Ric-o-sound: pickups bleeding into other amp?

[cjj]

I would think that a simple home built fix then would be to replace the standard RIC wiring with more expensive, better shielded type. It probably wouldn't eliminate it completely, but it might reduce it to negligible levels.

It's not really the RIC wiring that causes the issue, other than the above mentioned leaving the unused cable signal disconnected, which as John Hall has explained, is impractical to change. The main coupling comes in the long cable between the guitar and the amp. Changing wiring in the guitar itself would have very little effect due to the short wire lengths used...

[Seans]

Now if we're talking 4080, although it's years since I gigged one ( but have just got another recently), I love the bleed that comes from the bass side when you're on the guitar, gives it that bit more soul, mmmmmm nice.

[jimk]

Actually, once I got used to the fact that that's just the way it is, then it began to seem rather cool to me to have for example the neck pickup run through a phase shifter, and have the signal from the bridge pickup slightly affected through the other amp. Running 2 compressors, one for each pickup really gives some great jangle & chime on a 12 string.
JimK

[jc-sz]

There's also another solution to it. I for one, use ROS, the three combinations, but because of they way I use my FX, and because I sometimes change while I'm playing and find the switch uncomfortable, I switch with a 2 dptd footswitch. I go from the bass with a Y cable that splits just before my fx pedals, then each to its chain and finally into this box. Then each lead into a on/off switch, and each switch to it's output jack. Then two separate mono instrument cables to each amp. This way I kill all the part of the circuitry that may pickup the other pickup's signal. Either because of the internal circuit or because of the two leads close together in the stereo cable. The guitar switch is always mid position.

Not that I would care of the signal mix, but I don't want some FX making noise while not being used. Also it's more practical for my way of playing and to tell you the truth, I'm not good with the guitar switch while I'm playing.

Cheers!