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Rickenbacker Basses / Iconic bridge and adjusting issues
« on: January 29, 2012, 07:14:53 AM »
I believe that anyone with one of these basses made between the first one and anything current ... and that means a lot of bridges .. has founnd these pieces of hardware to be among the worst designed tailpieces in the entire bass business.
Why do I say that ? Because I have worked on thousands of them. Not a few ..thousands.
That said.. it does not mean I loath them.. I searched for a tool to make them more adjustable ..so that anyone who wants the look and sound ... Lots of us want that ! can have a better time WITH the product.
There is no magic tool .. not unless it gets designed an d a Chinese tool maker is paid to tool up and make it. I for one am not going to pony up the cash to do that...I see no reason to support that goofy economic policy.
So .. here are a series of photos to give an example of an idea that is do-able , workable and functions really well. It does not make collectors happy.. but if you use your bass.. rather than think of it as bass porn... then this might be a helpful idea for you.
Why do I say that ? Because I have worked on thousands of them. Not a few ..thousands.
That said.. it does not mean I loath them.. I searched for a tool to make them more adjustable ..so that anyone who wants the look and sound ... Lots of us want that ! can have a better time WITH the product.
There is no magic tool .. not unless it gets designed an d a Chinese tool maker is paid to tool up and make it. I for one am not going to pony up the cash to do that...I see no reason to support that goofy economic policy.
So .. here are a series of photos to give an example of an idea that is do-able , workable and functions really well. It does not make collectors happy.. but if you use your bass.. rather than think of it as bass porn... then this might be a helpful idea for you.