Non-original Pickups in a 1972 4001

[heinpete]

The extra routing in the neck PU position, clearly shows some "Precision-ising" Also the electronics have been heavily mutilated.

Peter - if this was fixed, would bits of new and old Rickenbacker electronics actually affect the sound?

Hi Steve,
I dunno about how the changed pots and caps affect the sound? However I read a lot of posts here in the forum about the different Ohms and microFarrads, that affected the sound. You can probably only tell if you swop with a complete vintage circuit of that year make.

[STEVEJAY]

Nice pics. Love the Fireglo. It's a shame that the CS pickguard is wider than the original, so a true replacement won't cover the extra screw holes.

Was the neck stripped when it was re-fretted Steve?

The extra routing in the neck PU position, clearly shows some "Precision-ising" Also the electronics have been heavily mutilated.

Peter - if this was fixed, would bits of new and old Rickenbacker electronics actually affect the sound?

Do you mean was the fingerboard stripped? No I don't believe so, I think I would have remembered.

[STEVEJAY]

Thanks for the feedback here it's very helpful.

I think we agree it's a players bass, I've always thought it sounded fabulous as I've never had an original to really compare it against! I jus not played it enough over the last ten years and it's a crying shame for it to sit in a case when it could be making a noise.

Would you recommend trying to restore it as close to original spec as possible or let it go as is?

[STEVEJAY]

Guys...for info I have now put this Bass up on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rickenbacker-4001 ... 2565780212

Thanks for your help
Steve

[anoukane]

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The fretboard looks a bit darker than Ric fretboards usually have . It looks like the lacquer has been removed?

Looking to the bridge saddles it looks like the action can't set much lower than this. Is this correct? How high/low is the action at the moment?

Thanks!

Cheers