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So, is this a real 73 rear pickup or a copy

Ebay 73 Rear Pickup

that looks like a real Ric pickup ... but it looks more like a pre '73 ...

Totally legit. And I'd say it is from '73 - the magnet on pre '73 4001 treble hi-gains was much narrower.

Thanks for the input guys, so, do you think the magnet would still be ok ?

maybe. look slike it has been used, that is a transitional hi gain....Luuuuuurve those!!!

It is the real deal. Remember the Ebay auction for an azureglo with screws holding the fingerboard on at the first fret? This is it's treble pickup. The seller is a nice guy. I just bought the jack plate for the same bass from him. I am hoping to get the body at some point when he is ready to sell that too. He offered me the pickup but I was not interested just yet. It is a cool screw top transition pickup like the one I bought from Jeff Rath a few months ago.

it needs a coat of paint

Yes, it should look like this one............

Jim:

Yes, that magnet should be still okay.
Actually those transitional high-gain pickups are great-sounding and quite hot, provided you remove the bass-choke (= treble-pass capacitor) from the circuit. For those (like me) who prefer to leave it on, a much hotter pickup is required if decent output is to be achieved.

I think the early ones were green like that from the factory.

Thanks for the update guys, have to keep a close eye on this auction ...