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Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: 72rick on May 07, 2010, 09:00:39 AM

Hey,
 
I would like to verify just what the controls are on my Rickenbacker Activator System.
 
Thank you
 
Garret
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/79626.jpg)

Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: keith_h on May 07, 2010, 09:11:00 AM

They look like Alembic Activator parts to me.
 
Keith

Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: 72rick on May 07, 2010, 09:26:26 AM

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

Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: FC Bass on May 07, 2010, 09:27:29 AM

Looks like two Filters, Volume and Pan (or maybe two Volume controls?)

Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: hieronymous on May 07, 2010, 09:35:08 AM

My guess would be Volume, Pan, and filter for each pickup too.

Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: 72rick on May 07, 2010, 10:03:51 AM

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

Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: ajdover on May 07, 2010, 10:14:57 AM

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

Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: hieronymous on May 07, 2010, 10:33:35 AM

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...

Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: keith_h on May 07, 2010, 11:07:28 AM

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

Title: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System?
Post by: 72rick on June 18, 2010, 09:10:00 PM

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!