Recent content by whitepony64

I sold my SVT VR with the Heyboer transformer upgrade so I could buy a 50th Anniversary SVT. Sonically: To me the 50th Anniversary SVT sounded instantly better in a way I would describe as more 'focussed' and 'defined'. My bandmates commented on this as well. To be be fair, I never changed the...

I picked up my 3001 from the luthier's today. In his opinion he didn't think there was anything wrong with the original tone in the first place but rewired it as requested, like a standard P-Bass, 1 volume and 1 tone control. I found this to be a far more familiar tone, comparable to a Fender...

Thanks for the replies, guys! I've taken the bass to a luthier. When he gets a chance he's going to check out all the wiring. If it's not wired to stock he's going to rewire it to stock. If it currently is wired to stock specs he's going to rewire the pickup straight to the output so we can...

Thanks for your response! Glad to hear I'm not crazy. Or maybe we're both crazy? If any 3001 lovers want to chime in with why they're into it I'd be keen to hear.

Hey, guys! I was hoping someone could shed some light... I purchased a Rickenbacker 3001 about 2 years ago when I was in the middle of my Ric obsession. I've tried to use it both live and in the studio but can't seem to get what I would consider "good tone" out of it. I'm on the verge of...