I'll start with a simple description of the mods first, then, maybe tomorrow, I'll add some pictures. First, a couple pics of how it looked originally:
First, I added the stacked knob V/T V/T mod. I really think this mod adds a lot to the tonal versatility of the 4004. But no, I couldn't be satisfied with just that.
I've run stereo with 2 amps for 30 some years, I just couldn't get used to only a single channel. So, I added a stereo jack. Now I can run in split pickup Ric-O-Sound mode or the Standard.
But wait! There's MORE!!!
As long as I was messing around in there, I figured changing the tone circuit a little would be interesting. So, I decided that the 4002 tone circuit might be interesting. This adds a capacitor in series with each pickup kind of like the treble pickup on a 4001/4003, but a bit differently.
Of course, the idea that RIC had with the "Vintage Tone Switch" seemed really appealing too, giving the ability to select whether you want the circuit or not. So, I added a switch for each pickup to select the cap or bypass it for standard 4004 tone.
Well, that's probably enough mods, right? No way, there's still MORE!!!
Hey, these Humbucking pickups are said to sound similar to toasters if you run them in single coil mode by grounding the tap between the two coils. So why not? That might be interesting! So, I added a switch for each pickup to allow them to be run in single coil or humbucker mode.
Yep, that's right, we've got:
- Stacked knob V/T V/T
- Ric-O-Sound or Standard output
- Standard or Vintage 4002 tone circuit for each pickup
- Selectable single coil or dual hum bucking coil mode for each pickup
The only thing left would be to make it a 5 STRING!!!
Well, sorry. That hasn't happened... Yet....
