Rick-O-Sound wiring variations - say bass vs guitar

[4000]

FWIW, I just happened to notice that the bass & treble outputs on the stereo (TRS) output can differ between various models.


Say this one http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdfs/19507.pdf

vs this one http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdfs/19502.pdf

For instance looking at the bass-PU output, one one it appears on the Ring, for the other on the Tip of the R-O-S output jack.


Not meant as nitpicking, just happened to see it. Wondering if there could be any reason behind it.

Perhaps a drawing error w.r.t. the real wiring, haven't checked, or it might just not be done in a standard way, all fine.

[jdogric12]

Weird! I wonder if the 5th knob makes the difference.

[4000]

No, the 5th won't matter here, it's just on which terminal of the stereo/TRS jack-connection the signal of each pickup emerges.

I just had a look at two schematics for this so far and found them to differing in this respect. No idea the divide is between basses & guitars, (didn't check), or that it can differ among say the guitars as well.

FWIW that is; it's pretty much a moot point I figure, since there are sure people using R-O-S, but not that many as I understood - let alone that they use it in a swap-several-instruments-fashion. But still, thought I'd mention after having observed it.

[jps]

My guess it is just a typo.

[4000]

My guess it is just a typo.

That'd be most likely.

I'll see what I find when checking the actual wiring of mine.

Bye

[aceonbass]

I've always wired the bridge pickup to the tip, and the neck to the sleeve on all Ricks I've wired. That's the way I'd always seen it done previously.