Author Topic: Scr**wed on ebay? (Read 2420 times)

Catalyst77 · « **on:** September 21, 2007, 10:04:26 PM »

Bought a pickup of ebay for a project about a year ago. Guy told me it was a Riff Raff Bridge. Stupidly I didn't bother to check it at the time and its taken me ages to actually finish the project (about a year). Checked the resistance today and its only 5K.

Obviously not a Riff Raff bridge pick up! Does anyone know if this is likely to be the neck version or something completely different? like a mule or a Stormy Monday?

Cheers

Ben

WezV · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2007, 10:15:54 PM »

First off, did it say 'bare knuckle pickups' on the baseplate - because it should. the rif raf is 8.3kohms but it might be ofset coils with one 5k and one 3.3k, i really dont know how tim designed it, MAke sure you are measuring black to green and red and white are connected and taped off

Catalyst77 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 22, 2007, 10:02:49 AM »

HA hA

i just tied red and white together and tested green to black and it came out as 10.2!

Now i'm even more confused!

Philly Q · « **Reply #3 on:** September 22, 2007, 10:29:54 AM »

In the BKP colour coding it would normally be green/white connected together, not red/white.

I don't think that's going to make much difference to the DC resistance though. Maybe it's a Black Dog?

Catalyst77 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 22, 2007, 11:34:30 AM »

Seems like the closest match - but the base plate doesnt look like its made of nickel its kind of dull gold/brass colour.

Philly Q · « **Reply #5 on:** September 22, 2007, 11:37:04 AM »

Quote from: Benmartin1977

Seems like the closest match - but the base plate doesnt look like its made of nickel its kind of dull gold/brass colour.

That sounds very wrong indeed. Does it have an engraved "Bare Knuckle Pickups" logo on the baseplate?

Catalyst77 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 22, 2007, 11:43:53 AM »

It does have bare knuckle stamped on the back - looks pretty authentic.

Philly Q · « **Reply #7 on:** September 22, 2007, 12:21:45 PM »

Maybe you could take a pic? All mine have had nickel-coloured baseplates.