Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Here's a cool photograph of a cool guitar.

Here's a cool photograph of a cool guitar.

I wonder how much his Rickenbacker 450 is worth?

Clifton wrote:Nice 450! Is it a 1959?

Yes his Rickenbacker is a 1959 model 450. I wonder how much it's worth?

ken_j wrote:How about a pic James? Is the Barden a sinle coil or HB?

Humbucker.

leftybass wrote:Here is a pic of mine in case anybody comes up with a pic of Ed's for comparison.

I like the checker binding on your bass John.

I made my 1995 4003S look like a single pickup 4000 by taking out the neck pickup and knobs as well as the toggle switch. I had a new pickguard cut out tracing the original to cover up the route. I had a Joe Barden bridge pickup installed. No buzz and it still sounds like a RIC.

but is it really that important in the scheme of things?

No, but it's more fun talking about it than cleaning the pine needles out of the carpet like I was just doing. :lol:
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DId anybody go to YouTube and watch Wings in the studio playing Juniors Farm? Paul plays the Rick and ...

Tone is dependent on so many factors besides which pickup you use. Until Paul gives us a look under the hood, we'll never know for sure. It's all speculation, but is it really that important in the scheme of things?

I don't think it really matters in the end. What matters is he got a bass sound ...

I know Paul prefers 15 inch bass speakers in his bass cabinets. Perhaps he's using the bridge pick up because it was too muddy sounding with his neck pick up and those 15 inch speakers? In all the old pictures I've seen of him with The Beatles, it looks like he's using his bridge pick up.
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I know Paul prefers 15 inch bass speakers in his bass cabinets. Perhaps he's using the bridge pick up because it was too muddy sounding with his neck pick up and those 15 inch speakers? In all the old pictures I've seen of him with The Beatles, it looks like he's using his bridge pick up.

aceonbass wrote:Backwards, yes, but upside down, no. When the switch is up, it's still the neck pickup.

There's alot of people claiming it's the opposite, when the switch is down he's using his neck pickup.

Since his Rickenbacker was one of the first left handed models, many people have contended he was using his neck pickup when his toggle switch was all the way down in the bridge position.

My '00 4003S/8
1.Bridge pup S.Duncan SRB-1b
2.4001V63 mountring
3.added 21st fret
4.removed neck pup and VT
5.Create a new pickguard with aluminum
6.I'm currently using as 4strings bass 022.JPG
This great instrument was born in your country is doing well on the other side of the Pacific Ocean far ...

This is a question for John Hall but i'm sure this is just a rumor.

It's insane to think the people at RIC didn't know paul was left-handed. 1st The Beatles were the biggest thing on the planet at that point. Even the least musical of people would look at Paul and wonder "why is he holding his ...