Neck or Bridge Toaster pickup

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chuckfalcon
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Neck or Bridge Toaster pickup

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Hi everyone, I have a pair of vintage style toaster pickups for my Rickenbacker 330. One measures in at 7.18 ohms and the other measures in at 7.24 ohms. Which one is best suited for the neck and which for the bridge. Is the difference so little that it doesn't really matter? Any help at all? Thanks everybody

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chuckfalcon wrote:Hi everyone, I have a pair of vintage style toaster pickups for my Rickenbacker 330. One measures in at 7.18 ohms and the other measures in at 7.24 ohms. Which one is best suited for the neck and which for the bridge. Is the difference so little that it doesn't really matter? Any help at all? Thanks everybody

Chuck
Hey Chuck, that difference is negligible - either will work fine in either position. :D
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Re: Neck or Bridge Toaster pickup

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Really little, if any, difference-but-since you already measured them, stick the hotter one in the bridge.
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Awesome! thanks guys for the input! I can't wait to hear these babies in the Ric!
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Re: Neck or Bridge Toaster pickup

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Are they both "long magnet" pickups, meaning that the alnico slugs stick out from the bottom? If so, then all the above. If you happen to have a "short magnet" toaster, meaning the slugs are flush with the bottom of the pickup, then it is traditional to put that pickup in the neck position.
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