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     Ken Joseph (Ken_j) Senior Member Username: Ken_j Post Number: 443 Registered: 07-2003 Posted From: 69.209.154.171 |
Peter, go to this link for 650 guitars in the service section of the RIC site: http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdf/650.pdf It shows different part numbers for neck 00060 (chrome) and bridge 00062 (chrome). | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3708 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Thanks Ken. I have been there and I agree that there are indeed different part numbers. Nonetheless, I have never read that these pickups were different in their construction. Sometimes something as simple as a shorter or longer leads for different pickup locations is all that it takes for the different part number. Perhaps someone from Rickenbacker will chime in here. | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) Senior Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 120 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 209.214.18.137 |
How about for a 24-fret with only two pick-ups. Has anyone tried hi-gain in the neck, and toaster at the bridge ? I believe you can alter the hi-gain cosmetically to look like a toaster. | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3712 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Yes Steve, a good point. You can indeed make cosmetic changes. In this case, I just figured if it looked like a duck and sounded like a duck then it should be a duck. | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) Senior Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 121 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 209.214.20.28 |
Sure, it looks fantastic anyway, must have an interesting sound ! I am thinking about a regular 300 kind of Ric now, 24 fret, surely someone has tried hi-gain at the neck and toasters at the bridge, I'm waiting for some chime in. One concern would be the disparity in output level. You obviously solved this problem already ! | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3714 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Regarding the output level, my first attempt was not successful, however, as long as you have a separate volume knob for each pickup the varying output levels is not problematic. Not all orderings of these pickups work the same. I found that it was important, at least in my case, to have the high gain and toasters in the neck and bridge positons. The addition of a toaster or high gain in the middle was not as desirable as the humbucker. When all three of the pickups are on, in this arrangement, the jangle is quite incredible. | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) Senior Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 122 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 208.60.251.231 |
Sure, you can always do that. I am swimming in three days of nostalgia and beer from my 20-year high school reunion weekend. I'll bet I was the only bloke there with three Rickenbackers ! | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 674 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.156.249.146 |
Are you planning any sound bites Peter? | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3717 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Tony: Yes that is my plan at some point. | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3719 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
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