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Update, My 05 BBR HAS the Vintage Tone Selector
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:19 am
by dwade
What a surprise. The Blueburst I posted about last week has the new Vintage tone selector push pull.
I've only played it for 2 sessions, about 4 hours until today. Today I pick it up and looked at the treble tone knob. Something in my head said "pull that thing and see..."
Whoa. Nice work Mr. Hall.
I'm surprised because this thing was "produced" in 05 technically, I assumed that feature would'nt be on an 05 4003. If any of you have an 05 4003 on order, maybe........
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:35 am
by s4001
I recall John Hall saying that the VT was well into 2005.
How's it sound?
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:47 pm
by dwade
I must have missed Mr. Halls message. I read the Ric site News info on this to be standard starting on the 2006 model year 4003's.
Never having played a 4001, its hard for me to say how "authentic" this vintage sound production is. What I hear is a defeat of the high gain output, quite similar to going from active to passive. The "bite" is definitely more present on the pull out, but with less volume/gain.
Beyond that I have not played with the tone controls beyond flat/center yet to discover more choices.
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:56 pm
by jps
"I have not played with the tone controls beyond flat/center yet"
You do know that the tone controls are passive roll off controls? Full CW rotation produces "flat" response and turning them CCW only rolls off the treble.
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:17 pm
by loendmaestro
Poor Steve Cooper...
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:33 pm
by atomic_punk
Dude, it's killing me, and you know it...
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:36 am
by dwade
Yeah I'm clear on the controls. Mr. Cooper have dibs on a BBR?
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:01 am
by loendmaestro
He's been waiting on one since forever & a day. I think he ordered it as soon as the COY was announced last year.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:05 am
by ken_j
Maybe Steve will be lucky and get the new bridge.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:11 am
by incubus2432
Steve probably thinks that by the time he gets it Ric will be making them out of carbon fiber....
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:34 am
by tomg
Can we get the vintage/modern tone selector switch as part? Pretty please (with sugar on top)?
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:42 am
by atomic_punk
The scary thing is that I ordered it from Pick of the Ricks, and he is waiting on 3 of them, so the first one he gets might not be mine. I might have to watch one roll thru there before I get mine. It will have walnut wings and the tone selector, though, and the new bridge would be nice as well.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:44 am
by chefothefuture
It's an easy mod to do yourself.
The parts are readily available from Stew-Mac or Allparts.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:18 am
by dwade
Tom, I asked the same ques in another thread here 2 weeks ago ...not sure it was answered. Maybe John Fay clue us in specifically.
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:29 am
by tomg
John, interested in making one for me?
I'd pay ya for it, of course.