very basic pickup questions 4003

[rokkitt]

Hi,

I just bought a 1988 MG/BT 4003 that was refinned from Jetglo.....a medium quality refin at that!

But meh, I got into it cheap enough, and from 5 feet away, you cant (most people) cant tell.....especially the hot babes in the first few rows!


So, after all the info I found out, I am going to keep the bass as I had bought it, and maybe...maybe change it in the distant future....

but for now, I am going to ( and have been ) enjoying the ric experience.....



BUT, still need some ric training!...hahahah


what is a toaster pickup?

what is a horseshoe pickup?



what pickups do I have?

it looks stock to me, and I can post photos if needed.

This is NOT a shadow bass...it has the shark tooth inlays.....not the dot markers....



and, is there a thread that show some basic info, background, and history on ric basses?


thanks for the help...

Allen

aka


rokkitt

[johnallg]

Toaster - has 6 alnico5 magnet rods for pole pieces and wound to 5-6K (60s), 7k (70-80s), 12k (mid 80s-early 90s), and 7.4k (early 90s-present) 60s and latest are scatterwounds.
http://www.rickenbacker.com/cart.asp?vi ... ry=Pickups

Horseshoe - original has magnetic shoes and screws for poles. Reissues have metal shoes (no magnetism) and poles that are magnets.

Original

Reissue

Your '88 has the arounf 11k high gains that have metal nails for poles with a plastic magnet under the coil.

This site is a great (phenomenal really) resource for learning about Ricks. Search a topic about them you are interested in and find the old threads (years worth!) that cover that topic.