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A set of rough-surface bobbin pickups is on the bay now. I've never seen RIC pickups like these. Are they genuine?





http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=22670&item=7312627475&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=22670&item=7312627174&rd=1

Hi, Paul.
Yes, those are legit Rick high-gain pickups.
If I remember correctly, they were standard in the late '80s. The bobbin was left unsprayed. Also, the 'rough' surface actually is smooth.

carbon fiber weave?

Thanks for the enlightenment, Sérgio.

Hey, don't mention it.
I guess you could call those sort of transitional too. Oddly, though, many display innacurate polepiece spacing/alignment. Take a look at the treble p.u. hereabove to see what I mean.

Jared:
Carbon fiber weave? Sounds a bit too high-tech a material to be used on a low-tech device such as a guitar pickup...

It does look like the treb pup has one pole spaced unevenly. Maybe the camera was held at a slight angle.