Post '73 4001 Changes - Were There Any?

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Post '73 4001 Changes - Were There Any?

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I've been trying to do some digging on the changes for the 4001 during the mid 70's onward.

Were any changes to design/outputs of the pickups?

I know in the post about my newly acquired '77, it was mentioned (thanks again Ronald) that the bass/treble controls were moved closer together during late '76/early '77....was there any reasoning behind this? I did even notice!

I suppose I'm thinking of the more 'modern' 4001 era, post '73.

Or once the initial cosmetic changes occurred, was that it until the 4001 itself was discontinued?
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That's great info, thanks!

I was trying to work out why my '77 has bags more treble...must be in the set-up as they have identical pickups, and both have the original capacitors intact.
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