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s4001 wrote:Very nice, Scott. One of these day's I'll have to try out your 4004.

Yes for sure ! It plays so nicely now too

You coming to the Rickenjam?

s4001 wrote:Very nice, Scott. One of these day's I'll have to try out your 4004.

That would be possible if he'd come down to the So Cal jam next month.
I'd also like to get a pic of his Cii BBR together with mine...and a pic of the two So Cal Scotts together.

oh not sure , I actually didn't know about it , is there a thread on it ? I'd love too though so let me know the details when you get a chance . Thanks Fellas !

fretless wrote:oh not sure , I actually didn't know about it , is there a thread on it ? I'd love too though so let me know the details when you get a chance . Thanks Fellas !

Here you go, Scott:

Who's Up For A So Cal Minicon Saturday May 8th?

ajish4 wrote:This thing will be KILLER if I could get it down to like, 1mm above the 12th fret!

The cool thing is Tony, is if your strings have enough tension and the neck is dead straight, you *might* be able to get it nearly the same 1-2 mm of action across the entire register and have no fret buzz! Now that would be great. I've gotten close to that before but on all of my Rics the saddles sit a little too high for that to be possible even when bottomed out on the stock bridge. Meaning, I have 2 mm of action at the 12th fret and 2.5-3 mm of action at the 20th on every one of my basses, so it's closer to consistent than most basses are when bought new but still not truly perfect.

cassius987 wrote:

ajish4 wrote:This thing will be KILLER if I could get it down to like, 1mm above the 12th fret!

The cool thing is Tony, is if your strings have enough tension and the neck is dead straight, you *might* be able to get it nearly the same 1-2 mm of action across the entire register and have no fret buzz! Now that would be great.

From what I remember about Tony's Cii, it has a neck that after it's tuned up, it says to the strings, "HA, is that all you've got?! Even with the nuts completely loose on the truss rods, the neck was dead straight. He could put some higher tension strings on it with no problem.

rickenbrother wrote:

cassius987 wrote:

ajish4 wrote:This thing will be KILLER if I could get it down to like, 1mm above the 12th fret!

The cool thing is Tony, is if your strings have enough tension and the neck is dead straight, you *might* be able to get it nearly the same 1-2 mm of action across the entire register and have no fret buzz! Now that would be great.

From what I remember about Tony's Cii, it has a neck that after it's tuned up, it says to the strings, "HA, is that all you've got?! Even with the nuts completely loose on the truss rods, the neck was dead straight. He could put some higher tension strings on it with no problem.

Sounds pretty good Joshua, I think I'm going to give it a go. I really would love to get the action a tad lower....

Joey, you were correct....the nuts on the truss rod are just over finger tight...The neck is dead flat. I'm pretty happy with the stock RIC strings, I even replaced them once so I don't see a need to go to anything else. IF I do try something, it will probably be my DR Highbeams.

rickenbrother wrote:

fretless wrote:oh not sure , I actually didn't know about it , is there a thread on it ? I'd love too though so let me know the details when you get a chance . Thanks Fellas !

Here you go, Scott:

Who's Up For A So Cal Minicon Saturday May 8th?

Thank you Sir ! sadly I won't be able to make it as I'll be out of town but look forward to one in the future