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RI HS baseplate - same as hi-gain?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:57 pm
by pacealot
Does anyone here know for sure if the bakelite-looking baseplate is the same for the the current treble 4003 hi-gain pups as for the V63-era RI HS? I have a HS which has one of the threaded end bits of the baseplate broken off.
Re: RI HS baseplate - same as hi-gain?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:36 pm
by ben_brown
They are basically identical except for the addition of two 7/32" holes.
The holes are drilled 13/16" center to center in the middle of the plate for mounting the two shoes.
These are #10 machine screws IIRC. I hope this helps.
Re: RI HS baseplate - same as hi-gain?
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:21 am
by pacealot
Thanks, Steve - yes, that does help quite a lot!
Re: RI HS baseplate - same as hi-gain?
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:45 pm
by jwr2
The old horseshoe pickups had aluminum base plates
Re: RI HS baseplate - same as hi-gain?
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:26 pm
by ben_brown
jwr2 wrote:The old horseshoe pickups had aluminum base plates
...and so did the older high gains but he didn't ask that.
Re: RI HS baseplate - same as hi-gain?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:56 am
by pacealot
A lot more aluminum on the older Rics, huh? Baseplates, saddles, bridges, tailpieces....
