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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:19 am
by jnbass
love the figure on the fretboard!
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 10:48 am
by gstuadams
Greg, what color is that laredo?
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:27 am
by jayfbv
Anyone know whether RIC make that roller bridge? Mike Parks doesn't show them for sale.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:36 am
by jwr2
the 2000 series used Schaller ... the 4004 is ABM I think????
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:43 pm
by ken_james
I think I remember JH saying it was a ABM bridge.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:09 pm
by johnhall
Yes, that's correct, ABM is the current supplier of this part.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:02 pm
by ken_james
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:33 pm
by johnhall
It was but probably not well publicized.
It also may have been one of those things where we said "Let's see what it looks like".
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:02 pm
by jps
Is it possible to get the quick release tailpiece for the ABM bridge? I know that it just screws on to the baseplate of the bridge so it would be easy to replace. I tried Allparts but they couldn't help at all.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 4:41 pm
by ken_james
Well you learn something everyday, thank you.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:48 pm
by johnhall
This is a custom part, made to our specs. It's all one piece, except for the saddles.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 3:13 am
by jps
John,
On the bottom of the baseplate are screws that attach the tailpiece that the strings and intonation screws go through, I have taken this piece off! I have seen this same type of ABM bridge on Pedulla basses and I have seen the same type of ABM bridge with string slots in the tailpiece. In fact, doesn't the photo on your website show the 4004/5Cii with string slots on the bridge? I think would be a very nice feature for those of us that switch back and forth between different strings depending on the gig or recording, like I do between roundwounds and flatwounds.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:36 am
by johnhall
No Jeffrey, that's an ABM aftermarket part. Ours is machined from solid brass.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 1:15 pm
by jps
Are you saying the complete bridge including the tailpiece section is one solid item (discounting the saddles of course)? If so, the bridge that came on my new 4004Cii was replaced by Mike Parks before he shipped it to me. I have the ABM bridge that came on Jeff Rath's 4004L, and it also has a removeable tailpiece. This is very curious.
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:25 pm
by jeff_ulmer
My stock Cii also has a two piece bridge, with the base plate being separate from the rear plate that the strings pass through.