I'm just curious what/how they work. Do they split the pickups into two amps? Is it an internal x-over? Just been wondering about it.
the way I understand it - each pick up goes to a seperate signal which can be put into seperate amps. I have heard that some people use a guiatr amp for one of the signals to get a different sound..... I have yet to try the stereo option on mine.....
Yeah, it splits the neck pickup into one channel & the bridge into another. RIC recently discontined the official "Ric-O-Sound" splitter box/cable - presumably because noone was using it really. It's actually a very cool effect & makes Rickenbackers sound incredibly full...you just have to haul another amp & cabinet around!
The "Ric-O-Sound" was just a simple stereo cable running into a box that split stereo input into 2 mono outputs (just jacks and wires). I guess its advantage is that you don't have to have two cables hanging off your bass like you would with a simple stereo "Y" splitter (which is what I do every so often).
You are very correct. I meant to have put the fact that you can use a Y-splitter in there after I wrote about them discontinuing the the Ric-O-Sound. Duh! (In fact that was supposed to have been my point!) It's been one of those Mondays.. Thanks for the save!
So they still make the stereo basses, just not the 'special' Y-cable? Splitting the pickups between two amps/effects/whatever could be VERY cool. Now I really want one.
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