Adjustable Poles on an '82?

[jc-sz]

I'm most positive the adjustable poles came around AFTER 2003 (cause my 4003 is 03 and doesn't have them) but just to make sure, I was looking at an 82 the other day and it had adjustable poles, I asked if there was any other mod besides the pups and they said nothing was changed and it was all original... I usually don't trust statements like that, specially in this case when the shop owner is definitely not the first owner of the bass... so, am I right?

Cheers!

jc

[jdogric12]

Definitely NOT original

[cjj]

Not original. My '84 does not have adjustable poles and it is original...

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

don't the adjustable coils have the same coil form as the toaster with those 2 visible raised areas along the width ?

[johnallg]

don't the adjustable coils have the same coil form as the toaster with those 2 visible raised areas along the width ?

The button top higains have the same coil form as the toaster too. But they came around later than '82 - '89 or '90 IIRC.

An 80s higain would measure around 8.4k and a new adjustable higain would measure around 11.4k.

[jc-sz]

Thanks All! I'm glad to see I could find that detail... It's funny how them sellers state that a thing is 100% original when they don't even know if they guy who they bought it from was even the first owner...

Anyways... Nice to see I'm not so easy to trick!

Cheers!

[gearhed289]

I think the adjustable poles came in 2006. I've got one in the treble position of my '89 4003S. It's great! '92 toaster at the neck...

[cassius987]

Some older pickups look like they're adjustable but they're actually not.

[jc-sz]

Some older pickups look like they're adjustable but they're actually not.

I know, but not the allen ones. The vintage ones would be turned (not that you're supposed to do it) with a flat screwdriver... In any case, those wouldn't have been original on an 82.

Thanks for the input everyone!!