Is two enough...?

[woodyng]

and here i thought this post was going to be "are 2 rick basses enough?" i hope so in my case!
and as most of ya'll probly already know,i am thrilled with my aluminum hipshot on my 4000,nothing but good to say,mebbe it works better for the set neck,or at least this particular bass.....low action/solid,and sounds great to me.....

[Lost Coyotes]

and here i thought this post was going to be "are 2 rick basses enough?" i hope so in my case!
and as most of ya'll probly already know,i am thrilled with my aluminum hipshot on my 4000,nothing but good to say,mebbe it works better for the set neck,or at least this particular bass.....low action/solid,and sounds great to me.....

I only thought of that, after posting...that people may be misled at the title.
The answer would of course, be "no!"

I like my hipshot too, Woody. It's my second one. The other was brass and black, and it was a pretty heavy piece. When I sold my MG/BT 4003 I sold that as well, or maybe I traded it for the one I have now, chromed aluminum. I much prefer this one.

I am still into experimenting with different strings; brands, sizes, and so on. It is a matter of convenience for me to have quick intonation when doing that kinda thing,
I realize that if you only use one brand and size of strings that it shouldn't need another intonation adjustment, so in theory the stock tp should be fine, once set...though I have personally found many instances where "close" was all I could achieve.
I would not do anything to my sweet 4001 that would alter it permanently, so for me, this is the answer.

Upon further review, Joey's Bass Notes suggest 3/32" as a starting point, at the 12th fret, which is approximately the same as what I currently have - 7/32 at the 20th. Apparently this is not considered to be low action by some, but it is in fact low for my playing style. Looking at my saddles I can see they are not bottomed out, in other words the height screws are still in contact with the base. I can see how if the saddles were lowered more, then yes there would be nothing to keep them from side to side movement. I was trying to visualize the wobble as was described here. Now I get it. I just don't use action low enough to cause it.

To finalize the thread...I probably could have gotten by with only the two screws securing the hipshot to the body. But it was easy enough to drill and countersink a third hole in the hipshot center, lined up with the center hole in the 4001, and now it's securely in place.

[jaymi]

you can NEVER have enough Ricks!