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Just re-do the existing wiring to the way that Ric do it. The diagram is available from their website. The operation of the original gretchy wiring and the ric are completely different. it used to operate like this; both volume controls fully down to start with........ Switch to neck position bring volume and tone for neck pickup to full and it works like you'd think bring the switch to the centre position - silence Bring the bridge pickup volume up and both pickups start coming through. It works the same way with the bridge pickup too. So, with the switch in the centre position the volume controls are a blend of some kind - you can't have any volume on one without input from the other. It seemed that running both pickups full on was the only way to get any kind of decent sound out of it. the ric wiring has both volumes off...... switch to neck pickup - volume and tone fully contollable switch to centre, guitar still fully on neck pickup switch to bridge pickup - volume and tone fully controllable switch to centre both pickups thundering... and volume and tone can be adjusted on each pickup so I can dial in my preferred tone - I just couldn't do it before. If you wanted a bit of power reduced on one pickup it impacted on the performance of the other. Trust me it's now completely different. Someone said something about old les pauls in this context to me before so I'm guessing theres definitley a similarity of some kind.

I had a topic a couple of years ago about the annoying controls on the Fender Coronado Bass reissue. As usual I procastinated until it was getting to the point of moving it on, but I really love it's looks and it fits with the sixties image of the band. If you're aware, it comes with Fender Phonytrons (which are actually pretty good, i'll come to that ) and unfathomable Gretsch style wiring. So instead of intuitive pickup tone and volume controls its all really a bit of a mystery. I've pretty much just been running all the dials at 10 and using the amp for tone control. I was thinking of banging some TV jones ThunderTron or even Thunder Mags to beef it up a bit and have a proper look at the wiring So I got together with my favourite guitar guy, George Russell. He reckoned he could rewind the pickups to TV jones specs so that was a bonus and as for the wiring - a download from the Ric website of of their 4001S mono wiring diagram and all of a sudden It's a totally different guitar. The standard arrangement of each pickup having the luxury of independently set volume and tone and the switch having neck/both/bridge all working as any sane man would expect it to is great. It turns out that the phonytrons kick out exactly the same as a ThunderTron never mind a standard FilterTron - the bobbins are wound as much as they'll take and are made if good quality materials...... so no work needed there. It's the new wiring that has really brought the guitar to life. If you have one of these and you find it a bit flat and underpowered then get the wiring done - do away with that weird blending nonsense that means you can never run one pickup without the other. George was worried about the ric wiring bleeding power from somewhere (can't remember exactly but is was to do with pre or post tone contol to the volume pots) but I can vouch for its efficacy. Hope this might be of use to someone

We manage to end Gimme Some Lovin' with the bass and Drum intro to Pretty Green

Fender Coronado for The Laynes, Fender 51 RI for Berry Tweed & The Chasers although the 51 is primary recording and general go to all rounder.

Hi folks. A mate of mine bought a bass off gumtree and it had a cracking sounding set of flats on it. The silk is dark green like a Christmas tree. Anyone know what they might be?

Hi folks. A mate of mine bought a bass off gumtree and it had a cracking sounding set of flats on it. The silk is dark green like a Christmas tree. Anyone know what they might be?

I only really like 45-105 on my fingers so Rotosound 77 always for me unless it's for the Coronado that take a shorter scale, then I use DRs who do 45-105 in 32".

My Dad is a bass player so I had some good gear in the house. I announced I wanted to learn to play one day. So my Dad got out the old Hofner (I wasn't getting the Jazz!), sat me down and taught me how to tune it and play walking bass. "That's It" he said "that's all you need to know". He was close enough, it gave me a good start for properly learning playing along with my records.

Local guy, turns out I'm very lucky as his work is top notch.

Fender Coronado for sure. I was considering getting a lookalike made when they announced the reissues. I got one of them.

I know nothing of formal theory. I suppose like a great many of us here who play by ear, the application of the theory is more by instinct than design.

If I jacked it in, I think I would hoard my gear. Yes....

I wanted to upgrade a set on an Ibanez once and I got a set of staggs from somewhere. I decided to push the boat out and got a set of Grovers. Turns out they were exactly the same as the staggs right down to the casting marks. The only difference was the Grover name on the caps

would it not be more fun to see who regularly gigs with the cheapest piece of crap there is.....

Thanks Keef, that was very tasty.......

Cool. I was born in 68 - the fender year of the Telebass......... Just so happens I play a 51 RI whichis a MK1 Telebass by any other name. Do I get a prize or anything?

Last Nights Gig is a pub that's too small - eight of us in there! Berry Tweed and The Chasers doing the Third Degree take on Mercy. It shows off the bass nicely though and you can actually hear it! Jap 51 Reissue with extra chrome, Pearl plate and Mojo pickup through a Selmer T&B. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SVgeq2m8Kw

I'll be the other bald one with the bass! I'm playing with The Laynes on the Saturday, Berry Tweed and the Chasers on Sunday. You'll have a great time up here, great venue in the O2 ABC, big Ewan that runs it is a gent and all the bands are really friendly.

I'll see you in Glasgow Buddy - You with the Signatures then?

Chess

I don't post much, but I'm on often enough

I decline to answer that question on the grounds that it might incriminate me......

The Prisoners - In From The Cold

[quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1439151414' post='2840448'] Graham Day was on Eddie Piller's Modcast a while back talking about the band.. Probably still available to download from iTunes? [/quote] I'll have a look. Cheers!