73 Rear Pickup

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:20 pm

So, is this a real 73 rear pickup or a copy

Ebay 73 Rear Pickup

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:26 pm

that looks like a real Ric pickup ... but it looks more like a pre '73 ...

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:26 am

Totally legit. And I'd say it is from '73 - the magnet on pre '73 4001 treble hi-gains was much narrower.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:20 am

Thanks for the input guys, so, do you think the magnet would still be ok ?

jaymi · Post by **jaymi** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:45 am

maybe. look slike it has been used, that is a transitional hi gain....Luuuuuurve those!!!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:52 am

It is the real deal. Remember the Ebay auction for an azureglo with screws holding the fingerboard on at the first fret? This is it's treble pickup. The seller is a nice guy. I just bought the jack plate for the same bass from him. I am hoping to get the body at some point when he is ready to sell that too. He offered me the pickup but I was not interested just yet. It is a cool screw top transition pickup like the one I bought from Jeff Rath a few months ago.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:56 am

it needs a coat of paint

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:00 am

Yes, it should look like this one............

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:13 am

Jim:

Yes, that magnet should be still okay.
Actually those transitional high-gain pickups are great-sounding and quite hot, provided you remove the bass-choke (= treble-pass capacitor) from the circuit. For those (like me) who prefer to leave it on, a much hotter pickup is required if decent output is to be achieved.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:58 am

I think the early ones were green like that from the factory.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:20 pm

Thanks for the update guys, have to keep a close eye on this auction ...