'72 480? With one pickup?

Early years of Rickenbacker Guitars prior to and including 1972

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nigelnisbet
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'72 480? With one pickup?

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Anybody know if Rickenbacker made a 480 in '72 with one pickup?

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jps
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Re: '72 480? With one pickup?

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I've never seen one with only one pickup, but someone could have modded theirs.
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Re: '72 480? With one pickup?

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I am willing to be Nigel is talking about this one, now parted out by the NJ Butcher.

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Re: '72 480? With one pickup?

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If so, my assumption was correct! :)
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Re: '72 480? With one pickup?

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IMHO, modded. A regular two pickup 480 when it left the factory.
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