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Rickenbacker 4005 Copy
- Thread starter Betyouaint
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Cleaned up the tailpiece ready for chroming. Also finished the color coats and clear coats and started sanding and polishing. The sheen on the neck is from a 6000 grade micro-mesh. Unfortunately, I don't have any 12000 right now so that's as good as it gets until I do. At this rate, I might even forgo a full polish...
Mmmm... you sound slightly concerned? I'll explain what I intend to do and then please let me know if I've overlooked something. I'd hate to screw up at this stage due to some oversight or lack of knowledge.
Here's my plan...
The neck to body joint is almost an interference fit, very snug and practically self clamping. I was going to use titebond original but I read that it may "ball up" as I insert the neck. I also have some Franklin liquid hide glue that I was considering, which may work out better in this situation. To avoid a mess, I plan to apply glue only to the mortise via the pickup holes and mouth and then slide the neck in to the desired depth.
Does this sound reasonable...? Or is there a better way..?
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My concern was geometric - does your neck taper end at the neck heel, and the sides are parallel for the tenon? If so, then that should work. All of my necks have continued the taper into the tenon, so sliding it in is not an option, so that's where my brain was...
Almost there... just a few tweaks and a bit of soldering and she'll be all done...
I now have it wired up and jacked in to the amp. I love the sounds it's putting out and switching and mixing the 2 pickups has some fantastic variations. It sounds nothing like my 4003 save for a common Ric growl. One of the main reasons I made this bass is that I'm a big Stone Roses fan and always loved Mani's bass and his playing. The real weird thing is, it sounds so out of place playing along with anything other than Rose's tunes. It blends really nicely with This is the One, Resurrection, Adored, etc. but when I try to play along to some non-Roses tracks it almost sounds like it's out of tune at times. I was checking the tuning and intonation every few minutes and scratching my head as it was spot on. Guess it's such a different unique sound...? Hopefully I'll post some video soon so you can see what I mean.
Absolutely beautiful. You've done some fine work to be very proud of. Really enjoyed watching it's evolution.
Hello Mick,
just saw your work here when I was looking for info on how to build a 4005-copy myself: yours looks very very neat!!!
But may I ask: what are these rectangular holes underneath the pickups (especially the front pickup) for? I thought the pickups were attached on top of the body instead of sunk into the body?
Wouldn't it be better to only drill a small hole to guide the wire through?
Kind regards,
Adorex
just saw your work here when I was looking for info on how to build a 4005-copy myself: yours looks very very neat!!!
But may I ask: what are these rectangular holes underneath the pickups (especially the front pickup) for? I thought the pickups were attached on top of the body instead of sunk into the body?
Wouldn't it be better to only drill a small hole to guide the wire through?
Kind regards,
Adorex
Hopkins
Commercial User
They do sit atop the body but the magnetic poles protrude down into the body around 1/2 an inch, maybe a little less with the foam surround.
You can see an example in this thread.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f38/rickenbacker-bass-toaster-477906/
However, if you do an image search you for Ric toasters you will see some that are flush fit.
Finally published a video of the Mickenbacker on YouTube and thought you might be interested in hearing my dodgy renditions. Fingers were feeling a bit spastic after spending the whole day sanding and polishing... but you get the idea.
just an FYI .... Rickenbacker is notoriously weird company, aside from customer service people who act like theyre doing you a favor by talking to you , If they see even a one off build infringing on their design in the public eye you will get a cease and desist letter ,this happened to someone I know who did a Ric 360 on their own ...
