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72rick
Junior
Username: 72rick

Post Number: 25
Registered: 12-2006
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 9:00 am:   Edit Post

Hey,

I would like to verify just what the controls are on my Rickenbacker Activator System.

Thank you

Garret

keith_h
Moderator
Username: keith_h

Post Number: 1605
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 9:11 am:   Edit Post

They look like Alembic Activator parts to me.

Keith
72rick
Junior
Username: 72rick

Post Number: 26
Registered: 12-2006
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 9:26 am:   Edit Post

Hi Keith,

If that's supposed to be a joke, I don't get it!

If you don't know, that's ok.

I need to know what function each "Alembic Activator part" serves, not who manufactured them.

Thanks!

Garret
fc_spoiler
Senior Member
Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 1111
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 9:27 am:   Edit Post

Looks like two Filters, Volume and Pan (or maybe two Volume controls?)
hieronymous
Senior Member
Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 756
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 9:35 am:   Edit Post

My guess would be Volume, Pan, and filter for each pickup too.
72rick
Junior
Username: 72rick

Post Number: 27
Registered: 12-2006
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 10:03 am:   Edit Post

Thank you very much you guys!
That's just what I thought too, I just wanted to be sure.
One of the two smaller modules does have a "Center Notch Position", so I expected that was a Pan-Pot!

The Volume is definitely a volume.
I really just wanted to be sure that I did actually have two Filter Circuits.

Thanks again.

Garret
ajdover
Senior Member
Username: ajdover

Post Number: 823
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 10:14 am:   Edit Post

I'm sure you'll like the electronics, Garret. Very similar to the Signature electronics that I have in my Dragon's Wing and Stanley Clarke Sig Standard - perhaps (other than Series II electronics) my favorite electronics set up on Alembics.

Enjoy!

Alan
hieronymous
Senior Member
Username: hieronymous

Post Number: 757
Registered: 1-2005
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 10:33 am:   Edit Post

you might want to email Mica to be sure, but I'm pretty sure that's what I remember the controls as being. definitely an advantage of the Ric set vs. the Jazz set, which I think is only vol-pan-filter - having separate filter controls is great! with my Stanley Clarke I've been setting the filter low on the neck pickup and pretty open on the bridge pickup and blending to taste...
keith_h
Moderator
Username: keith_h

Post Number: 1609
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 11:07 am:   Edit Post

Garret,
It was not meant to be a joke (if I had you would have seen a smiley). I thought you had questions about authenticity and what the type of electronics. Not an uncommon request on the Club.

Keith
72rick
Junior
Username: 72rick

Post Number: 30
Registered: 12-2006
Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010 - 9:10 pm:   Edit Post

Hey all,

I emailed Mica and she confirmed what "ajdover" said about them being similar to Signature electronics. Mica said the difference is the lack of Q Switches.
She also said it appeared that at least part of the system was from 1987.
What I know is that my '72 Rick sounds awesome!

BTW: Keith, it's all good!

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