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ahh...so i am not crazy...much.

That poor thing has a tumor! He should have that thing gold plated to match the other hardware.

his sweat prolly wore the gold off.

Is Lemmy doing that because somebody tried to put flats on his bass??

"Rock on like Lemmy"

I took mine to practice again tonight and I must say that since I spent some time working on the setup I am more impressed with it. The tone is huge! I don't know if it is just the Ric humbuckers or that there are three of them but it sounds "fuller" than my Bartolini shod 4003's. I still wish I could get the action a tad lower but it will do for now. I love the feel of the unfinished neck also.....not that it is better, just different.
I can say that I partially understand Lemmy's need for the pickup surround/cover. I'm a finger player and feel lost without my trusty thumb rest (the pickup surround). It feels odd not having my anchor/reference point.

BTW...Sean, the faux pickup cover is just on Lemmy's. I read somewhere that he was uncomfortable without it so he had it added.

Brian,
When are you going to put Bartolinis on it?

Why can't you get the action lower?

No Bartolinis for Lemmy! I love the way the Barts sound in my 4003's but the p/u setup in the LK is perfect the way it is. It really came alive after lowering the action some and raising the bridge p/u. Now with all three p/u's on it screams.

I'm not sure what my issue is with the neck. I have it pretty close to where I'd like it and it plays fine. I filed the nut which helped quite a bit. Basically with the neck set flat I get some buzz from frets 1-6....so I have to raise the bridge to compensate....so the action is raised. If I add a little relief I can lower the bridge some but because of the relief the action is a tad high. I think I am maybe trying too hard to get it set up like your V63 which may not be possible . I have it about the same as my other Rics but since it needed tweaking some I figured I'd keep working it to get it as good as possible.

My 4003s8 is a whole other story.....since it was apart for refinishing I can't get a good setup on it at all. I'm not sure why either. It just doesn't seem to be responding well to any adjustments. Oh well....

It probably comes down to the fact that I don't really know what I am doing. I have been setting my Rics up for years just by feel and taking my time. I'm not well versed on if specific measurements should be made and, if so, where. I just pretty much taught myself through trial and error so I may be approaching things all wrong.

Jeff you should open a "Ric Lab" at your photo lab so I could just drop off my basses and a credit card and not drive myself crazy....

I have the same issue with my 4004Cii as the third through fifth frets buzz a tad, I think it is just a matter of getting the frets dressed a little.

If you want we can get together and work on the basses.

Nah, I don't want to trouble you with anything like that. I'm sure we'll get together eventually for other reasons and maybe I'll have you look at them then. Thanks for the offer though !

(sorry to be running late, but ... ) Congrats, Brian! That is a beauty! And best of all, now there's only two people ahead of me on Mike Parks' list!!! I just hope the anticipation doesn't start killing me now ...

Be strong grasshopper .

It's easy for me to say (now) but it is worth every agonizing minute that I waited. It plays like a dream and the pics don't do it justice for how stunning it is (IMO). Be sure to post when you get it and I hope it is soon for you.....I feel your pain.

How's the gold plating Brian? Still concerns?