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[ilan]

Could be, but the fact remains that practically no one has added the cap after RIC pulled it out in 1985. I don't think the guys at Santa Ana got many complaints about any electrical interference when the cap was gone.

[Bert]

Could be, but the fact remains that practically no one has added the cap after RIC pulled it out in 1985. I don't think the guys at Santa Ana got many complaints about any electrical interference when the cap was gone.

I know of several people who have added the vintage tone thing which now is standard on al 4003's. (Which is the cap with posibility to switch it off)

This topic on RRF is good reading on the cap with technical issues far better explained than I can.

[ilan]

Well, I wrote "practically no one", not "absolutely no one"... Anyway I'm sure some purists have added the cap, but 99.99% of post-'85 Ric owners were happy with their basses and never complained about unwanted mid scoop nor felt a need to correct it.

The cap, in my opinion, was a historic mistake that took way too long to make right. It resulted in so many altered, sometimes butchered, 4001 basses. It also gained Rics a reputation for being trebely, clanky one-trick-ponies - anyway that was the widely held misconception. Which they really aren't, once you bypass the cap.

[gearHed289]

The cap, in my opinion, was a historic mistake that took way too long to make right. It resulted in so many altered, sometimes butchered, 4001 basses.

Same with the old truss rods. I know of a few famous players who stopped using a Ric early on because "it broke". 

[SeanS]

I think if you are fortunate to be able to gig with two rigs then the cap left in will give the best sound IMO, where would we be without the sounds from the likes of Geddy and Squire. I removed my cap for a few years and I found the sound just became a little too normal without that snarling bridge pup sound, so it's back in now, although saying that, with my new 72, which is pre skunk stripe, this one sure is clanky. But once I get to a gig with it, I will not be reverting to taking the cap out because I can't get a good sound, because I know I will.

[weekend warrior]

the new push pull setup.muddles up the tone as whole on the new basses in my opinion.To much B.S. for the signal to pass thru.There are good and bad things about old rods.Well... i shouldnt say bad things...more like,Misunderstood i think.Ironically,it seems that the newer style anchored rods have more twisting problem.The old rods merely held the neck in place.So you snugged up the nuts and Viola!only thing is they wouldny pull the neck back if they had to much forword bow.Thats the only real drawback in my opinion.Other than that they really work very well if you knew how to set them up. NEWS FLASH.I went a different direction so the siver sparkle 72 rick is once again available!! 1,750.00 at ATOMIC MUSIC

[Hornisse]

Somebody is selling all their Ric basses to Atomic.  They have a pre skunk '72 4001 and a refin '63 1999 on Ebay at the moment.