Rickenbacker El Dorado bass

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:41 pm

Mom! Dane is picking on me again!

aceonbass wrote: That statement was a reference to the beginning of Mr.Wood's statement before mine

Oh. That's what you meant.

Never mind, Mom!

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:35 pm

Ken, the 4004 has narrower bridge spacing. Making the 4003 bridge spacing wider would require a new tailpiece.

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:45 pm

Now all the 4004 needs is individual controls for each pickup...

(Give me an inch and I'll take a mile!)

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:54 pm

I've found VVT wiring to be sufficient on both my new 4004's, which is also much easier to wire in the small control cavity.

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:00 pm

rickaddict wrote:Now all the 4004 needs is individual controls for each pickup...

(Give me an inch and I'll take a mile!)

Mine has that:

Of course, it didn't come that way from the factory.

It's got a few other options as well:

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:21 pm

Man that's cramped! I like to route the cavity out a bit to conform to the shape of the cover. It helps a lot.

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:50 pm

I like a challenge...

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:14 pm

Thanks Dane.

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