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I'm definitely keeping the stock parts so I can put it back to factory spec if needed. I'd never route it out for EMGs or anything crazy like some have done to 650 models. Thanks for the concern

Thanks for the replies!

I'm not going to mod then sell immediately. I'm trying to find pickups or mods that will make me keep it :)

I'm tempted to move it just because I know it will sell quick and my wife has the surgery in two weeks, but I'm afraid I'll regret it. And I'm not sure what a fair ...

My wife needs surgery and we're without insurance, so I'm looking at thinning the herd considerably.

My 650A is a wonderful guitar - great neck, feels really nice. But I've never jived with the pickups. The HB1s are just too dang muddy for me (and this is an all maple guitar!). I've had 2 other ...

sloop_john_b wrote:That looks like the '75 that was recently sold by a forum member!

that would be awesome? do you happen to know the post where it was sold? (searching for 1975 360 brings up A LOT of ricks )
thanks!

ken_j wrote:SD relacements for a Firebird with Rick high gain covers.

thanks! are you sure they are the firebird replacements? SD makes a few different mini-HB models and they are all the same dimensions.

Any idea what the deal on these pickups might be? It looks like the Seymour Duncan logo, but also like they are in the casing of a Ric pickup.
Maybe SD mini-hums retrofitted?

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FWIW, that's Chris Walla, guitarist for Death Cab ...

Hey all!
I've decided to try replacing the pots in my 650. Things are a bit muddy/lifeless, and I've read that this will help.
I was wondering: with the Rickenbacker humbuckers, will 500k or 1meg pots be better (or will they show much difference)?
Hoping to add a little more sparkle...I know that by ...

will the watco stuff leave any tacky feeling or will it preserve the feel of the natural wood? since it's got other chemicals in it, I'm worried I might end up with a "waxed" feel - and look.

Thanks for the responses!

I picked up a second 650D a few months back. I paid a bit high, but got trigger happy, and I love it (I foolishly sold my first one a little while back).

What's the best products to use to get the fretboard clean (the unfinished maple shows grime easily) and get the body back to a nice, deep walnut ...