96' rick wiring diagrams/photos requested

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 11:18 am

Hey,

Got a used 96' fireglo 4003 bass from a local guy. He had popped in bartolini pickups, but I didn't want them so said take them out and don't bother replacing the stock ones as I will get them professionally done... (note, he gave me the 2 capacitors)

Well I gave the online schematics (from the ric page) to the repair shop and went in today to test it out before I paid (90$)... well the mono jack was dead, and the sterio jack was a mess (even with a splitter). It seemed as though even the volume and tone knobs in the sterio jack were wired wrong, and only one pickup ever worked. I don't think they had a clue what they were doing (they tried to tell me that the ric-o-sound was the mono jack...).

With that being said, I am looking for more schematics/pictures of the wiring that I can send them tomorrow...

If they can't do it by tomorrow I will take it to another local guy who has experience with rics. I would have gone to him from the start but I couldn't get in contact with him before I dropped it off with these other guys (who are traditionally knowledgable).

Very frustrating.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:25 pm

The wiring can be confusing if you're not used to it. It's not your fathers bass. Oh, that's Oldsmobile or was rather.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 1:00 pm

the wiring diagram is on the Ric web site ... sometimes I wire Ric basses with 2 mono outputs ...

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 1:21 pm

John, I'll see if I have a picture of the wiring from one of my basses. "A picture is worth a thousand words."

throw_this_away · Post by **throw_this_away** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:48 pm

thanks all

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:35 pm

John, just follow carefully the wiring diagram on the RIC website and you'll be fine, I'm not an expert but that's what I did just two weeks ago with the help of a friend who has better soldering skills than mine, and it worked perfectly and cost nothing.

Can't recall where I saved this pic from (probably eBay auction) but it may also help. The red wire is the capacitor bypass.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:39 pm

Instead of spending $90 you can also buy a pre-wired harness from Mike Parks for $60.