Rickenbacker 4001 bass Truss rod adjustment

Adjusting the two truss rods on my 1981 Rickenbacker 4001 bass.

[@johneland8225]

People do not realise with a 4001 you have to help the neck like this due to the hairpin truss, thanks for showing.🇬🇧👍👍👍

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

You’re welcome and thank you for the positive comments.

[@FultonStreetBeats]

Im so glad you show people this. Simpler than most imagine. Thanks Nick.

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

Thanks Mike. Yeah, it really is fairly easy to do.

[@keithjohnston5936]

Short, sweet and to the point. Thanks!

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[@chickenlickin3820]

I have a new series Rickenbacker 4003 Bass, went to check the double trussrods and found only 1 lol. i found out this is the case with the newer ones i think its a much better setup with just one double action trussrod. happy trails to you Nick.

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

Thanks chickenlickin, I've heard the newer 4003 basses have only one truss rod and the new bridge design. I gotta figure it's a lot easier to set up.

[@chickenlickin3820]

@@bass-hiroshimanick2534 yes the new bridge is a must.

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

@@chickenlickin3820 , Rickenbacker made a wise choice updating the bridge.

[@TAKFULLHOUSE5150]

wonderful work my friend! very useful video! thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful day

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

Thank you Tak! Have a great day.

[@motorwest]

Nice work Nick, love the Orange amp tee shirt ❤

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

Thanks Nic. I almost bought the Orange Crush 50 bass amp but went with Fender Rumble 40.

[@ThunderBassistJay]

Joke about Rickenbacker basses: "What makes them so special?" "The spare trussrod!"

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

It’s kind of like the spare tire in a car. Thanks for watching Jay.

[@HisZotness]

I have a 1980 4001 Jetglo, and I am having difficulty finding a truss rod wrench that will fit inside the cavity. I have 3 different wrenches, including the one you are using, and no luck. I contacted Rickenbacker, and they were of no help whatsoever. Any suggestions?

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble getting a wrench to fit into the truss rod cavity, that seems to be a problem on some Ricks. Look for a small, thin Open End Wrench 1/4 inch and grind down the sides enough to fit over the top of the truss rod nut. Check out "Dave's World of Fun Stuff" and search for his videos on Rickenbacker bass adjustments. He modified a wrench like that to fit the Rick and it works well. Hope that helps and let me know how it goes.

[@dacajo1]

I use a Milwaukee 1/4” nut driver, works great.

[@HisZotness]

@@bass-hiroshimanick2534 I had my luthier modify a wrench for me. It works great!

[@PooNinja]

The humidity must be horrible there to have to reset this all the time?

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

Hi Poo Ninja, thanks for watching. Actually, this 4001 and my 4003 are solid basses and I usually don't have to adjust the necks. I only did it here to show how a neck adjustment was done on a 4001.

[@PooNinja]

@@bass-hiroshimanick2534 oh ok I was wondering how hard you play to be knocking trusses out 😂. Have a great week Sir

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

@@PooNinja , Thanks, you too. I'll go easy on the bass and yes it's brutally humid over here!

[@PooNinja]

@@bass-hiroshimanick2534 my dehumidifier is set to 45% and it’s been pulling about a gallon and a half every day so far this spring. I should save that water to put back in the house this winter 😂

[@bass-hiroshimanick2534]

@@PooNinja , by mid summer you’ll have enough water for a built in swimming pool.