How to re-gauss a cranky Horseshoe

[weemac]

My RMs pickup is one of those horrible ones that will not re-gauss using the correct methods, here is how I get it to work:



Eden.

[chefothefuture]

Very cool.
Nice to see a quick and easy fix.

[anoukane]

I don't have a mid 60s Rickenbacker, but i enjoyed the vid, thanks

[johna]

Thanks, much appreciated from a fellow cranky pickup owner.

[johnallg]

Excellent, Eden. This is very useful info and keeper video. Thanks!

[jps]

A great service to all mankind, Eden!

[T.A.R.]

Very Cool!

[teeder]

Cool vid!

Just wondering here: is there room to attach small bar magnets to the shoes down inside the cavity? That way you could just leave them in-place.

[rickenbrother]

Very cool Eden! Nice job!
I hope you don't mind that there will be some dummy storage sites that will embed it in their sites to help make them money. If I ever wanted to put in on my my site, I'd ask your permission first.

[8mileshigh]

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[johnhall]

Just wondering here: is there room to attach small bar magnets to the shoes down inside the cavity? That way you could just leave them in-place.

In other words, exactly what we did with the reissue pickups, when the type of available steel these days is non-gaussable (if that's a word). The horseshoes on the reissues are essentially the same as discharged vintage horseshoes.

[aceonbass]

I'm curious as to what would make modern steel "non-gaussable"? I personally like the current RIHS pickups and find that when playing with that peculiar technique that Squire uses with his right hand, I can get "the sound" without the original style pickups.

[Seans]

I'm curious as to what would make modern steel "non-gaussable"?

I would say, It's more down to production numbers and cost.

[aceonbass]

That doesn't make any sense since JH was talking about a basic material for which I don't believe production numbers would apply......steel.

[Seans]

You mean 'would have applied', 60's and before were all Horsey weren't they.