Because it was so cheap....

lostpick · April 23rd, 2007, 08:29 PM

72 Custom RI MIM Bridge PUP off Ebay...$9.99

I played a MIM 72 Custom RI the day before
and liked its definition, but I will probably
steel plate it to bloom the mids...

Comments...Opinions???

Oh.... will this Pup do OK with a 250 meg pot?

JohnnyCrash · April 23rd, 2007, 10:17 PM

I was under the impression the '72RI Customs were ceramic magnet'ed pickups.

The right kinda ceramic magnet pickup in a Tele bridge can be an AWESOME sound.

The 250k should help in the mid's department, but may bring down the treble enough where you may consider going to 500k's.

yegbert · April 23rd, 2007, 10:24 PM

Good deal. I have the original one in my Classic Series MIM '69 Thinline and another in a Squier Fat Tele. I screwed baseplates onto both of these. The tonal character reminds me of my AlNiCo III Fender OV bridge.

They work fine for me with 250k pots. I have 500k pots in the Fat Tele and a resistor across the bridge lead, to get more highs out of the bucker by itself and tame them down some when the bridge pickup is switched in.

yegbert · April 23rd, 2007, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyCrash

I was under the impression the '72RI Customs were ceramic magnet'ed pickups.

No, AlNiCo polepieces:

lostpick · April 24th, 2007, 12:17 AM

as I am quite fond of that
52 bridge pup...

JohnnyCrash · April 24th, 2007, 01:40 AM

AlNiCo?

You can't beat a $10 AlNiCo!

April 23rd, 2007, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
lostpick Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Staten Island, NYC Posts: 943	Because it was so cheap.... 72 Custom RI MIM Bridge PUP off Ebay...$9.99 I played a MIM 72 Custom RI the day before and liked its definition, but I will probably steel plate it to bloom the mids... Comments...Opinions??? Oh.... will this Pup do OK with a 250 meg pot?

April 24th, 2007, 12:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
lostpick Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Staten Island, NYC Posts: 943	Now you've got me excited..... as I am quite fond of that 52 bridge pup...

April 23rd, 2007, 10:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,128	I was under the impression the '72RI Customs were ceramic magnet'ed pickups. The right kinda ceramic magnet pickup in a Tele bridge can be an AWESOME sound. The 250k should help in the mid's department, but may bring down the treble enough where you may consider going to 500k's.

April 23rd, 2007, 10:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
yegbert Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 54 Posts: 4,493 77 Photos	Good deal. I have the original one in my Classic Series MIM '69 Thinline and another in a Squier Fat Tele. I screwed baseplates onto both of these. The tonal character reminds me of my AlNiCo III Fender OV bridge. They work fine for me with 250k pots. I have 500k pots in the Fat Tele and a resistor across the bridge lead, to get more highs out of the bucker by itself and tame them down some when the bridge pickup is switched in.

April 24th, 2007, 01:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,128	AlNiCo? You can't beat a $10 AlNiCo!