4001/4003 Nut
Moderator: jingle_jangle
4001/4003 Nut
I know that Rickenbacker used bronze for their nuts, because that's what my 4001 has. But, my new 4003 (Dec.'01) has a black nut. Is the black an anti-corrosive (Rustoleum) paint? Or is it a totally different metal?
Rickenbacker , to my knowledge has NEVER used metal for nuts on any bass since they began making basses in the 1950's .
The brass nut thing can be traced to Glen Quan of Badass Bridge fame .He seems to be THE guy , and then the Alembic shop in the late 1960's picked up on it .Glen told of the 'increase' in sustain to a bass and got lots of business .
My arguement was ......"once you fret the string , what does the nut do but hold the strings in a given spacing?" so much for that marketing .
By the way ....I will not install brass nuts for anyone .It kills my files .And at $15.00 per file ,no thanks .There is great material that does not ruin files .NEXT!
The black nut is a phenolic material .Most of it was a cotton linen phenolic.This material is a cousin to Bakelite .Rickenbacker lap steels were made of that stuff for years .It is a carry over from that time .It is tough as nails and wears really well .
The new stuff is 'Delrin' .It also works well , in fact easier, and is more readily available .Tone differance? I don't really hear it .And for only 4 notes ...it works well.
The black hardware is NOT paint ...it is called 'Powder Coating' .A totally different type of product .
For info on that .....go to AltaVista Search engine .You will get more technical info on it looking there.
The brass nut thing can be traced to Glen Quan of Badass Bridge fame .He seems to be THE guy , and then the Alembic shop in the late 1960's picked up on it .Glen told of the 'increase' in sustain to a bass and got lots of business .
My arguement was ......"once you fret the string , what does the nut do but hold the strings in a given spacing?" so much for that marketing .
By the way ....I will not install brass nuts for anyone .It kills my files .And at $15.00 per file ,no thanks .There is great material that does not ruin files .NEXT!
The black nut is a phenolic material .Most of it was a cotton linen phenolic.This material is a cousin to Bakelite .Rickenbacker lap steels were made of that stuff for years .It is a carry over from that time .It is tough as nails and wears really well .
The new stuff is 'Delrin' .It also works well , in fact easier, and is more readily available .Tone differance? I don't really hear it .And for only 4 notes ...it works well.
The black hardware is NOT paint ...it is called 'Powder Coating' .A totally different type of product .
For info on that .....go to AltaVista Search engine .You will get more technical info on it looking there.
So you too want yours "ALAPWOB"?!?!