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"Rickenbaker" "Fireglo" Bass Resto Project
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:30 pm
by alanz
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:38 pm
by shinynewtoy
Step 1. Find the wrench suspected of falling on the bass and bury it in this guy's head.
I won't knock Jetglo at ALL... my bass might get upset if I did! As for the choice in pickups, the more I hear about toasters the more I'm intrigued, but you can't go wrong with the high gains IMO.
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:47 pm
by alanz
I was just now thinking, "Hmmmm... Not Jetglo! Blackburst!*"
* Transparent black in the center with a solid black edge
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:05 pm
by bigbajo60
All black with black chrome too? That'd be very nice.
Hmmmmmm... however, upon further reflection...
...taking into consideration the money you saved on it (if I read the winning bid info correctly), pat yourself on the back, paper it over with dollar bills and clearcoat it!
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:09 pm
by alanz
...taking into consideration the money you saved on it (if I read the winning bid info correctly), pat yourself on the back, paper it over with dollar bills and clearcoat it!
I like it!
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:53 pm
by atomic_punk
No wonder you couldn't get it to clank, with those funkin' Duncans on it! I tend to like basses "as intended", I figure Rickenbacker knows a little more about it than I do! If you can get that back to stock, might be a nice player with some "mojo".
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:55 pm
by nattiep
Ewww. Jazz pickups in a Ric?
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:16 pm
by ilan
Still, not bad for $164!
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:50 am
by cheyenne
I'd go with new high gains, pickguard, and and a whole new wiring assy. Oh yeah, knobs. As far as the finish goes, It really dosent look that bad.
Mike Parks has everything you need for around $300.00
http://www.the-music-connection.com/ricpart.htm
Those red Ricks with black trim are cool.
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:39 am
by highway_star
You could always paint it Jetglo with a flame job starting at the headstock and going halfway down the body.
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:47 am
by alanz
Does anyone have an idea as to the model and possible worth of those pickups?
There is nothing remotely like them in the current catalog at the Seymour Duncan site. The little white things on them in the photos are a set of three very tiny micro-switches.
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:36 am
by atomic_punk
Throw em on Ebay and let the bidders sort em out! Or better yet, refrigerator magnets!!
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:01 am
by ken_swearingen
1980s seymours stated using switches on there pu dont know how long they continued with this
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:03 am
by alanz
Ken, what do they do? Each pick up has three of them.
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:12 am
by rickenbrother
Alan congrats on that score!!
I think the switches on those SD pickups are for different eq settings.