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Topic: Value of Rickenbacker horseshoe pickup |
Russ Blake
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 20 May 2009 9:51 pm |
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| I'm trying to determine a fair price for a six string postwar horseshoe pickup in very good condition. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 21 May 2009 9:27 am What I've seen.................
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I'm no expert on the subject, but during the past year I've seen one or two in the $350.00 price range.
These appeared to be out of the old metal body Ricks. |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 21 May 2009 3:50 pm
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Ray,
That price seems about right for the post war shoes. The Rick bass players want them to restore their shoes.
Hard to understand since they can be remagnetized. |
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Richard Sevigny
From:
Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
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Posted 21 May 2009 4:01 pm
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The Rick bass players want them to restore their shoes.
Hard to understand since they can be remagnetized. |
That's 'cause they're bass players... 
...personally, I think the shoes are worthless unless they're attached to a Ricky Steel... 
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 21 May 2009 4:11 pm
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[quote="Richard Sevigny"]
| Richard Shatz wrote: |
The Rick bass players want them to restore their shoes.
Hard to understand since they can be remagnetized. |
That's 'cause they're bass players...
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| ...personally, I think the shoes are worthless unless they're attached to a Ricky Steel... |
Richard,
I think you've hit that one on the head.
But I beg the question. Why would a bass player want to spend so much money on a couple of magnets?
Richard |
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Lee Jeffriess
From:
Vallejo California
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Posted 21 May 2009 5:54 pm
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Because since the 80's?, the bass's have been fitted with fake Horseshoes.
They are just chromed plastic with a mud magnet coil.
They will probably burn in a lake of fire for eternity, but I dont blame them for wanting the real thing.
Lee |
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