Sonic differences between 4001CS and new 4001C

wwittman · Post by **wwittman** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 10:47 am

Should the sound be the same, or extremely similar, with the C's and the V's (including the Chris Squire)?
Are the horseshoe reissues the same?
I understand the cosmetic differences, but would I expect a SONIC difference?
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cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 3:18 pm

I am a firm believer that the tone depends on the person. Chris Squire could pick up any of my 8 various basses and would still sound like Chris Squire. And I'm sure that you , William have your own bass voice. but regarding the Rickenbacker tone, I own a V63, that sounds brighter and has more output than my 4004 II Cheyenne, but has a slimmer neck than a Chris Squire model that I almost purchased. Bottom line in my opinion, they all have their own voice, but no mistaking, they all have the Rickenbacker tone. They all sound great.

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 4:14 pm

My thoughts on this subject:
My 4001CSLH-(RW strings)Hot treble and bass.
My 4001SLH- (FW strings, Toaster, Horseshoe)Hot treble and bass.
My 4003LH-(RW strings)Normal output treble and bass.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 7:58 pm

Someone here said the new c series horseshoe pickups sounded thin like 70's high gains, which makes me wonder if they have started to use the .0047 cap again in the treble pickup circut. which is a simple fix by the way. See the thread on the C series elsewhere in this forum.

gpatt5762 · Post by **gpatt5762** » Sat Aug 02, 2003 4:43 pm

The C is thinner, the PU's are different, different bobbin alloy, resistance and more. Yes, they sound different. The C is quieter but sweeter sounding.

Garry

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 4:35 am

Do you mean physically thinner or sonically thinner?

gpatt5762 · Post by **gpatt5762** » Wed Aug 06, 2003 4:02 am

Depth of Body.

Garry