changing pickups on 480

dankas11 · Post by **dankas11** » Thu May 15, 2014 3:43 pm

Hi everyone,
I have a 1976 480. I think my higain pickups are getting weak. I would like to put a new pickups. Where can I order them? I saw it is possible to order form Pick of the Ricks but I wonder does this pickups fit with my guitar. They look the same but I am not sure. Any suggestion?
sorry for my bad English.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu May 15, 2014 5:11 pm

Your English is fine.

IIRC, the new high gains are the same dimension as the ones in your 480, so they should be a perfect swap (no modifications needed).

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Thu May 15, 2014 5:20 pm

The 480 models have the standard size Ric pickups.
But the 481 models were different pickups.

dankas11 · Post by **dankas11** » Fri May 16, 2014 1:17 am

thanks!
Then I will change the pickups. I will save the old ones even though I'll never sell this guitar. It is my first guitar . My father bought it when I was 13 , it was 30 years ago

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Fri May 16, 2014 3:22 am

Danilo
The 480 models are awesome guitars --- you need to check out the thread in the Rickenbacker Photography section here titled "Photographs of the 480 Series"

.... its' sort of like a mutual admiration society for us 480 enthusiasts !

Post some pics of your 480 there and join the club !

dankas11 · Post by **dankas11** » Fri May 16, 2014 5:11 pm

I will. I have to take photos first. For now I just registered my guitar and put one photo

next week I'll add some more photos , now I am in the middle of a film shoot and I have no time or energy for photo session

Ontario_RIC_fan · Post by **Ontario_RIC_fan** » Fri May 16, 2014 5:58 pm

dankas11 wrote:I will. I have to take photos first. For now I just registered my guitar and put one photo next week I'll add some more photos , now I am in the middle of a film shoot and I have no time or energy for photo session

Very nice 480!
http://www.rickresource.com/register/vi ... =36692&bl=

The finish is Fireglo rather then Burgundy.

I have a Burgundy 480 from 1981 myself...

Welcome to the RRF by the way...

dankas11 · Post by **dankas11** » Sat May 17, 2014 1:36 am

I will change it

I'm not very familiar with shades of colour in english.

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Sun May 18, 2014 2:21 am

Before you change pickups, you might consider removing or bypassing the "tone killer" capacitor. I noticed a boost in output when I did that for my old 320.

Grey · Post by **Grey** » Sun May 18, 2014 6:10 am

Yeah I suggested bypassing the cap when he made this thread over on OSG. Everyone should bypass it.

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