Finally finished installing Activators with Q Switch into a Rickenbacker 4001 v64. Sounds great with a versatile set of tones. All-around A+

What are you doing with the pickups/electronics you removed?

Nobody is going to believe you until you post pics! (hint, hint)

What are you doing with the pickups/electronics you removed?
 
Ahh, just tossed 'em in the garbage.      
 
NOT. I bought the bass stripped of pickups, pots & wiring.
 
(Message edited by happy_face on October 30, 2008)

Has it all fitted in the normal cavity and what about the rick'o'sound feature?  
I've been thinking about this for my rick loaded precision..

 
Graeme

Graeme,
 
It was not a pure drop-in. Perhaps because it was a C64? I'd be curious if others had any routing to do. As well, the jack had to be mounted on the pickguard.  
 
Hopefully someone with experience on a regular 4001 or 4003 could speak to it.
 
Sine it had no wiring at all, no Ric-o-sound. Never thought of it! Not sure if the S models ever had it.  
 
(Message edited by happy_face on October 31, 2008)

Jacko, that Ric-loaded P-Bass is FINE-looking! Are you dissatisfied with the sound?

happy_face, glad you finally got it up and running! It was hard to fit the Activators in my Telecaster Bass as well - the pickguard was bulging up a little bit so I had the luthier route the control cavity a bit deeper. The funny thing with the Tele is, in a way it's Ric-O-Sound only, since I had the original humbucker wired separately with its own output. And actually, now that I think of it, he used a jack plate from a Rickenfaker!
 

 
Looking forward to sound clips, pics, whatever ya got!
 
Oh yeah, RE: S models - as far as I know, most S model basses were mono, but there are always exceptions!

Yes Hieronymous, it took a while. Your Tele bass looks righteous!

hmmm intriguing.
I think I have some old Dimarzio 'P-bass' pickups laying around..... may be I can stick them in my bastard fretless? Right in front of the EMG's?

I love this thread.  What is it about jacked-up Frankenstein basses that is so appealing?  Pauldo's wins the prize so far...

Thank you Will - for me it's the yin and yang factor. I own a beautiful Distillate and it is balanced by this monstrousity - it's ugly, it's HEAVY and it has the face that only a bassist could love. :-)  The brass rods are the longest thumb rest ever, the images in black are wood burned into the surface. A shot of the back shows that it has an honest to god Intel 486 chip in it, you can also cleary see where I modified the lower bout for easier access up high on the neck. On the top of the upper bout is one of our cat's old collars - the black leather with studs was very appropriate for this instrument. Of course more wood burning and some gouges that occured when Dan Huber got at it,,,, but that is another story for another day.  peace!  

 

  (Message edited by davehouck on November 19, 2008)

...Love the cat collar!!
I didn't notice that before.Nice lower horn shaping too.
peace

  Finally got around to taking some snaphots.

 Snapshots - now there's a time warp!!

Alright - looks great! I'd be interested to know about the bottom part of the pickguard - keeping the battery in there?