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I took the 70s pickup apart and now see how it screws (perfectly) in the 60s shoes. 70s magnet is shown in front of photo. I found a few places to have the shoes re-zapped into strong magnets, and the pickup rewound. Does 7.6k ish sound reasonable?

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Thanks Woody Cross, I just purchased a pickup from Ric. I used to have one of these pickups in a Rickenbacher lap steel (I'm mainly a guitar player) and the sound was meatier than all my other lap slides. I never noticed that they were used on basses too! The original bass HS will stay in the case ...

I took the HS out, it's barely magnetic enough to hold a bobby pin. Should it be stronger? Do you think a $400 RI pickup would be worth it in this bass, or is there a cheaper route? I'm starting to have second thoughts about this one.
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Back from work, here's more photos. The crushed inlays, and body curves are amazing!! A new case arrived today. From a buyers perspective, what would be the best bridge pickup (available right now for sale) to put in there?
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A threading needle spun and stuck on the horse shoe cover, so its magnetic. Thanks for the advice.[/quote]
The pickup wasn't in the shoes were they? The magnet to the pickup cold magnetize the shoes. You'd need to just measure the shoes themselves.[/quote]
yes the pickup was in there. I'll take it ...

Nate, welcome and nice entrance!

The picture of the bass - are the shoes magnetic or the newer non-magnetic? Check with a paperclip. That will help determine advice. If they are magnetic, and I'm guessing they might be because of the surround, you can get a coil wound like what would have been in ...

Does the thumb rest look original? Should I get a reissue pickup like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-bass-bridge-Pickup-Assembly-New-/120889234324?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1c258f5394

or this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rickenbacker-Bass-Vintage-RI-Horseshoe-Bridge-Pickup-4003-4001 ...

Yes that's the one! I purchased it from a lady who played in a rock band in the 80s, now wanted to purchase a nice flute. The big question is, what pickup should I put in there? Vintage correct preferred.

Hello,
I recently found a 60's Rickenbacker bass with unoriginal case and replaced pickup. The horseshoe retainer remains on the bass. What era is this other pickup? Is there a preferred pickup for the treble position? Thanks in advance for your shared knowledge on this subject.
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