I've purchased an RC-4 bass kit and have also purchased a Rickenbacker bridge for it. I understand there will be some routing involved to fit it but am wondering if there's any other issues I should be aware of before I break out the chisel.
I've purchased an RC-4 bass kit and have also purchased a Rickenbacker bridge for it. I understand there will be some routing involved to fit it but am wondering if there's any other issues I should be aware of before I break out the chisel.
You'll probably have to shim the neck the account for the extra height of the bridge. This can be fiddly to get right on a set neck, but worth it. Lunaticthighs had to do it when he used a ric bridge. I had to do it too, but I used a Kahler.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Part of the reason I had somebody on a different thread take a photo of a painted mockup with the stock bridge. It looks good enough to me and not enough of an issue to be worth changing.
I haven't seen anybody actually make this with the stock bridge yet.
If your going to make any upgrades to your bass, the bridge should be one. Better bridge = better sustain and a clearer tone. On a bass, I think this is important. Mind you, it doesn't have to be a ric bridge. I used an $11 Chinese high mass bridge on my PBH and it's fantastic and wouldn't require any other mods.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
True. I may do the same. I may trial fit the stock bridge on an old Pbass I own to see how well it performs before using it.Originally Posted by pablopepper
Thanks for the input, guys. I think you might be right; maybe I will trial the stock bridge before I modify.
Just realised that this could be misinterpreted.
I would try the Pitbull bridge on the old Pbass to see how it performed. Not the Pbass bridge on the kit bass.
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