbacker** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 11:18 am

lol, jeff......

bob, i saw your earlier post regarding the saddles. actually its the other way around than you described, closer near the nut than the saddle, but not much.

i have never slipped off while playing with the band and no one else has ever commented on itwho has tried my bass.

from all the pic`s i think mine is fine,,,

thanks for the replies