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Nice post, Mark. You said the two coils were different sizes, do you know the resistance readings of the two?

welcome mr sternberg

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.

Thanks Mark. IIRC, Kevin's '69 was about the same, though no shoes but the under magnet like higains.

grazioso wrote:welcome mr sternberg

The pleasure is mine, Mr. Grazioso!

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.

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.

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? I think nobody except me and Grazioso know the sense of first sentence. Your czech is better, than my english.
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 .

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!

I think I may have it already...

Tom, I love your 4004L/8!

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 .

A new twelve-string model would certainly get my attention.

I'd love to have an 8 string.

beatlefreak wrote:I'd love to have an 8 string.

Me too