Rickenbacker 4001 that I bought 40 years ago (Rick-O-Sound)

[ZachDaddy]

I have a Rickenbacker Bass and I've never used the Rickosound extra jack. I learned recently learned that Rickenbacker doesn't make the pedal for this feature, and their technical support people won't even recommend a stereo cable, so I'm looking for recommendations on a SPECIFIC one to buy so I can use this feature.

Thanks in advance

 

[rickdog]

You can use something that's often called an "insert cable." It has a stereo phone plug at one end - that goes into the Rick-O-Sound jack on your bass - and two mono phone plugs at the other end, which go into two different amps (or two channels on an amp like an SVT-VR or Bassman), or into two "instrument" (not "line") inputs on a mixer, or two DIs, or anything else with a high-impedance input.

I haven't ever made use of my Rick-O-Sound live, but I tried it recently through a couple different bass preamps into two channels of a stereo mixer and listened through headphones... holy stereo image, Batman! When gigging is a thing again, I'll need to come up with a way to do that live.

 

[ZachDaddy]

You can use something that's often called an "insert cable." It has a stereo phone plug at one end - that goes into the Rick-O-Sound jack on your bass - and two mono phone plugs at the other end, which go into two different amps (or two channels on an amp like an SVT-VR or Bassman), or into two "instrument" (not "line") inputs on a mixer, or two DIs, or anything else with a high-impedance input.

I haven't ever made use of my Rick-O-Sound live, but I tried it recently through a couple different bass preamps into two channels of a stereo mixer and listened through headphones... holy stereo image, Batman! When gigging is a thing again, I'll need to come up with a way to do that live.

Thanks - can you recommend a SPECIFIC cable to buy?

 

[lug]

How long a cable do you want?

Here's a 10 ft. that should do the job.
Amazon.com: JOLGOO 1/4" TRS to Dual 1/4" TS Mono Stereo Breakout Cable, Male 6.35mm 1/4" TRS to Dual 1/4 Inch TS Y Splitter Cord, 10 Feet: Home Audio & Theater

 

[ZachDaddy]

How long a cable do you want?

Here's a 10 ft. that should do the job.
Amazon.com: JOLGOO 1/4" TRS to Dual 1/4" TS Mono Stereo Breakout Cable, Male 6.35mm 1/4" TRS to Dual 1/4 Inch TS Y Splitter Cord, 10 Feet: Home Audio & Theater

THANKS

 

[lug]

THANKS

If it works, let me know! I have a 43 year old Ric that I've never tried the stereo jack on either!

 

[oldfretless]

Yes, 45 years ago playing 100 teen centers a year I ran the neck pup straight, and the bridge through a Mutron and a fuzz. Used a regular stereo to 2 mono splitter cable. Ran them into an SVT, sometimes used a B25 for the bridge pup. A few years ago I recreated my 70's CS look for a 70's themed Halloween gig.

 

[jdthebassman]

I bought a project box similar size to the original one, easy to make one TRS jack and and 2 mono jacks + a TRS cord.

 

[staurosjohn]

I used to run mine ‘this way’... but I made my own cable as it was not easy to find *things*, in farm country, back in the 70’s ... (1978ish)

 

[Benj-jammin]

I used to run mine ‘this way’... but I made my own cable as it was not easy to find *things*, in farm country, back in the 70’s ... (1978ish)

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Now that's a classic photo!!

 

[staurosjohn]

Now that's a classic photo!!

Thx! I’m older, now, with much less hair!

For clarifications purposes... was playing ‘Cinderella Man’ (RUSH)

Ya can’t really see- but I hade the, perfunctory, rock-star glasses (blue)

 

[lug]

All the cool kids had red....

 

[WillyW]

Holy Carp! It’s like a Ram Jam reunion in here!

I had considered getting one of the splitter boxes, but it seems like a bit of a hassle for just one of my basses.

 

[bobyoung53]

You can find them used once in a while, I grabbed one for 100 bucks a few months ago on ebay, that was cheap though. It is a box with a stereo cable to your bass and the box has two mono outputs fon regular guitar cables. This from the web:

 

[grouse789]

Thx! I’m older, now, with much less hair!

For clarifications purposes... was playing ‘Cinderella Man’ (RUSH)

wow Cinderella Man with a chick on acoustic and singing?? Nice! I wAs just 7 back then but.... good times!

Thx! I’m older, now, with much less hair!

For clarifications purposes... was playing ‘Cinderella Man’ (RUSH)

Ya can’t really see- but I hade the, perfunctory, rock-star glasses (blue)

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Ya can’t really see- but I hade the, perfunctory, rock-star glasses (blue)

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wow Cinderella Man with a chick on acoustic and singing?? Nice! I wAs just 7 back then but.... good times!

 

[staurosjohn]

wow Cinderella Man with a chick on acoustic and singing?? Nice! I wAs just 7 back then but.... good times!

Yea- we ‘made do’ with what we had ... there was a guy, on electric, who was not in the pic

 

[staurosjohn]

All the cool kids had red....
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... ya had a Pizza Hut poster in ur BR?!? ... that pipe tho...

 

[StereoPlayer]

Using my ROS jack, playing a Jeff Beck song. ‘72 Ric, pic taken 1976

 

[lug]

... ya had a Pizza Hut poster in ur BR?!? ... that pipe tho...

I worked there from the age of 12 to 18. Went from cleanup boy to manager!

 

[Chuck King]

I bought a project box similar size to the original one, easy to make one TRS jack and and 2 mono jacks + a TRS cord.

I did this too. I know not everybody wants to get into soldering projects, but as far as such things go, a splitter box is about as straightforward as they get. Then all you need is a regular TRS cable.

I’ve always thought Rick-O-Sound was a good feature on a bass, allowing for one signal chain for deep low end and another for effects.