7.4 Highgains?
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7.4 Highgains?
Has anyone ever unwound the highgains? What were highgains wound to in the late 60s/early 70s?
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Hmm... I remember this '1968 high-gain'. I also remember that it looked like any 'final version' high-gain pickup, very unlikely to exist in 1968 if you ask me, but I won't go into that again.
I just would like to say that the cause for its 'nasal' tone lies probably in a malfunction rather than poor design. Just my opinion. A high-gain pickup wound to 6.0 K and with no treble-pass capacitor in line therewith should have excellent output.
I just would like to say that the cause for its 'nasal' tone lies probably in a malfunction rather than poor design. Just my opinion. A high-gain pickup wound to 6.0 K and with no treble-pass capacitor in line therewith should have excellent output.
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The lowest high gain that I have measured has been 5.2 KOhms and it was from 1974.
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Ah, Sergio, what does it take for you to believe...
And, therefore, what is a late 68 hi-gain meant to look like?
This bass screams 100% originality. The original owner who sold it to me told me that he had never touched anything. When I asked about taking the TRC off to see the rods he didn't want to do...
I tend to believe him....
It has the same green bobbin with screw polepieces once described in a thread with someone who had a Jan 69 4001. Here it is a couple of months earlier from a well known Sept 68...
http://www.rickresource.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=43&post=165901#POST165901
That's no coincidence...
Having never taken the guard off, and I'd bet it's never been touched, I could not say for certain, but I am sure it does have the cap in place. The sound is the unmistakeable "capped".
And, like I've said before, having seen, held and played more 60's basses than most, I'd bet my house that it's completely 100% stock.
And, therefore, what is a late 68 hi-gain meant to look like?
This bass screams 100% originality. The original owner who sold it to me told me that he had never touched anything. When I asked about taking the TRC off to see the rods he didn't want to do...
I tend to believe him....
It has the same green bobbin with screw polepieces once described in a thread with someone who had a Jan 69 4001. Here it is a couple of months earlier from a well known Sept 68...
http://www.rickresource.com/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=43&post=165901#POST165901
That's no coincidence...
Having never taken the guard off, and I'd bet it's never been touched, I could not say for certain, but I am sure it does have the cap in place. The sound is the unmistakeable "capped".
And, like I've said before, having seen, held and played more 60's basses than most, I'd bet my house that it's completely 100% stock.
Uh-oh! My mistake, Andrew. I thought we were talking about a 'button-top' high-gain. Indeed, a high-gain pickup with a green bobbin and screws for polepieces on a 1968 4001 is period correct. It is probably one of the earliest high-gains made. Sorry again.
A Rickenbacker bass is much like the Jaguar E car - perennially ultra-fashionable.