Update, My 05 BBR HAS the Vintage Tone Selector

dwade · Post by **dwade** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:19 am

What a surprise. The Blueburst I posted about last week has the new Vintage tone selector push pull.

I've only played it for 2 sessions, about 4 hours until today. Today I pick it up and looked at the treble tone knob. Something in my head said "pull that thing and see..."

Whoa. Nice work Mr. Hall.

I'm surprised because this thing was "produced" in 05 technically, I assumed that feature would'nt be on an 05 4003. If any of you have an 05 4003 on order, maybe........

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:35 am

I recall John Hall saying that the VT was well into 2005.

How's it sound?

dwade · Post by **dwade** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:47 pm

I must have missed Mr. Halls message. I read the Ric site News info on this to be standard starting on the 2006 model year 4003's.

Never having played a 4001, its hard for me to say how "authentic" this vintage sound production is. What I hear is a defeat of the high gain output, quite similar to going from active to passive. The "bite" is definitely more present on the pull out, but with less volume/gain.

Beyond that I have not played with the tone controls beyond flat/center yet to discover more choices.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:56 pm

"I have not played with the tone controls beyond flat/center yet"

You do know that the tone controls are passive roll off controls? Full CW rotation produces "flat" response and turning them CCW only rolls off the treble.

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:17 pm

Poor Steve Cooper...

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:33 pm

Dude, it's killing me, and you know it...

dwade · Post by **dwade** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:36 am

Yeah I'm clear on the controls. Mr. Cooper have dibs on a BBR?

loendmaestro · Post by **loendmaestro** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:01 am

He's been waiting on one since forever & a day. I think he ordered it as soon as the COY was announced last year.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:05 am

Maybe Steve will be lucky and get the new bridge.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:11 am

Steve probably thinks that by the time he gets it Ric will be making them out of carbon fiber....

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:34 am

Can we get the vintage/modern tone selector switch as part? Pretty please (with sugar on top)?

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:42 am

The scary thing is that I ordered it from Pick of the Ricks, and he is waiting on 3 of them, so the first one he gets might not be mine. I might have to watch one roll thru there before I get mine. It will have walnut wings and the tone selector, though, and the new bridge would be nice as well.

chefothefuture · Post by **chefothefuture** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:44 am

It's an easy mod to do yourself.
The parts are readily available from Stew-Mac or Allparts.

dwade · Post by **dwade** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:18 am

Tom, I asked the same ques in another thread here 2 weeks ago ...not sure it was answered. Maybe John Fay clue us in specifically.

tomg · Post by **tomg** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:29 am

John, interested in making one for me?

I'd pay ya for it, of course.