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SKATTERBRANE · 06-24-2009, 03:21 PM

Depends on the year. Yamanos started having BBs in 1996. 2001 and 2002 R8 Custom Authentics had BB2/3. 2002 R9s and R0s have BB1/2. (these early BBs do NOT have the white "wound by" sticker) Starting in 2003 all Historic R7-R0s have BB1/2s. But other 1993-2002 Historics have 57 Classics.

06-24-2009, 03:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
SKATTERBRANE Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6,869 Thanks: 62 Thanked 91 Times in 36 Posts	Re: R0, R8, R9 - Do they all sound the same? Depends on the year. Yamanos started having BBs in 1996. 2001 and 2002 R8 Custom Authentics had BB2/3. 2002 R9s and R0s have BB1/2. (these early BBs do NOT have the white "wound by" sticker) Starting in 2003 all Historic R7-R0s have BB1/2s. But other 1993-2002 Historics have 57 Classics. __________________ https://www.skatterbrane.com/pickups/index.php