Author Topic: Controls on my Rickenbacker Activator System? (Read 129 times)

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

keith_h · « **Reply #1 on:** May 07, 2010, 09:11:00 AM »

They look like Alembic Activator parts to me.

Keith

72rick · « **Reply #2 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

FC Bass · « **Reply #3 on:** May 07, 2010, 09:27:29 AM »

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

hieronymous · « **Reply #4 on:** May 07, 2010, 09:35:08 AM »

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

72rick · « **Reply #5 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

ajdover · « **Reply #6 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

hieronymous · « **Reply #7 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...

keith_h · « **Reply #8 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

72rick · « **Reply #9 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!