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Under the bridge
Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 5:45 pm
by skweetis_hooch
Does anyone have any pictures of what it looks like underneath the bridge when it is removed? I'm trying to figure out what it should look like so that I know what the previous owner of mine did to it.
Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 7:13 pm
by paul_yan
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 2:32 am
by rickcrazy
Great pics, Paul.
The famous 4001/4003 bridge/tailpiece unit, which according to some gentlemen in this Forum will bend up from the string tension... You'll have me splitting my sides, guys.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 2:53 am
by paul_yan
Man, that '72 tailpiece is real strong!
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 7:09 am
by skweetis_hooch
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 7:18 am
by banta
Looks like the guy cut a piece of wood (and not very well) to fill the hole. Should be easy to reverse with another Ric tailpiece since the badass is smaller.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 12:33 pm
by paul_yan
What year was she made? (What's the xx-xxxx derial # on the jackplate?)
I asked because your baby also has a non-recessed treble pickup ring like my '72 4001.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 12:36 pm
by paul_yan
Like this:
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 2:14 pm
by skweetis_hooch
Its a '76 I believe. Or at least that's whay I've heard. I've never actually tried looking up the serial #, but the last 4 digits are 6233.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 2:20 pm
by skweetis_hooch
Yeah, it's been modded like crazy. Aside from the new bridge, its got a different neck pickup, new tuners, and he replaced the rick-o-sound jack with an xlr output.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2003 5:37 pm
by jwr2
what's under a ric bridge?
crud and rust ...
or a pickup
