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Topic: Rickenbacker Backelite / Remag & 1 Meg pots |
Bill Blacklock
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Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 9:58 am |
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I was kind of reluctant to make any changes my Rickenbacker Bakelite T Logo, the thing already sounded great but Rick knows what he’s talking about!! Yesterday I installed my recharged magnets along with 1 meg pots for the volume and tone control.
WOW!! I had no idea it would sound that good. The notes just sizzle but not over toasted, the added power really increased sustain.
Thank you Rick / Bill
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 10:20 am
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 ... You're welcome.
Makes gettin' yelled at by my Post Office Lady ... worth while 
Guess that's where the term "Going Postal" comes from ...
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Bill Blacklock
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Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 11:01 am
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Rick,
I promise I won't put you through that again, well not for another twenty year anyway. Thanks again, I can't say enough about how pleased Iam with my little buddy's new voice. Bill |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 12:33 pm
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Hee, Hee ...
I think my P.O. ... is P.O.'ed at Canada ... in general ...
Enjoy ...
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Terry Farmer
From:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 1:21 pm
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| Rick, would you please explain the differences and your reasoning for using 1 meg pots instead of 250 or 500K. I'm getting close to pot time with the Shortys and I may want to go the 1 meg route. You've got my curiosity up once again. Thanks. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 2:08 pm
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My philosophy is ... let as much of the signal that's generated by the pickup ... leave the guitar.
Let the tone controls on the amp ... shape the tone.
When I usta use a volume pedal ... all my steels were wired straight to the jack ... no vol/tone ...
But now ... I do want some level of control at the guitar ... so I pick the pots that "suck the least" tone outta my signal.
Just my opinion ...
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Aiello's House of Gauss
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 2:23 pm
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| I've been remiss to not also thank Rick publicly for recharging up my Rickenbacher mags as well. The difference was astounding please Rick took time out of his day to answer my dumb questions. Thanks Rick!! |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 2:31 pm
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| Rick, excuse my ignorance, but for those who might want to know: What kind of a Doo=Wah affect does one get with the higher thingies you prefer? Jerry Byrd uses the 250 as I recall and what an affect he can produce with that. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Bill Blacklock
From:
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 5:39 pm
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| The new volume control ( 1 meg pot from "Torres" ) in my guitar is very touchy. If I accidently give it a bump the cat just about goes through the living room window. The volume needs to be micro ajusted, a bit of a bump and its at full throttle in over drive. Im not sure if this is due to the type of pot the extra power from the remag or the tec,(me). But it sounds great and its always good to give the cat a bit of exercise. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 6:26 pm
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Thats how a full charged, fully functional Ricky horseshoe pickup reacts ... 
The 1 meg pot is just da icin' ...
To each his own, though ... |
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Alan Keach
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 8:53 pm
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| rick might correct me however,you can get pots with different number of turns of the dial from 0 to 1meg.the more turns the less touchy it might be.i know it works on other electronics;not sure how it would effect tone etc. |
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