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This is a puzzler, isn't it?

This bass is about a 2000 model (I've checked the serial number, but now I've forgotten the year). There is no push/pull switch.

As far as pickup height, I've not messed with it, but that would be a constant, whereas this situation comes and goes.

Problem happens on different amps.

When this is happening, I can still get the fundamental of each note on the D and G strings. Could this be a faulty pickup?

I've been playing for 30 years; this is my first Rick, and the first bass to exhibit this sort of behavior. I love to play this bass ...

I'm not sure how to say this in a way that will make sense, but the "fatness" on the E and A strings sometimes just... goes away. Makes no difference which pickup I'm using (bridge, neck or both). I still get the notes (the upper harmonics), but the fundamental of each note disappears. No pattern of ...

Thanks for all the advice!

I re-soldered everything I could find; I didn't notice any cold solder joints, but I re-soldered everything anyway, paying special attention to the jack. I got through one practice and a four hour gig last night with no problems. Sounds like a fix to me!

This is difficult to explain; occasionally, the "fatness" just drops out of my 4001. I still have low notes, they just seem to be squelched. Each pickup has output, but with either single pickup or both pickups on (which is how I almost always play), the "guts" of my sound will sometimes go away ...