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I had a 4001C64S and they definitely weren't black. I've never heard of black pole magnets -- do you have any other pictures or links?jps wrote:Given that the hi-gain pole pieces were black, I suppose it looks correct?
What brand was that high-gain pickup? The mod Rickenbacker did in the early 70's I thought was just some extra wire round around the core. They weren't black poles anyway -- where did that come in?jps wrote:You are thinking of the RI horseshoe pickup that is in the 4001C64S you had; the one in McCartney's bass in that photo was during the time there was a hi-gain pickup in it.
How bout that - started that thread, and lng ago forgot about it, I really used to get around on here!Wiker wrote:Specially made for him at the Rickenbacker factory
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You can see the little pole magnets right behind the surround.RobW wrote:What's going on with his bridge pickup here? If it was a lighting thing hiding the pole magnets, I'd think the strings would be equally as black. Did he install some other pickup in the 80's?
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Funny Gene!squirebass wrote:How bout that - started that thread, and lng ago forgot about it, I really used to get around on here!Wiker wrote:Specially made for him at the Rickenbacker factory
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Is that kind of thing possible on Facebook, for example? Can searches be made for old posts/threads?wints wrote:Funny Gene!squirebass wrote:How bout that - started that thread, and lng ago forgot about it, I really used to get around on here!Wiker wrote:Specially made for him at the Rickenbacker factory
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That's the best thing about this forum right there, 15 year old correct information from the horse's mouth.
Now, who are you calling a horse????wints wrote:Funny Gene!squirebass wrote:How bout that - started that thread, and lng ago forgot about it, I really used to get around on here!Wiker wrote:Specially made for him at the Rickenbacker factory
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That's the best thing about this forum right there, 15 year old correct information from the horse's mouth.
And does it matter anyway because isn't the pickup switch on the neck pickup?wim wrote:You can see the little pole magnets right behind the surround.RobW wrote:What's going on with his bridge pickup here? If it was a lighting thing hiding the pole magnets, I'd think the strings would be equally as black. Did he install some other pickup in the 80's?
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But what's more: it seems to bend off his strings, take a close look!
The E string looks like it's going to the slot of the A on the tailpiece.