Toasters vs. Hi-gain

daromilian · Post by **daromilian** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:38 pm

Can someone explain the difference? They're both single coil...correct?

grazioso · Post by **grazioso** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:12 am

both single coils - toaster = alnico hi-gain=bar magnet
depending on year of production they have different resistance
roughly - toasters 50's - +- 4K, 60's - +-8k, 80's/90's +- 10-12k, 2000 and on +- 7.5k.
hi gains - vary greatly through the years ...anything from 8k to 15k i haven't had a chance to look at new high gains with adjustable poles yet.

kelly · Post by **kelly** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:39 pm

To my ears the Toasters sound brighter and a bit thinner and don't take as well to playing with a lot of gain, where the Hi-Gains are slightly darker sounding. I prefer the Hi-Gains myself - you can still get classic jangle and they rock! I think a lot of people like Toasters for their 12-strings and Hi-gains for the 6-strings.

daromilian · Post by **daromilian** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:29 pm

SO I'm right in going the 620 route for a little more edge? I play alot of alternative music and am used to Les Pauls and Strats. I'm not sure the toasters would give me what I'm looking for.

grazioso · Post by **grazioso** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:43 pm

620 is great instrument and hi gains are great pickups, u won't be sorry. and you can always take the beef and grit out of high gains with volume and tone control...

deaconblues · Post by **deaconblues** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:44 pm

kelly wrote:I think a lot of people like Toasters for their 12-strings and Hi-gains for the 6-strings.

+1

daromilian · Post by **daromilian** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:50 pm

Thanks all.

sleepingtiger · Post by **sleepingtiger** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:42 pm

kelly wrote:
I think a lot of people like Toasters for their 12-strings and Hi-gains for the 6-strings.

Yup!

Tony

parker_knoll · Post by **parker_knoll** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:21 am

toasters are a completely different sound, in my view. very nasal and thin. A wall of nails as Pete Townshend said (or something like that). They're completely their own thing.

Hi-gains are twangy and more P90 like.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:30 pm

The neck toaster on my '67 330 can get very jazzy sounding; it is the bridge pickup that can get thin sounding, but that is JANGLE, really.

Folkie · Post by **Folkie** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:40 pm

The hi gains on my 1991 330/12 sound more deep and midrangey, while the scatterwounds on my 2010 360/12 create so much treble and chime that I have to blend the bridge and neck pickups and back down on that small fifth knob to tame the treble a little. If I had to choose one 12-string, it would be the 360 with toasters.

Robert

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:51 pm

sleepingtiger wrote:kelly wrote:
I think a lot of people like Toasters for their 12-strings and Hi-gains for the 6-strings.

Yup!

Tony

Yep -- count me in that Toaster for 12-ers and High Gain for sixers club.

And Ric HBs are good sounding on sixers too.

And there's a lot to be said for dressing up all Ric pickups with Toaster covers !!!

tnelson · Post by **tnelson** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:20 am

the Hi-gains on my 87 dont have much gain

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