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Some rare 4004Ciis have a two-piece wing where the top is maple and the back is walnut. The 4004C has walnut body wings and the later 4004s have a sandwich of maple and walnut. Except for the 4004 sub-series, the wings are solid maple. Whatever the age of the bass, the body wings and neck slab were made separately and joined later in the build. I say most because this does not apply to the set-neck 4000s and 4001Ss or the 4005, and the 4080 which are all technically in the 4000 series but not constructed in the same way. Most Rickenbacker bass bodies have three distinct parts, the upper and lower wings and the neck slab. Fortunately the RIC warranty covers the wood for 5 years – for the original owner. This happens to all makers and on all grades of instruments. Despite best efforts, marginal wood sometimes finds its way into a new guitar. Selecting the best woods is really where the build begins. Because of this, the wood shop has to be particular about which woods are used for a given part or even used at all.
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Warping and cupping wood can utterly ruin a guitar. Good builders will take steps to make sure the wood is ready to be used. If “green” wood is planed and joined it will likely not be true to shape as it ages. Before any piece is cut to the final shape the wood must be dried and aged. Care must be taken to prepare it properly. I probably should have covered this in the previous article but wood is a highly variable and somewhat unpredictable building material.
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Wood glue and simple joints alone hold all the pieces in place. It is important here to note that there are no pegs, biscuits, or tongues securing any of the wooden parts of a Rickenbacker. This week I will talk about how those pieces of wood were cut and assembled to make your bass. Last week I discussed the types of woods used by Rickenbacker. Anatomy of a Rickenbacker Bass Week 2: Construction
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