Rickenbacker Scale

[moaimen]

As you can see the saddles are far back, I can't remember but I might have moved the bridge back a little from where it was originally to get it to intonate.

[jps]

My 1967 4005 measures 16 and 11/16ths" from edge of nut to center of 12th fret which equals 33 and 3/8ths" scale. The only thing I can think of for differences in scale length is if they changed tooling at some point for some reason.

Is this from the inner edge of the nut by the fingerboard? From that side of the nut to the middle of the 12th fret I get 16 11/16", fancy that!

[moaimen]

Yes, scale length is the distance from the front edge of the nut (where it joins the fretboard) to the center of the 12th fret times two. To intonate correctly the distance from nut to saddle will typically be a little longer.

[jps]

Let's see the rest of your 4005. When did you get it? The way the saddles are on your is fairly common, I guess I was lucky I have lots of room for adjustment.

[moaimen]

For some reason the headstock keeps getting cropped, photobucket etc is very frustrating

[ken_j]

Click on the pic Mark.

[rickenbrother]

Welcome to the forum, Mark! Nice 4005!

[ricmic]

Mark, welcome and that is indeed one sweet 4005. Mark

[jps]

[cjj]

Mark, welcome and that is indeed one sweet 4005. Mark

+1! Welcome! I'm gonna have to get me one of them 4005s some day...

[jps]

Mark, welcome and that is indeed one sweet 4005. Mark

+1! Welcome! I'm gonna have to get me one of them 4005s some day...

You could sell that new 4003 thing you just got for a classic 4005.

[moaimen]

Thanks Ken

[T.A.R.]

Beautiful

[cjj]

Mark, welcome and that is indeed one sweet 4005. Mark

+1! Welcome! I'm gonna have to get me one of them 4005s some day...

You could sell that new 4003 thing you just got for a classic 4005.

WHAT??!?! SELL one???
You've got to be kidding!