Umm, i think you can take it off with out having to change the while PU. i'm not too sure though. Personaly i like that horseshoe pickul, i think it looks pretty good to.
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Let's see your Rickenbackers!!
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i think the cover looks sweet too, but i just dont like it when i play one.
Yeah, I am pretty sure that we all like rickenbackers a little more now.. maybe a lot.
Yeah, I am pretty sure that we all like rickenbackers a little more now.. maybe a lot.
I suppose asking for a link would be a bit too much ... well that picture dosn't change how much i like rickenbackers ... i still love them, that picture was just a gratitous peice of eye candy.
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Pickup covers are screwed on, and they are separate from the pickup itself. Simply take off the screws on either end of the cover, and you're set.
Yeah, that pickup cover is removable for standard Hi-Gain pickups, for the old horseshoe style... well, the horseshoes are the magnets of the pickup so I would think removing those would be a bad idea. 
Though I've heard that the reissue horseshoe (or one series of them at least) actually has a magnet underneath the coil and the horseshoes are magnetic field directors. (Someone correct me if I am wrong.)
And yeah, in Rickenbacker parlance: Bass volume/tone = neck pickup, Treble volume/tone = bridge pickup.
Though I've heard that the reissue horseshoe (or one series of them at least) actually has a magnet underneath the coil and the horseshoes are magnetic field directors. (Someone correct me if I am wrong.)And yeah, in Rickenbacker parlance: Bass volume/tone = neck pickup, Treble volume/tone = bridge pickup.
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
i have 2 that don't see too much playing time anymore, unfortunately (not enough strings )
the groovy 4080 (1975 model).
and the good ole 4001.
)the groovy 4080 (1975 model).
and the good ole 4001.
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I don't own any Rics anylonger but I'll post em anyway. 
Here is one I should of kept!!!! An 86 Burgandy 4003.
<img src="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=723244">
& here is a white one:
<img src="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=1221058">
Here is one I should of kept!!!! An 86 Burgandy 4003.
<img src="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=723244">
& here is a white one:
<img src="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=1221058">
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Here is a nice Natural one. This was the second Bass I've ever owned.
<img src="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=1221075">
<img src="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=1221075">
Originally posted by john turner
i have 2 that don't see too much playing time anymore, unfortunately (not enough strings
the groovy 4080 (1975 model).
This groovy 4080 has 10 strings, John
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10 strings is not enough?Originally posted by john turner
...(not enough strings
the groovy 4080 (1975 model).
EDIT:OPPS, Jean Lançon beat me to it.
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
Originally posted by john turner
not if they're not on the same neck
I really wonder why a Conklin-made virtual killer like you can have only 2 arms...
I've never been much of a fan for double neck guitars, i can see the practical application for one, exspecialy a 6-string/Bass combo, but i've always thought of them as hernia makers ... well when it comes to hernia makers you have double necks, and you have what King Crimsons bass player plays ...
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The only thing is the one that KC's bass player uses has the bottom half of the neck frettless. IIRC thats a Phalanx series Warr Guitar ... caries a $15 000 US price tag ... i've also seen pictures of KC's bass player playing two of those at the same time ... bloody lunatic.
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The only thing is the one that KC's bass player uses has the bottom half of the neck frettless. IIRC thats a Phalanx series Warr Guitar ... caries a $15 000 US price tag ... i've also seen pictures of KC's bass player playing two of those at the same time ... bloody lunatic.
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john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
Originally posted by Jean Lançon
I really wonder why a Conklin-made virtual killer like you can have only 2 arms...
yeah, i'd like another arm to hold my drink while i was playing. that'd be great.
the funny thing about that bass is IIRC KC's bass player uses nothing but thsoe things and he has like 8 of them ... i got to get my friend to ive me a few links to some pictures of those things in action ... it's quite a frightening thing ...
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