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BTW I tested a few different capacitor types of the same value in the high-pass network and I was stunned to notice the difference in sound between those capacitors. Previously I assumed that any decent film capacitor would do, but after putting a few on an AB switch I noticed big differences in bot...

Are you sure there is a good ground connection between the bridge and the output jack? My 320 is not particularly noisy when I take my hands of the strings. I mean it is mostly shielded cable inside and the pickup covers are grounded. It should not be that noisy I guess. I think the only part that y...

And a word about my experience with the Toaster reissue pickups. For this guitar I bought a used set of three Toaster pickups from 1990 that were in a bit of a sorry state. One of them was broken and all three missed most of the corner screws. Two leads were cut short, pole pieces kept falling out. ...

Did some more testing and ultimately chose 3300pF for the neck and middle pickup and the original 4700pF for the bridge pickup. These values filter enough low end to make the 320 compatible with my other guitars. The 320 still lacks the Fender 'bite' but I consider that part of the sound. I get lots...

I tried my new old Rick 320 with the band (a CCR Tribute band :D ). When playing the whole repertoire I change guitars all the time, depending on what the song needs. But I want each guitar to have roughly the same EQ, so that I don't have to adjust the amp each time. While great sounding on its own...

That 350 is a beauty. You mean you can get it as bright as you want by mixing in any amount of the bridge pickup? I agree that mixing the "Bass" and "Treble" pickup can give really nice sounds when properly balanced. I experimented with that, but sometimes you want the pure sound...

Hello friends, New to the Rick world and I have bought a 1979 Rick model 320, in which I have installed toaster pickups. I changed the wiring with the fifth knob now acting as a volume/blend control for the middle pickup. With all volume controls all the way up, the output has a total resistance of ...