Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Curiousity question, as I've tried turning the adjustment knob and not much happens.

So I basically leave it alone. I can palm mute, but I'd like to try the mute itself.

I used to use it alot. Sometimes it gets out of wack and you have to get in there and adjust it. It does a good job when you have rounds and you want to get instant flatwound sound. Don't mute it too much or it will throw out the tuning.

Cole

I use it quite alot.
The new 4003's string hight tends to be higher
than in the past so you really have to raise the mute .
It helps if you turn both sides in equal increments until
the mute engages.

Hey-
The forum's "Spell check" didn't catch "hight"...

Jeff Rath loves his.

he's a big fan of the rick-o-sound too.



with flats.

I use it sometimes, you can get a great upright-like decay with it. The mute needs to be thicker on some of the newer basses though especially if you like the neck very straight which raises the bridge a lot.

If the mute had an instant engage/disengage switch or something, I'd use it all the time, but, as it stands now, turning two knobs several rotations each is too much effort for me to get a sound that I don't use very often.

I spent alot of time to get mine right. My '87 4003 did not have one when I got it, so I ordered all of the parts from Ric and installed it. I could not get it to mute all of the strings equally. I finally took it to a tech who did a very nice job to get it right. Now it's easy to engage/disengage and mutes all strings equally (as long as I tighten the screws equally).

I always wondered if these work properly right out of the factory. Anybody with a brand new 4003 have any comments on that?

"If the mute had an instant engage/disengage switch or something, I'd use it all the time, but, as it stands now, turning two knobs several rotations each is too much effort for me to get a sound that I don't use very often."

All the more reason to do a Sgt Pepper set.

That's the reason I wanted to get that mute working to begin with! Sgt Pepper!

I tried to use the setup on my 97 4003, which I bought new, and no dice, the screws are too hard to turn. If I need muting I just stuff foam under the strings. The Hipshot on there now makes palm muting a little easier though.

yep I use mine every day ... heheheh ... well not really ...

They can be stiff when new or old if never used, with use they loosen up and work pretty well when new. On a couple of my 4001's with old hard rubber I bought new mutes and cut them in half lengthwise and put one piece on top of the other right against the bridge, works well like that.

Sorry Jeff,,, just going for a laugh.