Recent content by ianmatth

I think they were originally attached to battery positive and the two red pickup wires and that the when the Audere preamp I had in for a few years was installed, those three wires were soldered together. I could reattach them that way, but I don't think it matters because ultimately they all go...

Thanks for all the help. Okay, sounds like all 3 red "VCC" wires from preamp to battery positive, white "In" wire from preamp to the white pickup connection soldered to the bottom of Volume pot, yellow "Out" wire from the preamp to Volume input, yellow wire from Volume output to jack tip...

Looks like option 1 is out either way. It's a 25k pot, so it sounds like option 2 (preamp to volume to jack) however the blend is already attached to the volume pot through white wires that are soldered to the bottom at the obvious pickup attachment (they share ground wires as well) and it...

So far I have only attached the white pickup wires to the bottom of the Volume pot (was pretty obvious since the only large white wires were soldered to the bottom of the Volume pot.) I'm assuming the empty left terminal on the Volume pot is the input and even though the middle terminal has a...

Thanks for the reply. There is a yellow wire attached to the middle connection of the volume pot so it obviously goes there (right connection is ground, assuming I need to attach white "In" to left connection unless it should have red VCC) however there is also a space on the output jack that...

I sent this question to Fernandes, but I figured I'd ask here as well. I am trying to reinstall the preamp on my Gravity 5 Deluxe and I am unsure of a few things. First off I'm not sure what the yellow "Out" wire attaches to. Also, is the larger pot with the yellow wires the Volume or Blend pot...

Anybody down to trade a Suitcase for my Flightcase. I'd obviously be adding other things or cash to the trade. I don't really need the extra portability the Flightcase offers, and while the Flightcase can handle a drop-A beautifully and can handle the F# on my Jewstar bass fine, I have to put it...

My first Ric was a Jeff Rath 4-2-5 conversion 4004L with a maple fretboard. I also had a stock 4003, 4004L, and 4004Cii at one point. Eventually I bought a 4003 body off ebay, found a real deal 1969 bridge pickup, and customized it with a toaster neck pickup, Audere Classic 4 band, Hipshot Brass...

You've already got the Jazz Bass, so can always go for Geddy's Jazz Bass tone. Can't help you with the Wal tone, but I have a Ric that can do his Ric tone, and I can even get a quack tone out of it if I play off the neck pickup, but it is an early 70s Ric tone, not a Wal tone. Once I get a...

It was a 4004L 4-2-5 coversion with a maple fret board. I had a 4004L with a Bubinga fretboard, and it had even more growl than a 4003. Also, Geddy switched to a BadAss bridge and I also think Cliff switched the pickups. Rob Trujillo has a 4003 with EMGs. In addition to a very stiff neck, a...

Definitely a great bass. A lot of people liked it better than a Rickenbacker 4004L 4-2-5 conversion I used to have. It's very metal, where I would say that Ric actually had a hip-hop sound. I just came to the conclusion that I rarely even play anything with a drop D for the most part, much less...

I have a Gravity 5 Deluxe. I had an Audere Classic 4-band preamp in it at one point and it was pretty close to a boutique bass. However at this point I may not be in the club much longer as I'm trying to sell it.

Thanks, how would I get in touch with him?

I ordered some sub-contra strings from Garry Goodman recently and had plans to put them on my Magen Dovid bass. It has a custom Honduran mahogany body, padouk/ebony Jazz Bass neck from Warmoth with stainless steel frets, and Villex pickups. My regular luthier in Harriman, NY was having some...

Right now my Ric is my #2 bass(Jewstar One, my custom bass is #1)...and I have the ULTIMATE RIC. As far as a stock bass, Ric is also my #2, a Jazz Bass being my #1 (all I need is a nice maple/rosewood neck and I'll have the ULTIMATE JAZZ BASS). What I don't like about Rickenbacker is summed...