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Just found this Ric 12 for sale in Sweden (that never happens!). Can not really identify the pickups, are they even original ones?

http://www.blocket.se/goteborg/Rickenba ... ?ca=11&w=3

Those are toaster pickups. More than likely, they are not original, but they do make the essential Ric 12-string sound.

They kind of look like toaster pick ups but i cant say for sure maybe its my screen but does it look like there is a black border all the way round the pick up Instead of the two normal black stripes that are toasters.Hard to say not a great pic.

Yes, maybe a bad picture. But they do not look similar to these at all.

Id ask for a better pic before committing.In all probability they are Toasters but id want a better pic to make sure.Could be shadows i cant be sure.

scotty wrote:Id ask for a better pic before committing.

+1

The seller refuses to answer! He wants 2000 dollar for this baby, so i am hopefull this is a really nice example.

That is a real simple answer, I'd be wary. On the other hand - those look like toaster pickups. Makes one wonder why he won't answer a simple question - unless he doesn't know.

Ok! Got this answer: "Pickups are single coil hi-gain according to Ricks webpage".

I got hi-gains on my rick, and they look different. The seller has 3 Ricks up for sale, so he should be pretty aware?

Those are toaster pickup covers - regardless of what lies underneath.

They look like toasters to me.

beatlefreak wrote:They look like toasters to me.

Yup, no mistake about it-------those are toasters (or at least Hi Gains with Toaster covers).

Either way, it's an upgrade. Bonus!