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Question for fellow late-model Ric owners: One thing that puzzles me is the taper of the tone controls (but this may be normal for a Ric)...there's very little impact on the tone when you roll them off until you get almost all the way down...and then the highs roll off very quickly in the last 20 ...

I am trying not to overthink it....I'm really just curious about the fact that they are not as "linear" as other passive basses. Specifically if that's normal for late model 4003's. Said another way, is my instrument defective or is the behavior to be expected from a stock 4003?

Thanks.

Thank you. I definitely know how to EQ in the signal chain. My question re: the behavior of the tone controls is really curiosity to know if that's typical behavior with late-model Rics.

2006 4003...Never before owned a Ric, but I happened upon this one at a shop and the price was right. Got to play it quite a bit at the shop and fell in love. I am really digging how different it is than any other bass I own. Super growly if I dime the bridge pickup and just back off on the neck ...