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P.S. What year is your 4001, by the way?

Man you just gotta love this forum! Not even a day whole and 11posts solving a series of problems and issues... what a well of info and experience.

For a UK based Ric site try http://www.ricsrus.com/

+1 for Sergio too, but if your pickup is truly beyond repair he can build you a (superb) new one, or you can try the above site if you prefer to stick with genuine Ric parts.

rickcrazy wrote:P.S. What year is your 4001, by the way?

its about 1982 i think

ram wrote:Man you just gotta love this forum! Not even a day whole and 11posts solving a series of problems and issues... what a well of info and experience.

im very very grateful all the help!
im even more grateful that no-one has taken the ****

to add insult to injury, there is a new part to this story ...

i took my guitar to a nut and bolt specialist in chester near where i
work the other day on the advice of someone in a nearby guitar shop ...
i was looking for the nut to hold the input in place on the jackplate
... i was told this guy would be able to find anything, including what
i am told was "american unf" (which i was told was what was on my
bass?)

after fiddling for a good 20 minutes trying to find a match, the guy
told me that he thought the thread on the input had been damaged
hence he was struggling to match it ... to be honest when i look at
the thing i can see that it looks different part of the way down ...

so i have to replace the inputs? its a stereo bass of course ...

is THIS the kind of thing i am looking for? (3rd item down)
http://www.ricsrus.com/Electronics.html

i fear i am getting in over my head!

drdanny wrote:

rickcrazy wrote:P.S. What year is your 4001, by the way?

its about 1982 i think

i tell a lie, july 1980

drdanny wrote:ah .. what about the 2nd down here ...
http://www.cheshiremodels.co.uk/acatalog/Adhesives.html

since paul mentioned an "aliphatic resin (AR) glue", will this be ok?
am petrified of buying the wrong stuff!

Hi Danny - I can't offer the same level of sage advice as many of the other members here - but don't freak out, I doubt you'll do your bass any harm! As far as glue's concerned, just avoid using really heavy-duty stuff & the likes of Superglue - remember that nuts can wear & may need to be removed & replaced. I prefer to use a fairly light strength wood glue, & just make sure the faces of the nut & neck/fretboard are perfectly clean & smooth so it's a solid fit with no gaps or movement.

BTW checked out your Myspace & thoroughly enjoyed your band's stuff.

Jon.

bassassin wrote:Hi Danny - I can't offer the same level of sage advice as many of the other members here - but don't freak out, I doubt you'll do your bass any harm! As far as glue's concerned, just avoid using really heavy-duty stuff & the likes of Superglue - remember that nuts can wear & may need to be removed & replaced. I prefer to use a fairly light strength wood glue, & just make sure the faces of the nut & neck/fretboard are perfectly clean & smooth so it's a solid fit with no gaps or movement.

thanks for that! all advice is gratefully received!

bassassin wrote:BTW checked out your Myspace & thoroughly enjoyed your band's stuff.

Jon.

well thankyou! we havent been up to edinburgh yet but we might ...
i have a cousin on morrison street tho

Danny, these two glues are what Paul was talking about.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=p ... lpage=none
http://www.theconsumerlink.com/elmers/d ... CL+E372/12

If you need the screws to put the jackplate on the bass, let me know. Also, the harness you linked to is what you need.

johnallg wrote:Danny, these two glues are what Paul was talking about.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=p ... lpage=none
http://www.theconsumerlink.com/elmers/d ... CL+E372/12

If you need the screws to put the jackplate on the bass, let me know. Also, the harness you linked to is what you need.

thankyou very very much!
i feel dumb asking these questions but i just want to get it right!
cheers!

Do you still need the 4 screws to hold the jackplate? I am placing an order to RIC and can get them if you still need them.

johnallg wrote:Do you still need the 4 screws to hold the jackplate? I am placing an order to RIC and can get them if you still need them.

hi
i do need the screws but it seems i can get them from rosetti over here in
the uk ... thanks for the offer!

(does anything think ill have difficulty getting them from rosetti?)

cheers
danny

jingle_jangle wrote:Oh, and the switch...if you remove the guard, you will see that with a bit of judicious bending with a small needle-nosed pliers, the switch tab that is slipping can be bent back into place.

ive just done this!
thanks a lot for the advice ...
1 problem down, 45 to go