am I alone ?

[fretless]

I love the simplicity of The 4004's controls

[YukonCor55]

You Sir, are definitely NOT alone!! It's one of the main reasons why I bought mine...that and the fact that it's the sexiest bass in the world!!

[cjj]

Yeah. Well, apparently not totally alone. I'm doing the stacked knob mod for V/T V/T to mine, and a few other things as well. But then, I'm a techno-nerd and like all kinds of knobs & switches, heck, I even use Ric-O-Sound...

[fretless]

ahh good to know yeah that really attracted me as well from the first sighting , and now that I have some playing time on it , it's simply a no fuss around win/win/win choice .

[fretless]

Yeah. Well, apparently not totally alone. I'm doing the stacked knob mod for V/T V/T to mine, and a few other things as well. But then, I'm a techno-nerd and like all kinds of knobs & switches, heck, I even use Ric-O-Sound...

it strikes me that Ric owners like to mod their fine fine basses, techno-nerds the lot of'em

[cjj]

Actually, I really do appreciate the simplicity of the 4004 controls. It is kind of a pain in the butt to have a bunch of knobs you have to mess with. In my case however, I have a certain sound I like to use which so far, I haven't been able to achieve with the 4004. It's OK, but I really want something more towards the tone I can get with my 4001 & 4003. With those, I do use stereo & 2 amp channels to adjust the tonality of the 2 pickups separately. So, in addition to the V/T V/T stacked knob mod, I'm thinking I'll add a stereo out too and maybe even split 1 or both pickups for single coil.

I don't know if I'll get a sound I like or not, but everything will be done so as to allow things to be put back to original condition. In any case, it'll be fun playing around with it!

[YukonCor55]

As for me, my ears are shot and my playing style is rudimentary at best so all of the knobs in the world won't make my bass sound any better!!

[VRICKY63]

After having the stack knobs , the stacks with the switch, the original switch with V,T. Im very happy with the switch + volume + tone + single coil split.

[dog]

I do like simplicity in controls, and do not own any amps with eq's, effects, or any other additional knobs. Volume, bass, mid and treble are all I want on an amp. However, I do prefer having one volume and one tone for each pup. When I finally get a 4004, I believe I will need to modify it with either additional pots for each pup, or go stacked. But, that will remain to be seen.

[rickenbrother]

I love the simplicity of The 4004's controls

+1
You are NOT alone!

[cheyenne]

Too simple for me. I prefer V/V/T.

1. Hipshot style "A" bridge mod. ( I cant stress enough how much I recommend this bridge for the 4004 ).

2. Hipshot O-ring knob mod.

[dwinn]

I like the 4004 controls. Very simple for a simple man like myself

[fretless]

Too simple for me. I prefer V/V/T.

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1. Hipshot style "A" bridge mod. ( I cant stress enough how much I recommend this bridge for the 4004 ).

2. Hipshot O-ring knob mod.

Hey Scott that is a killer bass , funny thing I actually ried to put the orings on mine but they didn't fit , the pot shafts seemed just a little to big . That is a sweet bridge and I was wondering why you recommend it and also what is the proper string spacing as they offere several . Lastly does it not need the base plate the combi needs ? um not that I would mod mine or anything

[cjj]

Hey Scott that is a killer bass , funny thing I actually ried to put the orings on mine but they didn't fit , the pot shafts seemed just a little to big .

You may have gotten knobs for metric sized pot shafts. Those are 6mm (0.2363 inch) instead of the 0.25 inch U.S. size.

[cassius987]

I always prefer more tonal options rather than fewer. That's part of why I was really taken with my 4003--how many basses have two tone knobs? Bass magazines tend to rip this configuration to shreds but I love it.