How do I make a Ripper Tone Choke?

[xXxTWO FACExXx]

I got a 78' body and neck off the bay and everyone says the hardest thing to find for the Ripper is the tone choke how would I go about making one? Would a guitar tech know what to do?

 

[FunkMetalBass]

Do you have any idea what a tone choke is or what it does? There are plenty of people here in P&E or the Lutherie forums that could probably re-create it.

 

[line6man]

Do you have any idea what a tone choke is or what it does?

Well, a choke is an inductor coil used to block certain frequencies, so my guess would be a switch that puts an inductor in series with the signal or something of the sort?

 

[FunkMetalBass]

Well, a choke is an inductor coil used to block certain frequencies, so my guess would be a switch that puts an inductor in series with the signal or something of the sort?

So it's essentially a LPF? Or is it frequency specific?

 

[Dark Horse]

Just print this and give it to any reasonably competent tech. Someone with a Ripper can get you the inductor values....maybe Gibbenbacker has one he could reference ?

 

[lunarpollen]

Wait, there's an out of phase setting? That would effectively be a tone choke by itself!

 

[line6man]

Wait, there's an out of phase setting? That would effectively be a tone choke by itself!

Yeah, pretty much.

 

[aquateen]

I got a 78' body and neck off the bay and everyone says the hardest thing to find for the Ripper is the tone choke how would I go about making one? Would a guitar tech know what to do?

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[Hoover]

How do I make a Ripper Tone Choke?

Plug it in & play it, the tone will choke all night long.

::::rim shot::::

Thanks, I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip your waitress.

 

[JTE]

Thread hi-jack...

Does anyone know where to get an appropriate 4-position switch for one? I'm helping restore one for the son of a guy who was one of the cool older bassists when I started gigging out...

John

 

[FunkMetalBass]

Thread hi-jack...

Does anyone know where to get an appropriate 4-position switch for one? I'm helping restore one for the son of a guy who was one of the cool older bassists when I started gigging out...

John

Google search "4 position blade switch" or "4 position rotary switch"

I think 5-position switches are slightly more common, and you could always make position 5 a killswitch (aka, the ultimate tone choke).

 

[Dark Horse]

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