bought a Y input jack to my instrument cable figuring i could capture both pickups. no signal coming out. both outputs work but when tied together its dead. y jack maybe shorting out signal? thoughts?
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Ric-O-Sound jack is a stereo jack. You plug in stereo cable only and get a splitter box.
Rich-E-Split
This is what I was told when I encounted the same issue, I misunderstood the two jacks.
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Stereo, not left and right, but more generically it's 'two signals'. The splitter gives mono output of separated neck and bridge pickups.
The other jack is mono output that combines the two pickups like a normal bass.
Rich-E-Split
This is what I was told when I encounted the same issue, I misunderstood the two jacks.
EDIT:
Stereo, not left and right, but more generically it's 'two signals'. The splitter gives mono output of separated neck and bridge pickups.
The other jack is mono output that combines the two pickups like a normal bass.
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What you need is a TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve "stereo") plug into the bass & two TS (tip sleeve "mono") outputs:
Mogami Gold Insert TS 06
This one would do it for you, but it's only 6 feet long.
If your 4003 is a 4003S model, they don't have a Ric-O-Sound jack. There will be two completely separate output jacks if your bass has Ric-O-Sound.
Building your own box, like the one mentioned above, is the best bet IMHO.
You could also build your own TRS - TS cable.
Mogami Gold Insert TS 06
This one would do it for you, but it's only 6 feet long.
If your 4003 is a 4003S model, they don't have a Ric-O-Sound jack. There will be two completely separate output jacks if your bass has Ric-O-Sound.
Building your own box, like the one mentioned above, is the best bet IMHO.
You could also build your own TRS - TS cable.
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Ok.. now I get it .. I thought each output was exclusively for each pickup. I've always used the standard pickup and thought I was not getting the treble pickup signal.. Plugging into a Y jack I thought would give me both pickups but I got nothing.. I see now that the Ric-O-sound output actually provides a stereo of both pickups and can be selected with the toggle switch.
BTW, you can't take two outputs & sum them with a Y cable.
NEVER do that, because it would recycle the impedance & burn up the output sources.
In this case you don't have much to worry about, but definitely don't do that in the future.
Why Not Wye?
"a wye-connector used to mix two signals into one is being abused and may even damage the equipment"
NEVER do that, because it would recycle the impedance & burn up the output sources.
In this case you don't have much to worry about, but definitely don't do that in the future.
Why Not Wye?
"a wye-connector used to mix two signals into one is being abused and may even damage the equipment"
