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From: rcojs@gecko.co.rmit.oz (James Scott)
Newsgroups: aus.music,comp.music
Subject: Rickenbacker Bass pickups
Message-ID: <438@gecko.co.rmit.oz>
Date: 19 Dec 89 04:56:42 GMT
Followup-To: aus.music
Organization: RMIT Comm & Elec Eng, Melbourne, Australia.
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Hi all,

A few months back I spied a stereo Rickenbacker bass in a music shop here
in Melbourne which had the "old style" forward (bass) pickup on it. By
this I mean one with a silver metal strip right across the top of the pickup,
rather than the black with black dots under each string.

The only time I'd seen such a pickup was in a photo of Chris Squire in
the booklet accompanying the "Fragile" album by Yes. The guitar was new,
but no-one in the shop knew anything about it.

Does anyone in net-land know anything about these pickups, and how they
compare with the more commonly seen black/black dot versions?

Thanks in advance from a genuine Rickenbacker freak,




James Scott,
Dept. of Communication & Electrical Eng. RMIT

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