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... new 330k specced pots used in newer basses, since mine is before they switched to those. Anyone know if the tone is remarkably different from the 500k treble, 250k rest pots? And while I'm at it try out the new bridge and tailpiece if I can find someone that ships it to europe. Anyone tried it ...

RIC hasn't made any in awhile, and hasn't decided if they'll continue making them or not in the future. I've got one, and it's the best sounding passive 5-string I have. 500k pots all around and .022uF tone caps really improved the tonal clarity.

... Both volume pots are 227K, bass tone is 541K, treble tone is 452K. Sounds about right. I'm thinking of replacing the volume pots with 500Ks, as the Barts are humbuckers. That should brighten it up a bit. Easily undone, if I hate it, and a tweak of the tone control should give me the ...

... Both volume pots are 227K, bass tone is 541K, treble tone is 452K. Sounds about right. I'm thinking of replacing the volume pots with 500Ks, as the Barts are humbuckers. That should brighten it up a bit. Easily undone, if I hate it, and a tweak of the tone control should give me the ...

... tonally. I guess I was looking to get the harness back to stock specs with a few tweaks. I've wired harnesses in the past with 250k volumes and 500k tones which I liked. I actually have a harness in another Ric that I wired mono and used 250k linear pots for the volume. Not sure that the linear ...

... parts with those from new CTS pots while keeping the original casings and shafts. However, it seems the values of these original pots are 500k all around. Typically I would have the volumes at 250k, so I'm not exactly sure what I to do here. In terms of caps, I'll be using PIO .047s with ...

... you can’t ever see yourself putting down. The rest you can sort out. 500K pots will brighten up a guitar. There’s tons of tones hidden in a Ric. ... Davis to make (from a stock 350 Liverpool 24-fretter). It is hg/hg/hb with a very unusual wiring layout. Search for that here and if I get some ...

... with the other guitars. First I replaced the two 250k volume pots with 1 Meg linear pots (leaving the 500k middle blend pot in place), which gave (rather unexpectedly) a very useful taper and more ...

Hello friends, New to the Rick world and I have bought a 1979 Rick model 320, in which I have installed toaster pickups. I changed the ... way up, the output has a total resistance of 100k to ground (2 x 250k + 1 x 500k, in parallel). Now I come from the Fender world and there this would be ...

... bridge plate and body. Separate the piezo from grounding out by taping the bottom of the plate. Run the leads into the bridge pickup route to a 500K volume pot and depending on your circumstances maybe a treble bleed. I go into a boost pedal at the pedalboard. Probably a couple weeks out yet. ...

... of these a few months ago from Willcutt Guitars, and it has become my #1. The fretboard is Richlite, and has the same FWI's as 4003's. The pickups ... measued about 275k, and the push-pull vintage tone pot measured around 500k, I left them in place. I only replaced the neck pot with a 500k CTS ...

I ordered some 500K solid-shaft pots from one supplier and three XGP 330K solid-shaft pots from Guitar Fetish. This will be the quickest way to make a change and figure out where to next. Taking a punt, since it seems there are no other supplies or reccommendations thereof.

Thanks guys, love the info. Nuts and bolts, this 4003 should have true 330K pots all round. Since I already have a 500K treble tone, I will go with a 500K bass tone pot. I will replace the volumes with actual 330K. This will bring the bass back to what it *should* have been from ...

... a 60s/pre-'73 deluxe with CB etc etc, which would then have toaster (1/2" spacing if possible) and HS (reissue would be fine). I digress. ... the 4001 can't, especially in mid-thickness and thump. Already have a 500K for treble tone. Replacing the 180K (which should actually be 330K...) ...

... .022uf cap will be glassy, brittle bright. Ok Just roll off the highs to get warmer. I experimented a long time on my 4003 til I got it so bright. 500k volume is brighter but starts losing mids punch. 1k volume same as 500k but more mids loss sounding. Toasters are the brightest and most present ...