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So Chris, your saying the white tip just has to go... just like Disco!chronictown wrote:My '77 450/12 has the same short, white selector switch tip...always figured it was a replacement, thanks JH for the confirmation.
So the white tip must have been a predominantly '70s trend. Like disco.
Awesome info! I always thought you guys slipped in a few back then, but there you go!johnhall wrote:RIC has never used white tips, whereas many of the copy guitars did. Anyway, it has to be a replacement and/or came with a non-original replacement switch.
Yes, I think they look pretty cool as well, and because the switch is shorter I'm less likely to knock it around with my undisciplined playing stylebadeggs wrote:Awesome info! I always thought you guys slipped in a few back then, but there you go!johnhall wrote:RIC has never used white tips, whereas many of the copy guitars did. Anyway, it has to be a replacement and/or came with a non-original replacement switch.
I still think they look cool, though...
You can pick up a backup 480 after work then?8mileshigher wrote:Furtehr to my post the other day mentioning the white Pickup selector switch on my '73 model 480 guitar, I saw another '76 model 480 listed on Craigs LIst in Long Beach today, and it also had a white slector knob, and the seller says it is all stock.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/ms ... 20110.html
Coincidence ?
Heh, heh !!paologregorio wrote:You can pick up a backup 480 after work then?8mileshigher wrote:
I saw another '76 model 480 listed on Craigs LIst in Long Beach today, and it also had a white slector knob, and the seller says it is all stock.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/ms ... 20110.html
Coincidence ?