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Ric-O-Sound how to
- Thread starter DOOGLER
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Oh yeah and just to clarify, ric-o-sound refers to the stereo jack on the 4001-4003 basses. You have two jacks. one regular and one stereo. With the stereo jack you can plug in a "Y" cable and run each pickup to a different amp.
That stereo jack is marked with the word ric-o-sound! Oh yeah and I see your new to the forum, so I wanted to say welcome! And if you want a Ric sound why don't you try out a Ric? I say try because many people don't like playing them even though they love the sound. I just so happen to be one who loves the sound as well as playing them. They are a bit pricy, but you can get deals on them from time to time. Especially around holidays with the major chain stores when they offer 15% off coupons and such.
That stereo jack is marked with the word ric-o-sound! Oh yeah and I see your new to the forum, so I wanted to say welcome! And if you want a Ric sound why don't you try out a Ric? I say try because many people don't like playing them even though they love the sound. I just so happen to be one who loves the sound as well as playing them. They are a bit pricy, but you can get deals on them from time to time. Especially around holidays with the major chain stores when they offer 15% off coupons and such.
I love your profile pic, staring lovingly at the Ric- +1 on what you said too
Very simple; get a bass with an odd, not-quite-long-scale neck through all maple body, with moderate to low output single coil pickups, wired in phase, so they will hum without much effort. Mount them very close to the neck and the bridge; plug it in, and there you are! Oh, wait.. I think I just described my 4001...
I don't believe that is possible with a stock jazz, as they only have one output jack.
You could wire a jazz in stereo, but then you'd lose any hum cancelling effect of having the two single coils together. Not a problem if your J pickups are split or stacked coil hum cancellers.
The advantage would be the same as on a Ric - separate signal paths for neck and bridge pickups, so you can eq them differently or even put different effects on them or whatever you want. It's not rocket surgery or brain science!
About the only thing that I've found that will do a passable Rick impersonation is a T-40, but it's still not quite the same and they're three pounds or so heavier than a real 4003. Rickenbackers have a number of unique construction features that contribute to their sound.
Chris Squire (may he rest in peace) got his sound with his Ric bass run in stereo through a few different rigs at the same time. He used an SVT through 16 x 10s, a Marshall head through 8 x 12s and a couple of subwoofers too. As much as I loved Chris' sound, I wouldn't do it that way - but he sounded superb. Its almost like he found several sounds that he liked and decided to use them all at the same time.
In my experience, you're not going to get the Ric sound unless you use a Ric bass. The Ric sound is truly hi-fi with nice meaty lows, mids with character with a beautifully defined top end. Fenders will not do it.
In my experience, you're not going to get the Ric sound unless you use a Ric bass. The Ric sound is truly hi-fi with nice meaty lows, mids with character with a beautifully defined top end. Fenders will not do it.
