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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:08 pm
by mifune
Thanks for all the nice welcomes
Feels like coming home...
Going to pick up the guitar tomorrow! Can´t wait!
@Bert
No, it's not the same. It is from the same seller though. The other one was way too nice for me, wouldn't dare play it... This one has some wear, so I won't have to be as careful
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:10 pm
by mifune
@Sergio
But you won't see those, right? And why would anyone turn that thing around, anyway? :S
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:23 pm
by berth
Edwin, I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures after tommorow!! Was this bass in an earlier MPNL auction? Somehow the red background looks familiar. I don't think you'll regret this. My '99 4003 doesnt get played anymore since I have a '73 Rick.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:11 pm
by rickcrazy
Right. Why would anyone turn the surround around? I don't know, really.
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:32 pm
by mifune
Well, I've bought it! Wooow!
It's in a little rougher shape than I thought, but that's ok.
And there's nothing wrong with the pickups! Just a little loose wire...
Now, any tips on cleaning and set-up?
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:51 pm
by lars
Nice! Congratulations Edwin!!!
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:07 am
by ram
Hi Edwin, Welcome to the forum and nice score! There have been a couple of good threads in the forum discussing cleaning - do the search of archives for that. As for the setup - the usual - new strings, adjust the neck to flat, intonation and pickup heights (if necessary). When you are doing that other stuff it might be a good time to rotate the surround too. Then play away. Congrats again on the new bass!!!
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:53 pm
by johnallg
Congrats Edwin, nice bass!
When you adjust the rods, with the 4001, you need to move the neck where you want it to be, hold, and tighten the truss nuts. The rod/nuts are not strong enough to move the neck on their own and you could (would) pop the fretboard loose. Not to scare, just to inform.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:53 am
by bassbob
Check out Joey V's website and download a manual from Rickenbacker.com. Congrats on the buy
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:11 am
by mifune
So, played two straight 4h rehearsals with my new baby. Fabulous bass, but... I found some dead spots. What can be done about that?
Tomorrow the guitar will be professionally set-up and checked. I will also let him do the .0047 mod. Anything else I can have him do?
What's the 'standard' height of the pickup, btw?
Thanks again!
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:51 am
by green_us90
Do what I did to my 1975 4001, see this thread:
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:42 am
by rickenbrother
Edwin congrats on that bass. A distance of 5/32" from the tops of the polepieces of the pickups to the bottoms of the strings is usually the norm, however depending on your playing style and your preference of tone, you can deviate from that height. I usually raise the pickups to a height just before I get unwanted distortion, weird sounding notes and clicking noises.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:06 am
by mifune
My 4001 has only minor bridgelift. Would it benefit from that mod?
I'm more worried about the dead spots...
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:22 pm
by rickenbrother
Edwin, I hope that you are going to have your bass professionally setup by someone who really knows how to setup a 4001. After the setup is done properly with a new set of strings, you might find that the dead spots may be gone or have at least gotten better. Dead spots are possible with any stringed instrument.
If your tail lift is only very minor there is no urgent reason to do that mod.