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A 1997 would have the 250k (~190k) volume and the 500k (~420k) tone pots in it.Benjamin wrote:I'd say a 1997 is 330K as well.
Interesting. How does that kind of setup compare with all 330K? Thumpier/fatter tone as the 80s and 90s 4003 were known for or? My 2000 is a nice middle ground. Since installing the cap and push-pull I can achieve a lot of tones, in standard mode mine is fairly thick sounding with still a nice bite.johnallg wrote:A 1997 would have the 250k (~190k) volume and the 500k (~420k) tone pots in it.Benjamin wrote:I'd say a 1997 is 330K as well.
Your 2000 would have the 250k/500k pots, unless it was modified at sometime.Benjamin wrote:Interesting. How does that kind of setup compare with all 330K? Thumpier/fatter tone as the 80s and 90s 4003 were known for or? My 2000 is a nice middle ground. Since installing the cap and push-pull I can achieve a lot of tones, in standard mode mine is fairly thick sounding with still a nice bite.johnallg wrote:A 1997 would have the 250k (~190k) volume and the 500k (~420k) tone pots in it.Benjamin wrote:I'd say a 1997 is 330K as well.
Curiosity got the better of me. My 330K official Rickenbacker CTS push-pull pot measures 512K!johnallg wrote:Your 2000 would have the 250k/500k pots, unless it was modified at sometime.
The orange drop, being a mylar capacitor, will have a much longer life than the paper-and-oil, which will dry out and deteriorate over time. I use orange drops, not because they have any mystical mojo, but because I like a .033 tone cap to retain more mids in the mix when I turn down the tone knob, and that is a lesser expensive and more readily available capacitor. Capacitance is capacitance. The only issue is whether or not the manufacturer has a sufficient reputation for quality control, so when you purchase a capacitor of the stated value, it truly is within the manufacturing tolerances of that capacitor.Benjamin wrote:If I recall, for my 2000 model I ordered the official 330K pot from Pick Of The Ricks no problem - and shipped to Australia.
I was advised against using an orange drop, so a fellow member here sold me a Sprague paper and oil. You should be able to find one on Ebay. More expensive but I am told they're better. I noticed a slight and worthwhile improvement over the original orange drop I installed to test.
It took about a month for it to arrive, and I just had my luthier install it on Monday. Only just got a chance to use it on a gig tonight as everything else I've had has been on upright.