If you order a 370 12 will it come with the pickups wired the same way they are in the McGuinn Limited Edition? I would undoubtedly replace them with toasters but would want to eventually end up with the same "Byrds" wiring....

thanks!
Tom

In the service tab above => schematics: or directly - click on the 370 found on this page:

http://www.rickenbacker.com/service_g_schematics.asp

It would seem your wiring would be fine, but as to the on-board compressor???

No not expecting the compressor;) Thx!

The 370/12 Roger McGuinn Limited Edition- both with and without the E1 circuit option had unique wiring. The current 370/12 uses a different wiring harness, the same as the original factory circuit.

The major limitation of the McGuinn configuration is that you can only use only one of the pickups at any time.

Thank you John.

So just to be clear, when Roger got the 3 pickup model back in the Sixties, his guitar was wired like one that I would order today?

Because I have never played a 60s 3 pickup 370, but I did play the RM Limited Edition, and it definitely was able to get a sound he used on a song back then, and it's a sound you can't get out of a two pickup Rick 12.....thanks much.

Tom

When he first received it, yes. However, it was modified to his so-called Byrd wiring configuration fairly soon after he got it. We offered that option for a time back in the day but no longer.

Ah that explains it, thanks so much!

If you still want each pickup to be separate, I have a modified wiring scheme that replaces the 5th knob with a push pull, keeps all of the controls doing their stock functions, and which there is a long thread about. Email me and I'll send you the schematic.

OK, So, just how do i email you?? Cheers! Gb

Hi Mr. Hall, I read where, Roger, like Msr. Lennon, "Snipped" the Middle Pup out of the action, this true??/ Thanx Gb