Waddo Soqable

I hope you asked him "dya loike dags?"

Or "these puppies"

Having had a bit of a look today I conclude that simply filing down the saddles and generally goofing around with the bridge units isn't going to be the way ahead as regards dropping the action ☹️ This because the amount I need to lower the strings would bring them right down to the front frame edge of the units, in fact I'd need to file a groove there too to lower the strings a little further. plus even if I did grind a load off saddles and bases, I'd end up with no break over angle at all at the bridge (there's not a great deal as they are).. whatever way you look at it, it isn't a good solution, see pics and you'll see what I mean. This leaves the wood butcher option.. No I'm not going to try and dis-attach the neck and re set, it's too well fixed and getting it off intact and back on again would be a nightmare. The way to go is I think to carve out a lower 'platform' a few mm below the current body top surface. If I was a skillful carving wiz I could mark out around each unit and chop out a lovely individual shaped slot for each unit, that's not really an option so i'll have to do the next best thing and make a lowered recess for them all to sit on. This may do me a favour in one way, I'll be able to run an 'earth' wire to the bridge units in a tidier fashion, possibly with a thin metal contact plate under the four of them? Looks like i'll be practicing a bit of dremelling / carving /chopping on some random scrap wood before hitting the body itself.

Nag and Nagiana like...

Only at the weekend..

Rikki tikki tavi

Protests a little too muche I thinke....

Blimey, you had a pet Bat.. That's proper Goth that is....

There you go then.. Sorted! 😁

What would Noel Coward do..? ... Have another pink gin & tonic...

The 204 with the F hole is pretty distinctive 👍 .. 304 reminds me of... a Triceratops!

Yep.. That's what "it" is for..! 😁

A bit of discussion is always good, we won't always agree on all points of course, but you can always learn something from other's opinions, and them from you no doubt! ..

I particularly like 104T AS and 105T AS Rather 80s Aria SB vibe..

I've always thought it stupid when people do that with cars too.. Its a Metal Box ffs!

Blimey, you've gone downhill fast since I last saw you! 😁

I'd say however that reading stuff on the Internet is no substitute for real life hands on experience.. You might be better off just trying a compressor unit, in a music shop for instance, have a play and listen.. Then decide if compression is, or is not for you.. Just a thought.

That's brilliant, a cool 100 quid discount is a result I'd say 😁

I couldn't do anything with funny finger stalls or gloves on.. I tried the latex gloves a couple of times when doing filthy mechanical jobs (as many of the car guys do) I ripped them off after a minute or so as I found I couldn't feel what I was doing, they were just more annoying than useful.

A cracking bargain you got there!.. I remember these when they were in the shops new. Someone was trying to flog a black one for 1400 quid recently as I recall 🤣

We used to do that kind of thing (not pj songs tho).. only we'd record what we did so as to be able to reclaim it later 😁

Yikes.. The hedgehog in the background looks a bit concerned there too...

Nice👍 The only other instruments branded Rally that I recall have been the banjos. Good find anyway.

The straight Rick 4001 basses I had were all from the 70s and all had the RIC o sound stereo malarkey. I assume the modern 4003 instruments do too.. but??