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Rick Pickup?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:48 pm
by rickaddict
See Link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/rickenbacker-4001-bass-pickup_W0QQitemZ7358397902QQcategoryZ64400QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Is this pickup a Rickenfaker, or is it one of the early 70's ones with the real metal pickup cover and the squared off surround?
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:50 pm
by rickaddict
I'm guessing its a faker!
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:03 pm
by rickfan60
Clearly a fake. The bobbin top is not shaped correctly and the surround is wrong.
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:01 am
by rickcrazy
Yes, it is a fake. Quality pictures, too...
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:34 am
by jnbass
fffffffake!
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:05 am
by david_schwab
The aluminum base looks correct however.
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:56 am
by jnbass
I can do better...
if it stops raining...
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:15 pm
by aceonbass
Yes you can Jared. So when are you going to sell some of that stuff to the rest of us? By the way, how can you guys tell that pickup is a fake? I asked the seller and the cover is indeed chrome plated metal and not plastic.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:35 pm
by rickfan60
I just looked at it again and I am not sure what I was seeing before, perhaps the reflections? On the top-side, it is not as far off as I previously thought. The absence of of bobbin screws in the aluminum plate does not jibe with any Rick pickup I have ever seen though.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:45 pm
by rickcrazy
Er... A legit Rickenbacker treble p.u. surround has no side flanges, only a front and a rear one. Guys, you've not been doing your homework...
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:00 pm
by atomic_punk
I think Jared must live in the rainforest or something...or Seattle.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:00 pm
by rickfan60
You are right Sergio. I caught that detail when I first looked at it. That time though, I did not see the cover (for some reason). The reflections on it made it look like pole pieces in a rectangular bobbin. Definately not the case.