To me it is an insipid tone lacking in character, and I believe even Mr. I've done this to get more useable tones out of a RIC instrument, and because I cannot stand the tone of the mid and neck pickup wired together. This gives more modern tones, including more drive to the bridge pickup, the mid alone option, and bridge + mid, a tone not found on stock RIC instruments, which has a "sweet" character well suited to rhythm and as an alternate solo tone. 0047 inline cap is out of the bridge pickup circuit, and only the mid pickup goes to the up position of the selector switch. In the pull position of the pushpull, the. This emulates "classic" "mid-60's" 330 and 360 jangle. 0047 inline cap to the bridge pickup is in the circuit, and only the neck pickup goes to the up position of the selector switch. In the push position of the push pull, the.
Vintage 1958 rickenbacker 325 capri mods#
Now, what I have done with my mods is to make a RIC instrument, especially a 5-knob, 3-pickup instrument, more versatile, rather than slavishly try to copy any particular historical precedent. Moreover, Yoko Ono is, of course, very closed about letting anybody get near the instruments, not even qualified real museum-quality curators and luthiers, so nobody knows what the insides look like and since JL tinkered himself, and the instrument was a performing instrument, subject to the wears and tears of touring and necessary repairs along the way, even if someone were to get a chance to peek under the control plate inside there is no guarantee that what is still in there is authentic. It has been hampered by the fact of the guitar being modified after it returned to the factory and no records having been kept of how it was done. Ps if i was freezing to death i would rather die then burn my ric, the guitars truly are a work of art and by far they are the best guitar makers in the world Obviously you have modded your circuitry as well at some stage.apart from push pull pots to switch off pickups individually, have you done anything major and has it altered the sound to your liking because thats whats it is all about really. id say its more a labour of love (as it should be) it is very reasonably priced too, so this isnt a money grab for this guy. This person can sell me a loom which i can just drop into my c58 without altering too much permenantly, maybe cutting a wire or two i dont know. i am sure Mr Hall would have done intense research into all this but he has stated before the guitar was released 'warts and all' and im wondering if this could be another 'wart' lol (the only wart being, IMHO the kauffman) I have been told that the circuitry inside the modern day 325c58s 'possibly' differs to what John had in his when he purchased it new (i know people have said he tinkered with his too, but i mean factory specs), and i was wondering if any of you had some ideas about this. I dont have schematics or pics of this wiring loom, (I dont even have the loom yet) rather i have been chatting with someone, and this is the circuit they have developed after years of research and with some access to an original C58, so to be fair to them i really cant post pics either. It's possible that only 3 guitars were ever released from the Factory with this special 4 pot loom Based on what I found out about the '58 325's and the models surrounding it in the period, I've been able to establish a circuit that appears to be the most likely format of the "factory converted" controls that Lennon had on his 325 when he first purchased it. Many others have contributed information that gradually helped fill in the gaps in the official schematics. My thanks go to Larry Wassgren for his patience with all my questions regarding his original '58 325 wiring. The original intention was to establish the exact circuit and components used in the original '58 325 Capris, but it widened out to include information on the other guitars of the period. Over the last decade I've made a point of getting all the information I could on the circuits and components Rickenbacker was using in Combo and Capri models in the period from 1957 to late 1959. I know Mr Hall stated these guitars were reissued exactly as they were in the late 50's, warts and all. has anyone else modded their loom to these specs, and if so what is your opinion? i dont think i am allowed to post a link to his site on here his website is called the 325 connection. he told me it makes a big difference in the sound of the guitar. recently i have noticed a website of a guy in australia who sells a modded loom for a 325C58 which is meant to be closer to the specs of johns original 325.