NikNik Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Good to see the Rick good-or-bad argument still going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 21 hours ago, AndyTravis said: I totally get your point. in saying that - I really like being able to adjust a bass to fit to me. The running joke is that whenever people play my basses they buzz and rattle...’unplayable’. if the neck is “set” the parameters for adjustment are also set. The neck off truss rod adjustment is a poor design and apart from period accurate reissues - I don’t see the point, in fact I don’t think they exist outside of that genre. And if you buy into the reissue thing you have to take it on the chin. the shim thing - if done properly...can be very effective. I’m the same. At the Moffat bass bash a few years back there were some who couldn’t play my Seis at all. But in terms of building the neck and getting the right angle, simply build it right in the first place. In terms of the shim, to someone who isn't used to having to do it (like me - I’ve owned far more neck-throughs than bolt-ons, and far more Rics than anything else) it’s a complete pain in the derrière. Just like some of the Ric idiosyncrasies are a pain in the derrière to those who aren’t used to them. It works both ways. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 11 hours ago, Beer of the Bass said: OTOH, the ability to correct the neck angle without major woodworking could be seen as a positive! Covered above.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Here’s a bad photo with Al playing his sig. Ric earlier this evening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswals Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 05/10/2019 at 14:55, 4000 said: I always thought that the worst piece of design I’ve ever seen was having to take a neck off to adjust a truss rod. Or fit a shim to get the correct neck height/angle. I've owned lots of different basses, and will continue to do so. with that said, I've never had to take off a neck to adjust the rod on any old Fender...you simply take off the pickguard and there's lots of accessibility. That's really like only taking off twice as many TRC screws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 26 minutes ago, mikeswals said: I've owned lots of different basses, and will continue to do so. with that said, I've never had to take off a neck to adjust the rod on any old Fender...you simply take off the pickguard and there's lots of accessibility. That's really like only taking off twice as many TRC screws. I have. But I get the impression that every single Fender I’ve owned bar one - and I’ve owned a few - has been a duffer. Bit like other people’s experience of Rics. Like I said, works both ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 9 hours ago, mikeswals said: I've owned lots of different basses, and will continue to do so. with that said, I've never had to take off a neck to adjust the rod on any old Fender...you simply take off the pickguard and there's lots of accessibility. That's really like only taking off twice as many TRC screws. Try a 50s/70s/70s one then! No hole in the body under the guard. I'm not sure when they added that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeswals Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Yes, my 65 and 69 Jazz Basses and 72 P basses all adjusted fine by only removing the pickguard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrea mason Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 They did cure it in the eighty's! they placed two screws at the bottom of the tailpiece and hey presto, no tail lift! problem was the purist meow meow's complained so much that they took them back out! but it was the perfect solution Have a look at my shadow bass tailpiece and you will see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 hour ago, andrea mason said: They did cure it in the eighty's! they placed two screws at the bottom of the tailpiece and hey presto, no tail lift! problem was the purist meow meow's complained so much that they took them back out! but it was the perfect solution Have a look at my shadow bass tailpiece and you will see! Nah - the purists complained when they put in the first extra pair of screws! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 The more I see the 4003AC the more I do fancy one Lottery won depending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 20 hours ago, prowla said: Nah - the purists complained when they put in the first extra pair of screws! Those gap-tooth tailpieces are solid lumps though, not like the hollow, bendy thing that succeeded them! Doubt if they ever lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) Al has got himself a new toy… Edited April 20, 2022 by bartelby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 21/04/2019 at 15:07, Cosmo Valdemar said: Looks like a 14 year old's woodwork project. I'm sure it sounds amazing, but it looks like hell to play. I still stand by this statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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