Old to new bridge conversion
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- cassius987
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Old to new bridge conversion
I have a 4003S (fretless conversion) that I really love, but it has the old bridge/tailpiece which I like much less than the new design. Has anyone converted their old Ric to the new bridge/tailpiece? How was the outcome?
Re: Old to new bridge conversion
I did it to my '74 4001. Take the old one off, clean the area. pace the template with existing screws/screw holes and drill the three little new holes. Mount the new hardware and ground wire and restring. Pretty much that easy. There is no tonal or sound difference I could hear. Intonation and string adjustments are far easier with the new one. It looks Ric, sounds Ric and is Ric. I lile it!
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- cassius987
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Re: Old to new bridge conversion
Great, thanks!
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Re: Old to new bridge conversion
Do others who made the conversion note a difference in tail lift?
On my 4003AC, with the new design, there is no tail lift whatsoever. Now that I can see the difference, it's hard not to notice tail lift with the old design.
On my 4003AC, with the new design, there is no tail lift whatsoever. Now that I can see the difference, it's hard not to notice tail lift with the old design.
Re: Old to new bridge conversion
Yes, that is why I replaced mine. It had developed a little lift a couple of decades ago. It seemed to stabilize for a while then seemed to get active again, showing tiny signs of movement. I was thinking of adding two holes to the tailpiece (like my 4003S5 has but then figured I'd try the new version. No lift at all.
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- cassius987
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Re: Old to new bridge conversion
Awesome! Thanks.
Re: Old to new bridge conversion
I tried the new bridge on my 4003SW converted to fretless and found that I couldn’t get the action as low as the with old bridge. Ended up putting the old one back on.