Very cool, but can you take the bridge cover off? Not being able to mute the strings with your hand would be a massive hinderance.
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:33 pm
by Ankhanu
GeorgeF wrote:Very cool, but can you take the bridge cover off? Not being able to mute the strings with your hand would be a massive hinderance.
The pic of the cloverfield green one doesn't have the cover on it.
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:35 pm
by George
Sorry, pickup, not bridge.
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:38 pm
by Mo Law-ka
GeorgeF wrote:Sorry, pickup, not bridge.
that's the nature of the beast. it's a horse-shoe style pickup; the strings go through the magnetic field and the magnet itself.
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:44 pm
by westtexasred
It's the Michael Monarch guitar
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Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:16 pm
by AaronGuitarDude
OVERPRICED, FUZZ!
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:22 pm
by westtexasred
AaronGuitarDude wrote:OVERPRICED, FUZZ!
Maybe,I don't know what these are really worth. The seller just through out a price because the the forum say he has to. I think he is just fishing.
There is a combo 800 on ebay for $6000 but that one had been refinished and has some replacement parts.
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:13 am
by gaybear
look pretty but i need to palm mute
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:29 am
by westtexasred
gaybear wrote:look pretty but i need to palm mute
You can take off the bridge cover.
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:17 pm
by westtexasred
This another 850 that is owned by the same guy(not for sale). Check out the photos on his website (Link)
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:28 pm
by desertan
westtexasred, are you a member of the RRF? If so, what's your member name?
Compared to yer average '71 Strat, these are not "overpriced". They may not be to everyone's taste, but remember how you couldn't give away left-handed Jags in the '70s and early '80s?
One of the reasons Rickenbacker switched to "toaster" pickups was because of the physical limitations of the horseshoes. However quirky, they had a unique, crystal-clear tone and were quite strong. To a Rick collector (maybe player, too), these are one of the "holy Grails".
