Is my 4003 wired incorrectly?? Please help!!

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olegunnar32
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Is my 4003 wired incorrectly?? Please help!!

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Please can someone confirm or deny that the following setup of my 4003 Bass is
correct/incorrect. This is my first 4003 and just want to know if this is wired right as it seems a little strange to me being a 4003 amateur. Apologies if this is common knowledge.

Plugged Into Rick o Sound input:

Switch in South position = Only Treble knob/ Bridge Pickup Works.
Switch in Middle position = Only Treble knob/ Bridge Pickup Works.
Switch in North position = Neither Treble nor Bass knobs/pickups work.

Plugged into standard Output:

Switch in South position = Only Treble knob/ Bridge Pickup Works.
Switch in Middle position = Both Bass knob/Neck pickup and Treble knob /Bridge pickup Work.
Switch in North position = Only Bass knob/Neck pickup works.

Does this sound correct to you guys?
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geddeeee
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Post by geddeeee »

Wired correctly. If you plug into ROS with a mono cable you will only get the bridge p-up working. Try a stereo cable.
What d'ya mean... the bass is TOO loud!
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Post by stts64 »

Yap, everything like it was meant to be.
I am good with my fingers and I can do it all night !
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Post by olegunnar32 »

Cheers for you help guys. I will indeed give the the stereo cable a try. Thanks
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Post by bob_the_bass »

Ideally for the RoS jack you need a Y-splitter cable, ie a stereo jack at the bass end & two monos at the other) - this allows you to feed the bridge pickup to one amp/desk channel & the neck pickup to a seperate amp/desk channel
Why does it happen? Because it happens - Roll the Bones !!
jwr2

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you can get a splitter at Radio Shack or Guitar Center ...
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