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Nice post, Mark. You said the two coils were different sizes, do you know the resistance readings of the two?
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welcome mr sternberg ;-)
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John - I don't remember exactly, but they're both in the neighborhood of 7.5. It's been awhile since I've had the basses apart.
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Thanks Mark. IIRC, Kevin's '69 was about the same, though no shoes but the under magnet like higains.
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grazioso wrote:welcome mr sternberg ;-)
The pleasure is mine, Mr. Grazioso!
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walker wrote:HEY, Zden! Great to see that you've finally been assimilated - er, ah... joined The Forum.

Looking forward to your future posts. I know you have much to offer with your insights and experience with Ricks - straight, or on steroids. That White Harley ROCKS! Love the checked headstock binding. I've got some vintage style knobs I can paint up for you so you've got white w/ black notches. Look for it soon at a customs agent near you.

Enyhu, again ~ welcome to The Forum, Zdenek!
Hi Mark, thank You for the friendly help and I hope, we will do together some interesting research works on our basses again. I´ll send You the pictures of HS PU on one of my basses soon, but I feel, the situation will be more complicated, than before. :?
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Always glad to help the přítel za důkladný hudba!

To answer your original query, it's a tough call - putting a retail price on the prototype you've created. You have some amazing features, but the demand is nezmapovaný území. I call tell you how much I'D pay for such a bass, given it's cosmetic and electronic features: $3,500 - $5,000 USD.
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walker wrote:Always glad to help the přítel za důkladný hudba!

To answer your original query, it's a tough call - putting a retail price on the prototype you've created. You have some amazing features, but the demand is nezmapovaný území. I call tell you how much I'D pay for such a bass, given it's cosmetic and electronic features: $3,500 - $5,000 USD.
Mark, where You did find Czech-English dictionary, mate? :D I think nobody except me and Grazioso know the sense of first sentence. Your czech is better, than my english. :o
Thank You for the courage to say the price as first. O.K. I will be the second one: I´m able to pay about $ 4000+ for one certificated Rickenbacker bass from limited edition, in some attractive finish (the white is not a condition), with the horseshoe + toaster PUs, checkered body and headstock binding, acrylic finger rest, crushed MOP full inlays and push/pull vintage/modern sound( with active electronic), similar, like all features on Harleybacker prototype
I´m a naive newbie only, so I expected lot of demands with the similar price from the RRF members. Where is a big demand, should be given corresponding offer. Now I see, the 2 pcs limited edition in total value 2x$4000 is not the best key to change the programms in RIC´s CNC machines :(
O.K. Here we go again. Question for everybody: What is Your dreamed-of Rickenbacker? I mean a new one, not existing models and vintage jewels .
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přítel za důkladný hudba! means a friend for a thorough music! ??

Zden, a 2008 4003MG with neck toaster at 1/2" spacing, reissued mid 60s magnetic horseshoe bridge pickup, and checkered body binding. That would make me buy a new bass! BTW, we are almost there with production models! :lol:
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I think I may have it already...
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Tom, I love your 4004L/8!
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Thanks Joey. Since hearing the Hendrix’s Experience (all those years ago) with Noel's eight, playing a Hagstrom a couple years later in a music store, then actually getting Ricken-itis, Squire's and Entwhistle's eights and so on... well all I can say is ‘thanks Dane and his luthier Bruce for making this possible'. I hope when I play it that I do justice to the way it ought to be played. If the folks at Ric ever got back into the 8 biz I highly recommend the 4004L as the base for the base.
I do think this fits Zden's question-
harleybacker wrote:Question for everybody: What is Your dreamed-of Rickenbacker? I mean a new one, not existing models and vintage jewels .
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A new twelve-string model would certainly get my attention.
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I'd love to have an 8 string.
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beatlefreak wrote:I'd love to have an 8 string.
Me too :D
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