Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Doing away with the mute should be a must for any replacement bridge, I too prefer to palm mute as I get more control that way. Doing the Mark Arnquist mod has helped with intonation adjustment on my 4001, but the bridge on my 4004Cii is far and away a much better design. The only thing lacking is quick release slots for the strings.

I ordered the ric bridge that allparts sell..the height screws are thicker so the saddle piece wont pivot back..also the saddles are loaded with springs so they are kept snug should the intonation screws be somewhat loose..what i hated about it was the chromed saddles..seemed like it took some of the lows out of the tone. I ended up putting the original bridge back on..replaced the saddles with new ric saddles/screws and used the springs from the allparts bridge. the mistake i made with the old saddles was that i cut them to deep which made it hard to intonate.

All you have to do is loosen the string to intonate them, I do it with a small phillips screw driver, I never have any problems. If you can't hand mute your bridge is set low. Some of mine I can hand mute with and some I can't. I also like the built in mute. Great upright sound.