My rickenbacker 4003 treble (bridge) pickup is cutting out while plugged into the mono output. Almost positive it's the output. If anyone can spot the problem in these photos that'd be great. I don't know much about electronics by the way.
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Rickenbacker 4003 treble pickup cutting out
- Thread starter ElmRealmRider
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LoveThatBass
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If it were the output jack it would affect the neck and bridge pickup. My suggestion is to inspect the Pickup toggle switch and Flip your toggle switch back and forth quickly several times. Anything change? If so it may need cleaning.
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Not necessarily. The pickup outputs first go to the Ric-O-Sound jack, then fingers in that jack sum the signals to sent it to the mono jack. Mr. JH recommends using a thin pencil eraser to clean the contacts, and at the last resort, if necessary, adjust them to make good contact with needle-nosed pliers.
It's funny as soon as I put everything back together the problem stopped. I'd imagine it's a weak contact point because before to solve the problem I would have to bang on the body by the output. Thanks for all your help I wish I knew specifically what caused the problem so I could solve it if it happens again
LoveThatBass
Supporting Member
So all you did was pull the output jack and put it back in and it stopped. Move the wires to the jack while strumming the bass and see if it produces anything. If not clean the contacts as suggested in a previous post. Question: is the chrome worn off of the areas that contact the guitar plug? If so you might want to replace the jack.
