Electronics Doublecheck

[Redstrand]

Finally got my 4001, love it and playing to death. Lifted the pickguard to make a tracing to order the new one from pick guardian...ouchie. It looks like someone sneezed while soldering. What a mess. Two of the pots look somewhat original, I know one other was replaced two years ago. The caps are the same as I have seen of other folks original pics but they are coming apart, someone already removed the third cap. The switch is as loose as a goose. I'm thinking about just dropping in a whole new harness and setting this one aside.

Pots should be 250 for volume and 500 for tone correct?
I have caps.
Switch? Gibson 3-way? Something more solid.

I'd rather have a solid player than worry about some of the electronics cutting out.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

[Kopfjaeger]

Post a foto of what the harness looks like and you'll get members telling you want is the best course of action. I just had a member here rebuilt my 1965 4001 harness. Some very talented people here on this list!!

Sepp

[cjj]

Yes, originally, tone pots were 500k, volume 250k. At some point, they were changed to all pots being 330k...

[johnallg]

And you can get a new switch from the RIC boutique.

http://boutique.rickenbacker.com/SWITCH ... p_673.html

In case you opt for new jacks and wire:

http://boutique.rickenbacker.com/HARNES ... p_517.html

Wiring diagram. Just remember the 4001 pot values instead of the 330k shown.

http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdfs/19507.pdf

[Redstrand]

John, thanks for the info. I did a little gentle bending and the switch is more solid. I cleaned up one of the pots while I made the pick guard tracing. Should last me for a few, I'll still get a wiring harness to just get everything on the same page and store the old stuff.

[johnallg]

John, thanks for the info. I did a little gentle bending and the switch is more solid. I cleaned up one of the pots while I made the pick guard tracing. Should last me for a few, I'll still get a wiring harness to just get everything on the same page and store the old stuff.

If you are going to get a harness, have Dane Wilder (aceonbass) make you the right one with the 500k/250k pots. It makes a difference.

[Redstrand]

He messaged me and we're on the road to making my Ric all better