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And a word about my experience with the Toaster reissue pickups. For this guitar I bought ... short, pole pieces kept falling out. The broken one had so much coil wire on it that the bobbin was ... fallen off the bobbin and got stuck between the cover and had snapped. After I located the coil break ...

Here's a question: Will the current reissue neck toaster fit in the 4004? Or is the cavity ... Only reason I ask is that if I find the HB1's too dark and would want to throw toasters ... version. The pickup is the same, the cover is different. The guitar version mounts ...

... neck with a shedua central strip in the neck (only). They installed a Toaster-top pickup in the standard 1" position to make it look "vintage". ... outlet "Rick-O-Sound" feature or a leftover plexi truss-rod cover. When 4001S stock had run out, they started making the "B" ...

FYI 4003 were designed with rounds in mind.

In that Reverb listing, that's just a plastic pickup cover over the bridge, not an actual Horseshoe pickup, and no neck toaster there, looks stock to me.

It depends on the tone you're shooting for.

Enjoy the new bass.
Dirk

... that there aren't any good aftermarket toasters. None of the aftermarket options are actually built like a ... none of these companies have produced a toaster cover that looks exactly like those from RIC. If you want ...

... wire, all the way back to earliest production (1970). 2. You're looking at the difference between ... side without modifying anything, and fit a Toaster cover. Entirely reversible modification, too. See, Colin, ...

... solution might be purchasing something like these pickups and using the covers: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-Toaster-Electric-Guitar-Pickups-Single-Coil-Set-of-2-Magnet-Ceramic/154420716781?hash=item23f43124ed:g:z4MAAOSwn1BgfZjO ...

... it takes to get a 4001S/1999 aesthetic. And one has to go to the "dark web" for a plexi truss rod cover! For my part I can live with the neck pick up where ... I will focus my mods on the sound, throwing a 60s toaster from the parts box into the neck slot and the ...

... album. With regards to some earlier comment on the horseshoe being ripped out. McCartney never ... His Beatles tone is always the more mellow Toaster being used. This is clear to the ears and ... and look, the horseshoe is out, no pickup cover, and a bigger meaty sound which is clearly ...

... wire, all the way back to earliest production (1970). 2. You're looking at the difference between ... side without modifying anything, and fit a Toaster cover. Entirely reversible modification, too. See, Colin, ...

... material removed was just enough to clear the Toaster cover and back plate, minus the front 2 edge pickup cover screws. bass_toaster_backside.jpg The neck ...

Hi everyone, nice to be here. I'm really a Les Paul and Tele guy, ... be replaceable. - After dissembling to clean, I discovered a route under the bridge pickup for a Strat shaped ... and trying to discern what pickups were on it (legit toasters or replacements), I *think* I found the neck ...

Overall I'd say I prefer hi-gains on a 6-string (at least vs. scatterwound toasters..pre-scat "hot" toasters are another thing ... Bottom line is, you need at least four Rickenbackers to cover the basic sting# and pickup permutations, and then from ...

... wire, all the way back to earliest production (1970). 2. You're looking at the difference between ... side without modifying anything, and fit a Toaster cover. Entirely reversible modification, too. Thing is, ...

I asked around recently regarding a toaster rewind - but the process is the same for a ... more than buying a replacement Hi Gain. Personally I would do the latter, you can find button ... for reasonable prices, and swap over the black cover from your 610 so everything matches.