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Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:52 am
by grahambo!
Just got my first Rick. '76 4001.
Which input jack should I be plugging into when just doing standard mono stuff? I probably won't use the stereo capabilities much -- if ever. Both seem to work, but is there one I should be using? The jackplate doesn't seem to differentiate.
One closest to Headstock or on furthest?
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:13 am
by jps
The OUTPUT jack closest to the strap bolt.
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:22 am
by doctorwho
jps wrote:The OUTPUT jack closest to the strap bolt.
There are two strap bolts ...
Be aware that this assumes that the bass has not been modified or messed with. IIRC one of my guitars or basses had the jacks switched ... had me scratching my head for a while thinking that I had a bad pickup!
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:47 am
by kiramdear
My 4001 was rewired for dual mono output before I got it. Imagine my fun sorting that one.. I got my stereo back myself using repair guides from "Joey's Bass Notes" website.
Stereo is very underrated, IMO.
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:51 am
by beatlefreak
grahambo! wrote:Which input jack should I be plugging into when just doing standard mono stuff?
The one on the front of the amplifier...
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:13 am
by jps
beatlefreak wrote:grahambo! wrote:Which input jack should I be plugging into when just doing standard mono stuff?
The one on the front of the amplifier...
It
could be in the back of the amp...
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:23 am
by stevebasshead
In case your bass's jacks have ever been modified the easiest way to tell is to plug first into one jack and flick between each of the three positions on the pickup selector switch while playing. If you get sound on each position that means the jack is wired for mono and you're getting first the neck, then both, then the bridge pickup as you flick the switch.
If it cuts out in one position only, it's wired for stereo.
Repeat for the other socket, you should have one wired for mono and one for stereo but if you get any different results you'll know something's amiss.
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:10 pm
by berth
kiramdear wrote: Stereo is very underrated, IMO.
I even have a 2 channel Bass Amplifier with a Stereo Input.
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:48 pm
by johnallg
Graham, if it is still correctly wired, the mono jack is furthest from the neck. What the others are making fun of and a point of is they both are output jacks, not inputs.
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:52 pm
by captsandwich
stevebasshead wrote:In case your bass's jacks have ever been modified the easiest way to tell is to plug first into one jack and flick between each of the three positions on the pickup selector switch while playing. If you get sound on each position that means the jack is wired for mono and you're getting first the neck, then both, then the bridge pickup as you flick the switch.
If it cuts out in one position only, it's wired for stereo.
Repeat for the other socket, you should have one wired for mono and one for stereo but if you get any different results you'll know something's amiss.
Make sure both volume knobs are turned up.
Re: Which input jack?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:29 pm
by grahambo!
Haha. Yeah, laugh it up. Not sure why I called it an input jack. I've been playing bass/guitar for almost 9 years now... I know the difference. I suppose I just got in the habit of calling it an "input" rather than an "output."
But thanks for the info. I figured it out.
One furthest from neck is mono. Gotcha.