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I own a 4001C64. When looking at the bass, the right side of the muffler screws up fine.....but the left side will not raise all the way up. The muffler almost hits the "E" string...just enough for it to buzz. If anyone has any info, that would be great.

Thanks,
Jon N.

Sometimes if you adjust one side quite a bit before adjusting the other side, that side may having trouble adjusting. Try adjusting the sides in ever increments.
If that doesn't help, you'll have to inspect the assembly to see why it is stuck. The plate might have to be adjusted into better shape.

If it's a used bass, a previous owner may have cross-threaded one side, making it difficult (if not impossible) to get it adjusted right.

What Joey said. That's always been my experience.

Get a new muffler from Midas ... and a brake job as well.

Actually the mute pad can get stuck. The adhesive on the bottom will get stuck to the wood down there. So you may need to disassemble it, unstick it, and put it back together.

Thanks for your help guys.

I say, put a set of glass packs on that puppy, or better yet, Flowmasters...

jingle_jangle wrote:I say, put a set of glass packs on that puppy, or better yet, Flowmasters...

Yeah... I put a pair of Del Lorto 45/ICTs with velocity stacks on mine as well. Really helped make it growl.

Mmmmmm...DelOrtos with with titanium slip ons....Moto Guzzi !!!!

I had glass packs on my 67 buick skylark ... beautiful growl ...

Had 'em on my 59 DeSoto. When the top was down, the roar was wonderfull!
Nothin' like a 383 that can breathe....!

i love it when one gear conversation gets hijacked by another of equal but unrelated value.

sangandongo wrote:i love it when one gear conversation gets hijacked by another of equal but unrelated value.

Hey, we excel at thread hijacking around here!

johnallg wrote:

sangandongo wrote:i love it when one gear conversation gets hijacked by another of equal but unrelated value.

Hey, we excel at thread hijacking around here!

It does relate to the title of the thread, however!

I have it on good authority that "dell'Orto" is Eyetalian slang for "the a**hole". Can anyone verify?