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For the Rickenbacker players
- Thread starter LiquidMidnight
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Originally posted by Funkster
I'll take one!!!
You can buy the p/u covers direct from RIC for $12!
My 4001 didn't come with one, and I probably wouldn't have used it anyway, as I played with a pick back then.
Nowadays I play with my fingers almost exclusively, so I left the horseshoe on my 4003. It makes a good hand rest.
I guess if I were to slap on the 4003, I'd probably want to take it off.
Nowadays I play with my fingers almost exclusively, so I left the horseshoe on my 4003. It makes a good hand rest.
I guess if I were to slap on the 4003, I'd probably want to take it off.
Hey fellow Ric'ers
Mine's a 1973 (November) - this was directly after all the 'new' changes took place (ie - no longer the checkered binding, no longer the toaster p/u, etc). I bought mine second-hand and it didn't have the bridge p/u cover.
I've never played one with the p/u cover on, and have been interesting in giving it a try to see what its like. After reading this thread, it seems RIC sells them for $12 or so...however, I've also heard some people mention that some of these p/u covers are made of plastic ------ well, the hardware around my bridge p/u is definitely metal (maybe all Rics are? I'm not sure), so if the more recently made p/u covers are made of plastic, I'm not sure that even spending $12 would be a good idea to get a plastic p/u cover with all my metal hardware...again, I'm not fully aware of other Rics and such...
hope someone wouldn't mind clearing these things up for me?
Thanks
Mine's a 1973 (November) - this was directly after all the 'new' changes took place (ie - no longer the checkered binding, no longer the toaster p/u, etc). I bought mine second-hand and it didn't have the bridge p/u cover.
I've never played one with the p/u cover on, and have been interesting in giving it a try to see what its like. After reading this thread, it seems RIC sells them for $12 or so...however, I've also heard some people mention that some of these p/u covers are made of plastic ------ well, the hardware around my bridge p/u is definitely metal (maybe all Rics are? I'm not sure), so if the more recently made p/u covers are made of plastic, I'm not sure that even spending $12 would be a good idea to get a plastic p/u cover with all my metal hardware...again, I'm not fully aware of other Rics and such...
hope someone wouldn't mind clearing these things up for me?
Thanks
Originally posted by bassment zombie
...hope someone wouldn't mind clearing these things up for me?
Thanks
Hey zombie
The p/u covers are all the same on 4001s & 4003s with high gain p/us, and all metal areas around them.
I play most of the time with a pick over the neck p/u, resting my palm on the cover.
The covers are well reinforced and sturdy, so I'd say give it a try. If you didn't like it you could sell it on e-bay.
I really wanted to like my 4003 with the cover on. It got in the way though. IMHO Rics looks awesome w/ the cover on. Any word of more Ric signature basses coming out?
When I got my new '78 mapleglo (in '78) I immediately took mine off and reinstalled over the "cheese grater" bridge.
Any other mods you guys do your Rics?
Any other mods you guys do your Rics?
I leave mine on, though over the years I've gone through periods of it being off, and then on again.
It's almost indispensible for me now. I do a fair bit of slapping, and I use the pickup cover kinda in the same way Marcus Miller uses the one on his Jazz.
Plus it just looks nicer with the cover on.
It's almost indispensible for me now. I do a fair bit of slapping, and I use the pickup cover kinda in the same way Marcus Miller uses the one on his Jazz.
Plus it just looks nicer with the cover on.
I think the pickup cover looks very nice, however I don't enjoy playing with it on. Function over form here.
--jeff
--jeff
My current 4003 is my 4th Rickenbacker, and I always had that pickup cover removed. For the way I play, it's much more comfortable without it.
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All the best,
JL
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All the best,
JL
Word: Rickenbackers look REALLY ****TY with out the covers on. I mean, totally dude. 
It always bugs me when I see rics with no covers for sale. Theres always a lot of PLAYER FUNK DIRT that gets down in there too over time and the end result is nasty.
I should make a pickup condom for the cavity and sell em.
It always bugs me when I see rics with no covers for sale. Theres always a lot of PLAYER FUNK DIRT that gets down in there too over time and the end result is nasty.
I should make a pickup condom for the cavity and sell em.
I wanted to pick up a Rick a while ago and noticed that all the Ricks on sale had no pickup cover. I don't see how it could get in the way, and it looks nicer with it, in my opinion.
No kidding about that one! Especially on a Jetglo bass - lemee tell you, it's disgusting. Still, playing right over the treble pickup gets me the best sound, so off it goes!
--jeff
