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Thanks Jeff! It's from '05 and has the ABM bridge. I'm thinking the Hipshot saddles can go lower than those of the ABM. My Ruby Cii has the narrow string spacing with the Schaller bridge.

Well ****, I got all excited when I read the first post… then I saw the year….


My 2004 CII has been changed from gold to chrome and I would LOVE to exchange for gold hardware. (All except for serial #) plate….

rickenbrother wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 1:15 pm Thanks Jeff! It's from '05 and has the ABM bridge. I'm thinking the Hipshot saddles can go lower than those of the ABM. My Ruby Cii has the narrow string spacing with the Schaller bridge.

IIRC, doesn't your ABM bridge have a spacer plate underneath it?

jps wrote: IRC, doesn't your ABM bridge have a spacer plate underneath it?

That was the Schaller bridge. Some came with it, some didn't. My 2012 NAMM Show Ruby 4004Cii, displayed near yours, had the plate. I removed it.

WillyWonka wrote: Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:30 pm Well ****, I got all excited when I read the first post… then I saw the year….

Yeah, I'd be stoked about some new 4004 news. You never know...

I've done too much experimenting with swapping bodies and necks on my P-bass's, while using the same electronics and strings, to not believe the wood has some effect on tone. YMMV.

4004 with toasters would be the bomb.