Wiring with custom pickups?
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Wiring with custom pickups?
Hello! I'm new to the forum, so please excuse me if there's a pre-existing thread on this subject.
Anyways, let's get started.
I recently bought a Rickenbacker 4001 body and neck from a friend (unsure of the year, my friend tells me it's a '79). The only hitch being it has no electronics. I understand the wiring diagram for stock pickups (of which I only have the 'bridge' from a modern one), but I have a wiring kit from 920d (for seymour duncan r-pickup humbuckers). I'd like to wire it up with the stock pickup in the bridge and a Bartolini 6RT, and the question being, do I need to a) follow the stock diagram, with the original harness b) can I use the 920d harness and use the same two pickups or c) do I need to get custom wiring?
If no is the answer to any of these, I might as well just buy a regular R neck pickup, right?
Have patience, I'm new, but if you have any wiring diagrams, please share them!
Cheers from Canada,
Cat
Anyways, let's get started.
I recently bought a Rickenbacker 4001 body and neck from a friend (unsure of the year, my friend tells me it's a '79). The only hitch being it has no electronics. I understand the wiring diagram for stock pickups (of which I only have the 'bridge' from a modern one), but I have a wiring kit from 920d (for seymour duncan r-pickup humbuckers). I'd like to wire it up with the stock pickup in the bridge and a Bartolini 6RT, and the question being, do I need to a) follow the stock diagram, with the original harness b) can I use the 920d harness and use the same two pickups or c) do I need to get custom wiring?
If no is the answer to any of these, I might as well just buy a regular R neck pickup, right?
Have patience, I'm new, but if you have any wiring diagrams, please share them!
Cheers from Canada,
Cat
Re: Wiring with custom pickups?
The harnesses that 920D makes do not follow the Rickenbacker schematic AT ALL. They use a Gibson style schematic. They also don't do the Rick-O-Sound output jacks properly. Perhaps this is why they charge less than I do on Ebay.....
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Link to your ebay ad, please. I've never seen your ads.aceonbass wrote:Perhaps this is why they charge less than I do on Ebay.....
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I don't actually advertise on Ebay, but if you spend any time looking through Rickenbacker related things, my harnesses come up. Here's one....https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-4 ... SwhlZZvus1
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Oh, that's you?
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The one and fortunately..only...40001967 wrote:Oh, that's you?
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hm.... would you say I could wire a bartolini to those 'original' syle harnesses, or would I be better off just using a regular 'hi-gain' pickup?
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Re: Wiring with custom pickups?
As the Bartolini 6RT is designed to replace the neck Hi-gain, it can be wired the same. I like the Bartolini but some people feel they sound sterile. I personally like the Joe Barden better. It sounds like a hi-fi, hi-gain, without the 60 cycle hum.
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right. the bartolini neck pickup doesn't come with the screws for the scratchplate, any suggestions on where to get those?
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And why is the OP not considering current RIC pickups?
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Stephane......you need 4-40 screws that are longer than stock. I'll include a pair with your harness.40001967 wrote:right. the bartolini neck pickup doesn't come with the screws for the scratchplate, any suggestions on where to get those?
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Probably because, he already has the parts he plans to install in the bass?iiipopes wrote:And why is the OP not considering current RIC pickups?