What values of pots and tone cap for a a Ric horseshoe?

Jack Hanson · From: San Luis Valley, USA

I have a dead Ric NS headed my way. Chances are one or more of the electrical components are kaput. What would be good modern replacement pots & tone cap to mate with the horseshoe (which may or may not require rewinding), and their values?

Noah Miller · From: Rocky Hill, CT

My 1960 B7 has pots that read about 207K - probably 200K rather than 250K, but I'm not certain. The cap is labeled .05 uF. For guitar/steel purposes, the brand and type is pretty irrelevent as long as the pot turns smoothly and has an audio taper.

Brian Cheetham · From: Maryland, USA

I put an orange drop .047 uF in my B6.

Check out this post for wiring diagram: [url] https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=286132&sid=015ddcb8f1b39933799edb0471abe46a[/url]

Tim Whitlock · From: Colorado, USA

250k pots and a .047 cap in my '51 BD6.

Jack Hanson · From: San Luis Valley, USA

Thanks everyone for your replies. Seems as if common 250k pots and a .047uF tone cap would be close enough.

Still awaiting delivery of the instrument to determine its status. Best case scenario would be a disconnected wire or bad solder joint; worst case scenario would be a dead horseshoe. If I gotta get the pickup rewound, my inclination would be to replace the pots and cap as well.

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