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Mine arrived today.

You've done a truly amazing job on it Paul, congratulations.
I am very, very impressed!

I haven't had time to sit down and start reading it all from cover to cover yet, but skimming through it looks incredible!

Well done!

Greg

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I got an email from Amazon this morning telling me my book's on it's way!
Now I'm excited!

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I put together two You Tube videos detailing the tone differences a few years back. Take a look here.

I love your videos Sepp!
I've seen 'em all.

. Aaah, he's entitled to his opinions on Rickenbacker basses or any other brand. His voice annoys me too, but some of the stuff he says is funny. Sounds like he's on Quaaludes or something all the time! :lol: I certainly have never had any of problems he mentions with my Rickenbacker bass and I've o...

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.....considering my chronic malcontentment with my sound.

Oh man, I suffer from that too!

I'm never totally happy, forever fiddling with stuff!

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I have ordered one of these for my Precision bass. Curiosity got the best of me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkgqmxfXKSc



I guess you'd need two of them on a Rickenbacker 4001/4003/4004?

. I always find it amusing how famous musicians often shrug their shoulders (so to speak) when asked some technical questions. Sure, some stuff is important to them and they answer those questions well. A lot of things just doesn't seem to matter that much to them. Plebs like me fuss over all sorts ...

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Awesome link!

Thanks George!

. ..........with a Rick 4003 when you roll up the tone the bass stays on, unlike precisions that roll it off. (Apologies for hijacking the thread.) What's the difference in the wiring that causes this? I'm guessing the location of the tone capacitor somehow? .... ulterior motive: I'd like to mod my ...

. ..........with a Rick 4003 when you roll up the tone the bass stays on, unlike precisions that roll it off. Interesting. I've never noticed it, or indeed heard of it before. Now I'm going to have to get my Precision out and see if I can hear it! Wow, you're right! I did a back-to-back against my 4...

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..........with a Rick 4003 when you roll up the tone the bass stays on, unlike precisions that roll it off.

Interesting. I've never noticed it, or indeed heard of it before.

Now I'm going to have to get my Precision out and see if I can hear it!

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The Swing 66 regular gauge from Rotosound (105 to 45) should do OK on any 4001 from 1972 and beyond.

Thanks Colonel, but it's the RS99s I'm specifically asking about.

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Thanks for the responses guys.

Sounds like very few have ever tried them on a Rick.

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Pre-ordered.

Really looking forward to this!

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What year 4001??? What guage is the set???

Year ......It's a 1980 model.

Gauge ...... They only come in 45, 65, 85, 105.