Re: 75-4001 Pickup Issue
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:44 pm
Yes, Jason, I'm back 
Apparently one of the ground wires was unattached when my bud looked at it today, but it didn't make a difference. He said he couldn't see where to measure directly on the PU, so I guess Saturday I'll take a look with him. Being a Fender guy, he doesn't appriciate/care for the esoteric Rick wiring
I'm leaning towards "this is the way it is", but maybe I should try to bypass the .0047 mf cap just to see. I think I played a bypassed 4001 once and my impression was there wasn't any big tonal differences between the 2 PUP's with the bypass, and I've always enjoyed blending the 2 radically different sounds my 4001 has. And since I have a Laredo if I really want to rumble our chest cavities, it might not be that beneficial. We'll see.
Apparently one of the ground wires was unattached when my bud looked at it today, but it didn't make a difference. He said he couldn't see where to measure directly on the PU, so I guess Saturday I'll take a look with him. Being a Fender guy, he doesn't appriciate/care for the esoteric Rick wiring
I'm leaning towards "this is the way it is", but maybe I should try to bypass the .0047 mf cap just to see. I think I played a bypassed 4001 once and my impression was there wasn't any big tonal differences between the 2 PUP's with the bypass, and I've always enjoyed blending the 2 radically different sounds my 4001 has. And since I have a Laredo if I really want to rumble our chest cavities, it might not be that beneficial. We'll see.