Did anyone else see the new P.U.’s yet?

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:57 am

Listed on POTR as new adjustable HiGains!
http://www.pickofthericks.com/higain_new.htm
Good catch Dave!

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:33 am

I also saw them on another 360 about 4 months ago.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:01 am

So I wonder, are the new poles type-U drive screws made to accept an allen wrench or is it a different kind of screw altogether?

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:19 am

me thinks it is merely an optical illusion

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:28 am

No, he speaks the truth.

keb · Post by **keb** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:11 pm

Direct quote from John Hall on the official RIC forum:

"But I'll talk about the pole pieces. Yes, the modern Hi Gains, those with the molded bobbin can have the pole pieces removed, replaced, or readjusted, even though that wasn't part of the design. The older ones, however, where the pole pieces are part of the bobbin will be destroyed if the pole pieces are turned or removed.

Soon all of the Hi Gain and bass treble pickup coils will have adjustable pole pieces; we're in the transition process to this right now and you'll see guitars with both styles until stocks of the old parts are completely used up."

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:10 pm

The the best news I've heard in a long time, stops a LOT of tweaking on my part. Are they for sale yet separately?

grayk · Post by **grayk** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:11 am

With the new neck profile and adjustable polepieces this is going to be an unbeatable bass!
These are 2 of my 3 beefs with the 4003 that have been addressed here. The 3rd is the bridge and I think Ric have something in mind for sorting that problem as well. I just dont fancy the Hipshot. As soon as the 4003 comes with all 3 mods my order will be in like a flash.

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:49 am

Man. Now I REALLY can't wait to get my hands on my new bass....

ddrroooollllaahghghghgh....

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:16 am

Cool improvement. Way to go RIC!

soundmasterg · Post by **soundmasterg** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:02 am

Isn't it interesting that RIC has always made their pickups the same size so that they can retrofit for each other with the exception of the horseshoe and the wider 70's humbucker?

I'm sure that limits the sound capabilities to a certain extent but it makes the modding easier!

fatcat · Post by **fatcat** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:08 pm

My newly arrived 4003 MG has them, but they were set WAY wrong on the bridge pickup.The one that's a pain to get to.

thinneckrick · Post by **thinneckrick** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:13 pm

does your have the thin neck profile Don ?

fatcat · Post by **fatcat** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:12 pm

The neck is a bit thicker that the ones I played at the confluence, it'a about 7/8th in. a calibrated guess from sighting past a ruler.I dunt have a caliper