Rick-O-Sound demo

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hieronymous7

hieronymous7

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@pistonport70ssm24
@pistonport70ssm24 2 ай бұрын
This video is from 4 years ago,, Brother you are a expert bassist now!!!! And beyond!!!! Every style you pick or pluck is mastered!!!!!!! You and Andy Irvine are amazing!!!
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 2 ай бұрын
Thank you! It's always a work in progress, but I feel like I've been playing more consistently this past couple of years.
@pistonport70ssm24
@pistonport70ssm24 2 ай бұрын
@@hieronymous7 your awesome !!!! Best part is your obviously enjoying it!
@1okanaganguy
@1okanaganguy 3 жыл бұрын
two amps, even small ones, sound huge
@maurocoimbra9624
@maurocoimbra9624 2 жыл бұрын
There's other great advantage in using Rick-oSound: With two amplifiers (or a stereo one, it's to say, two input/output channel amplifier) the purity / cleaness of the treble / bridge pickup is amazing... as the higher frequencies are not mechanically modulated as they would be by sharing just one channel.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 2 жыл бұрын
Great point!
@timjones9981
@timjones9981 Жыл бұрын
Stunning looking bass!
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
Thank you - it really is and I'm really lucky!
@steveforbes6380
@steveforbes6380 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant demo! Not many ROS tutorials out there. This one is top notch!
@VeryNiceSmileDental
@VeryNiceSmileDental 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice demo! Thank you.
@331StrokedGT
@331StrokedGT 4 жыл бұрын
That 4001 is beautiful. The demo was great, the only thing I would add for people who don't know is that the Rick-o-Sound splitter had a stereo cord going to a stereo guitar jack. Otherwise this is on the money with the video and sound quality. The overdrive on the compressors make it sound great also. Wish I never sold my Rick back in the 80's while in college. :(
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 4 жыл бұрын
Good point - one could make a demo purely on the Ric-O-Sound box! That is a problem for some people, using the wrong jack and only getting one pickup - the previous owner of my bass actually jammed a bolt into the jack!
@alexanderbrown4250
@alexanderbrown4250 2 жыл бұрын
Same here. Traded in my black 1980 4001 that I bought new for $500 when I was in high school. Traded for an Alvarez Yari in 1990.
@zwastiunburzy3688
@zwastiunburzy3688 10 ай бұрын
Me too! I had a black with the white pickguard and binding 4001 with the Rick-O-Sound, and I sold it!! Talk about young and stupid! I miss it so much!
@kebo57
@kebo57 2 жыл бұрын
That Rick is gorgeous!!! Sounds great too!
@arnoldcastillo2054
@arnoldcastillo2054 4 жыл бұрын
Good, good heavens! Gorgeous instrument, gorgeous tones!
@justinkline1294
@justinkline1294 2 жыл бұрын
Man that sure has a ton of :"pop". Very distinctive tone. Thanks for the demo.
@dale8809
@dale8809 3 жыл бұрын
Nice demo. I just got a new rick bass so this sounds like fun to experiment with.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the new bass! Have fun with it!
@progrockjock
@progrockjock 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Love the finish on your Rickenbacker, love your picking style, love the sound...and I Love King's X!!
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I lucked out with this one. Definitely influenced by heavy pick players like Roger Glover, John Wetton, Chris Squire, Lemmy, dUg Pinnick - many if not most Ric players.
@stanwray5663
@stanwray5663 2 жыл бұрын
This was a very thought-provoking video . Two thumbs up ........
@paulsimmons5726
@paulsimmons5726 3 жыл бұрын
When I was a teenager back in the 70's, I had a 4001 and used a Rick-O-Sound box for mixing purposes. I used a number of two channel tube amps (older blackface Bassmans with 2x12 piggy backs and a Marshall Super Bass 100 with a 2x15 Sunn). What a beautiful crystal clear tone; your video jarred a bunch of old memories. I've been thinking about getting back into playing lately and getting a Rick. I didn't see the ROS kit on their website though and wondered if it was still available? I've seen a few on eBay for ridiculous amounts and would simply buy a stereo Y cable before I'd worry about an ROS kit, same thing but much cheaper.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 3 жыл бұрын
I bet that sounded massive! You are correct, the official Ric-O-Sound box went out of production at least 10 years ago - I grabbed one soon after, probably paid too much but nothing like now. I hear of people using stereo split cables, some places make splitter boxes that you can plug a TRS cable into with two mono outs. Have fun, there's nothing like a Ric! The newest ones have a newly designed bridge that won't lift and is easier to adjust. Time to go down the rabbit hole...
@paulsimmons5726
@paulsimmons5726 3 жыл бұрын
@@hieronymous7 Thanks for your response. Great post. Take care!
@Bitterstone3849
@Bitterstone3849 2 жыл бұрын
I owned a 1980 4001 L bought new in 80 and never got to play it stereo. I knew nothing then about the splitter box. No longer own that bass. Wish I did. It's been gone since 92. I do now own a 1998 Cheyenne L. Bought new in 98 and that's the CHIEF. I don't mind no stereo option. That bass may just go to my grave WITH Me. It fits me like a glove. Way better than my other's do. Been a RIC fan since the 70s.
@paulsimmons5726
@paulsimmons5726 2 жыл бұрын
@@Bitterstone3849 Yeah, Rickenbackers aren't for everyone but if you like 'em, you love 'em.
@carpediemarts705
@carpediemarts705 2 жыл бұрын
@@paulsimmons5726 I wanted one badly for years until someone brought one to a jam and let me try it. Instantly I hated the neck. Thought of just wiring some cheap bass stereo.
@prith7900
@prith7900 3 жыл бұрын
The sound you used in the beginning reminded me of the sound of “give it away” from rhcp. Even though flea seems like the guy who would never use a rickenbacker! Really really cool!
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 3 жыл бұрын
Do you mean the sound of the bass or the bassline? I listened to a lot of RHCP from around 1987-1995, so Flea is definitely an influence! And actually, I never would have expected him to play a Wal or Alembic or even Jazz Bass - maybe Rickenbacker is next!
@prith7900
@prith7900 3 жыл бұрын
@@hieronymous7 yea the sound. It’s really tight and gives a really cool sound like the Rick O effects
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 3 жыл бұрын
@@prith7900 I know Flea used Alembics sometimes so thought maybe he was running one in stereo like Ric-O-Sound, but apparently it was a Wal on Give it Away? Plus his Alembics were probably not stereo...
@anthonyglennmollicasr.425
@anthonyglennmollicasr.425 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Rick!
@ramzahnY
@ramzahnY 3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, this is the only way to reproduce that iconic Squire-Sound. That stereo routing produces subtle differences which result in a sound like two instruments played at the same time...
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 3 жыл бұрын
Good call! I seem to remember him also saying that he would hit the string with the meat of his thumb a split-second after hitting it with the pick...
@yes_head
@yes_head 2 жыл бұрын
@@hieronymous7 Yup, so the player's hands obviously have a lot to do with it. But in old photos of Yes on stage you can see two cords running from Chris' bass to two separate amps (heads plus big cabinets.) I doubt his roadies appreciated having to lug all of that weight around!
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 2 жыл бұрын
@@yes_head For sure he ran his bass in stereo - there's even a story where he claims that Rickenbacker started doing Ric-O-Sound because of him! (I think it's not true, that they started the stereo output earlier, but not sure exactly when)
@drbassface
@drbassface Жыл бұрын
I wanted to hear the differently processed pickups played together…. Still enjoyed it.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
I think I need to make a new video! This was one of my early attempts
@drbassface
@drbassface Жыл бұрын
@@hieronymous7Cool! Yeah:) I just rewatched the Chris Squire Rig Rundown video. He showed his Marshall and ampeg rig. I’m sure you’ve seen it! We all Love Chris! Nice playing! Cheers😎
@bassmanluke
@bassmanluke Жыл бұрын
Does that 76 have the capacitor still wired on the bridge pickup ?
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
To be honest, I'm not sure! But I think it was removed. I just took it in to get it worked on today, hopefully by the end of the year I can update this video!
@Lamartian
@Lamartian 4 ай бұрын
Playing through a Mesa M9 Carbine and a '59 Bassman reissue... I like the neck to the Bassman, but both combinations are heaven. More stuff? We started doing the same with a Ric 620, neck going to a clean Fender and the neck going to a dirty AC15. Two players, four amps, and it sounds like a wall of rock.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 4 ай бұрын
That sounds awesome!
@RR-RR
@RR-RR 2 жыл бұрын
Love your Ric. I play a blonde 96 4003. Freaking love it!!
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 2 жыл бұрын
Rics are cool - not for everybody, but for those that know...
@justinkline1294
@justinkline1294 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't viewed this yet, but can tell by your use of "clanky" that I will enjoy. Here goes . . . .
@oldfriend327
@oldfriend327 3 жыл бұрын
Do you think these Rickenbacker basses are better with the Hipshot replacement bridge and Semour Duncan pickups?
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know about the Hipshot - never tried one, though I do have Ric-playing friends that love them. I tried the Seymour Duncan pickups in this bass when I first got it - hated them! Put the originals back as soon as I could. But there are different Ric pickups as well - these mid-'70s ones are low output but I love the sound. I also like the more recent hi-gains. There are other replacements too, just haven't felt the need to experiment.
@kevmac1230
@kevmac1230 2 жыл бұрын
The Hipshot bridge is a big improvement.Ric bridges are garbage.
@vintagesynthlab4425
@vintagesynthlab4425 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This was awesome. I am setting up my. bass guitar to have fun, maybe write music, and maybe do a business video. Undecided, but this is where I wanted to start.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! The past couple of years have been a lot of fun for me making YT videos. You can basically do whatever you want - I'm fortunate that people watch my videos. Good luck and have fun!
@pablodana1512
@pablodana1512 4 жыл бұрын
Nice work and your explanation is very clear, but looks like your not using the Rick-O-Sound at it´s all potential. If you don't open each sound in the stereo image, you're not getting the whole experience. It's very different, you'll see. Cheers.
@baddaboomb
@baddaboomb 3 жыл бұрын
That. Sounds. Awesome.
@muddysludge7117
@muddysludge7117 11 ай бұрын
Bravo!
@maurocoimbra9624
@maurocoimbra9624 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty clear!
@bigvito4630
@bigvito4630 8 ай бұрын
Great demo, I was always greatful I chose bass...looking at most lead guitar players and rythm players....I hated seeing the nightmare of gear and setup. I love one cable one patch and power cord... then i go out and smoke,drink,etc...while everyone else hooking up 30 mins later. So this not for me. Beautiful Rick!....great sound! thank you
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 8 ай бұрын
I appreciate your comment - I tend towards the simpler setup myself, though it's cool to have the stereo option available, especially while recording. Live - it's a pain! 😅
@zoidasteire
@zoidasteire 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. thanks.
@eddbass1
@eddbass1 2 жыл бұрын
Cool video mate.
@jonny1251
@jonny1251 Жыл бұрын
How do you deal with the single coil hum? Thx
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
I am lucky in that my bass has copper shielding, so I haven't experienced much hum. Sorry I can't help!
@65dougk
@65dougk 2 жыл бұрын
I had that same bass 25 years ago!
@ElectricCardinal
@ElectricCardinal 2 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, before DI’s and PA/house sound fellows would use an Ampeg SVT as their only amplification. Between it’s rock hard, shiny fretboard and the Rick-o-sound; a Ric in that situation will rip your head off if you were in the wrong place.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Those were the days, eh? I never had good amplification when I was playing actively in the '90s.
@jojjan93
@jojjan93 2 жыл бұрын
Great video
@famachris
@famachris 3 жыл бұрын
I think you really need to have just a touch of delay on one side to make the stereo more obvious. I have to get a 4001, such great tone from you!
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm using it more just as 2-channel as opposed to left-right stereo field. I prefer to have a single, wide-range sound, which Ric-O-Sound is excellent at producing! I also prefer not to use subtle delay, gets too messy for me, unless using it as an obvious effect. Thanks for the comment though!
@jamestom2510
@jamestom2510 Жыл бұрын
Holy Smokes !
@FloydJordanTv
@FloydJordanTv 4 ай бұрын
What song does this baseline goes too ?
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 4 ай бұрын
I'm just making it up as I go along
@philippgrunert8776
@philippgrunert8776 2 жыл бұрын
Do all Rickenbacker basses sound like this?! If so I need one
@eckie4679
@eckie4679 Жыл бұрын
They’re not only very variable across different instruments, in my experience they’re inconsistent gig to gig in a way that Fenders aren’t - Fenders sound good out of the box and (for the most part) consistently deliver great performance. I’ve had two Rics - a 4004L and a 4003s/5. Some nights they’re fantastic but most nights they disappoint 🫤 Real life examples are Geddy Lee’s disappointment when he first got a Riccy - it sounded nothing like Chris Squire’s. And Chris Squire himself when they produced his signature model. He was fairly dismissive, saying that most of them didn’t sound anything like his 🤔
@stevenjones6780
@stevenjones6780 3 жыл бұрын
I guess the term 'stereo' was inept for me. I put on headphones expecting separation. Likely possible, but that's not how you were using the 2 outs. Still, love that octave sound. I favor the POG with guitar more than most I see.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, stereo can mean the stereo field of left & right, or simply 2 channel. With bass, I think of it as 2-channel - you can process the bass & treble frequencies differently - but basically "mono". Left-right stereo can get messy - might sound cool with just the bass, but with a band it's going to take up too much space (in my opinion anyway!) I appreciate though that you acknowledge the difference and didn't just tell me "you need to do it in stereo" lol
@technodro8628
@technodro8628 3 жыл бұрын
Great playing
@seigas
@seigas 3 жыл бұрын
What everybody said.. and you didn't play them both with the effects together?!
@CamarosAndUFOs
@CamarosAndUFOs 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man.
@IgorOdaryuk
@IgorOdaryuk 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@markymarco2570
@markymarco2570 3 жыл бұрын
Show it in stereo, please.
@carpediemarts705
@carpediemarts705 Жыл бұрын
If it is easy as wiring 2 pickups to 2 outputs, why aren't lots of people rewiring their basses to sound this good?
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
These days there are workarounds, like just splitting the signal rather than using separate outputs. The Tech21 Geddy Lee pedals are another option - that's what I use most of the time.
@eckie4679
@eckie4679 Жыл бұрын
Too much hassle maybe. Something to be said for the simplicity of a single pup bass like a Precision
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
@@eckie4679 Yeah, unless you've got a roadie to carry everything and a tech to manage things if something goes wrong. At home recording is one thing, but live? More than one pickup is fine, but one cable and one amp is enough for me!
@rustyshackleford6811
@rustyshackleford6811 2 жыл бұрын
Love the octave..
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite effects! I like octave with overdrive afterwards too
@macinfloydvolk
@macinfloydvolk Жыл бұрын
I use a Morley ABY switch I can play any bass like my Rick
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's another way to do it! A little different since that way you're sending the same signal while Rick-O-Sound sends very different signals - but in the end probably good enough!
@macinfloydvolk
@macinfloydvolk Жыл бұрын
@@hieronymous7 with my Ric, I use the stero out .... bridge goes to Marshal DSL100 guitar amp, neck goes to Fender Bassman Pro ... HOWEVER ... with the Morley one can acheivea good enough setup with lots of options. Guitar rig is the same as well.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
@@macinfloydvolk Actually I haven't had many opportunities to do stereo bass with amplification. I've done it mostly in recording. You've got it sorted out - I bet it sounds awesome! Not many people interested in this approach these days seems like...
@macinfloydvolk
@macinfloydvolk Жыл бұрын
@@hieronymous7 I wouldn't say I have it sorted out but I like being different. Stereo delay and what not ... Pink Floyd is my favorite band so go figure .... I never play any cover tunes though.
@heashon2000
@heashon2000 Ай бұрын
"I didn't end up doing that." :D
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Ай бұрын
I'm glad someone finally caught that!
@GimmeEd
@GimmeEd 2 жыл бұрын
I own a Ric with the Ric-O-Sound feature........Not worth the trouble. The bass sounds fantastic using the standard jack.
@joanbull9066
@joanbull9066 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice sound.
@cigarettecat3981
@cigarettecat3981 2 жыл бұрын
sounds like dinosaur jr
@joannalewis5279
@joannalewis5279 2 жыл бұрын
That octave...
@eyeball226
@eyeball226 Жыл бұрын
That Ric-o-sound box is a colossal waste of money unless you want it as a collector. You can just use an insert cable to do the same thing.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
😅 Yeah, I wouldn't encourage anyone to try and buy one now - I bought mine back in 2006 when they were discontinued.
@eyeball226
@eyeball226 Жыл бұрын
@@hieronymous7 What I meant was even then it was a rip-off unless you got it for like $5. It's basically just two TS sockets and one TRS socket in a box, plus wire to connect them.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
@@eyeball226 So what are your easily-available, high-quality alternatives? At least the Rick-O-Sound box allows you to use any length cables you need to go to what they're getting plugged into. I don't see many Y-splitter cables in my local guitar stores.
@eyeball226
@eyeball226 Жыл бұрын
@@hieronymous7 Generally speaking you'll find the necessary cable under the name "stereo breakout cable". They have a male TRS plug and two female TS connectors (i.e. inline sockets). You can then use whatever cables you want from that point, exactly like a ric-o-sound box. Of course, if you want a sturdy version in a box it's pretty trivial to make for very little cost. Personally I just use a Hosa breakout cable with my stereo wired Bass VI.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
@@eyeball226 That's all fine and good, but think back about 17 years - I don't know about you, but there weren't nearly the online resources that there are now. I used to get my non-standard cables from Radio Shack (they had a great mini-phone to mini-phone cable that I still use), good luck finding the cable you needed at GC or Daddy's or Mars Gtrs or E. W. Wurlitzer. I'm still not recommending the R-o-S box, but I think you're being too dismissive of it.
@vid4ia583
@vid4ia583 Жыл бұрын
Too much talking and where's the playing demo? A few notes? Sounds like a synth bass to me more than a Squire tone or even a Ric. Needs more separation between the high and lows for truer Squire definition.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 Жыл бұрын
Hey, this was one of my early videos - cut me some slack! 😅 You're not wrong though, I think it's time for me to make a follow-up...
@vid4ia583
@vid4ia583 Жыл бұрын
@@hieronymous7 Sure, slack cut and extended no worries - do your thing and sure make that new video. Best of luck with it.
@thechuckster6838
@thechuckster6838 10 ай бұрын
RickenBACKer. Not RickenBACHer.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 10 ай бұрын
Yup - and Mohg - not Mooooog - but I'll still call it Moog when necessary and it's hard to break the Rickenbacher - I called it that for like 30 years before I knew...
@mr.k905
@mr.k905 2 жыл бұрын
Stereo?? You uploaded it in mono. No stereo separation, no point.
@monsirto
@monsirto 9 ай бұрын
I have nothing but respect for musicians who have to deal with "Ricky" issues. Great sound, awful piece of gear.
@hieronymous7
@hieronymous7 9 ай бұрын
😆 Yeah, they are definitely idiosyncratic - I wouldn't want it to be my only bass but I am glad I have some in my collection and I do love them.
@johncline2277
@johncline2277 7 ай бұрын
I love my new 4003. I have a Fender p-j Japanese and an ancient Gibson EB L among others. The single truss rod is easy to tweak, the bridge is awesome. No problems with it at all. The scale is perfect for me. And as shown the range of tones you can get out of this machine is amazing.
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