Recent content by Althegreek

The finish is tung oil - played mine in rehearsals a couple of times and wore the finish off where I'd been resting my thumb. It's easy to re-dress but I'd hate to think what it would look like after a few sweaty gigs. Aside from that, they are gorgeous - play and sound just like a Ric should...

Haha - I'll try to stay away from the cab then.....perhaps when I'm playing a stage like Wembley I might get that choice. Haha. Anyway, as Ricky #1 which had the same problem, but got repaired by Rosetti doesn't squeal with my current amp settings, and the ground wire isn't to blame....save for...

Thanks David Jayne - is that 'no that isn't the cause of your problem' or ' no that wouldn't solve the problem'? :)

Thank you very much guys. My 1st Ricky with this problem was 'repaired' by Rosetti (the UK distributor). Amp settings haven't been altered and it's the 2nd Ricky which is now doing this. Therefore the amp settings should be ok. Rosetti have said I must return the bass to where I purchased so...

Thanks but the ground wire is between the pickup cover and the spring. Was very careful to make sure it went back to where it was and cross referenced with the Ric pickup assembly diagram

Hi - I have recently purchased 2 4003's - on both I removed the treble pickup cover (it sits just where I play). Both basses have displayed an almost microphonic quality evidenced by horrendous squealing when close to a cab.....even when the strings are damped. Does anyone have any idea how to...

I purchased one in March 2015. It had 2 earthing problems and a microphonic pickup which squealed if it got anywhere near my cab. Whilst the bass looks beautiful and plays superbly, after a couple of rehearsals, and in clement temperatures (no sweat), I then noticed wear on the finish where I'd...

Cheers man - 1st full rhsl last nite - it's much better than I thought

Been reading this thread with interest. I bought an SVT810E Heritage cab a few months ago and have been using it with my SVT3PRO. Absolutely fantastic, and so much tighter compared to my old late 1980's SVT810E. However, last week my Heritage SVT-CL arrived. 1st proper rehearsal tonight...