Rick toaster pickups

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Thu Dec 06, 2001 3:22 pm

Anyone have an idea if Rickenbacker sells the vintage toaster pickups by themselves? I recently got a new 360, but I really want the older style pickups to install. Everytime I go to a dealer, they have to check, but never get back to me.

aladams · Post by **aladams** » Thu Dec 06, 2001 3:34 pm

They sure do. You can order them from http://www.the-music-connection.com...OR, @ http://www.rickpage.com...you'll be suprised at the cool stuff Mike has there. (I hope that's the URL) Good luck. AL A.

corey · Post by **corey** » Thu Dec 06, 2001 4:12 pm

That's the right URL....that's my personal hook up for anything I need. I go through Ric polish cloths like nuts.

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Fri Dec 07, 2001 5:38 pm

Thanks!!!!

oli · Post by **oli** » Sat Dec 08, 2001 8:40 am

How do Toasters and the "High Gain" humbuckers compare in sound?

gbogart · Post by **gbogart** » Sat Dec 08, 2001 9:26 am

Actually, http://www.rickpage.com won't open; "specified server could not be found"... (?)

Is it http://www.ricpage.com that we're referring to? Looks like that might be it.

GB

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Sat Dec 08, 2001 10:26 am

To my ears, the toaster pickups give a more jangley, and clanky sound. The modern high gains don't give that kind of output... Well, that's in my opinion. I had a 1988 360/12WB and a 1995 360, both with high gains, and I didn't care for either of them. I then purchased the 360/12v64 and just got a 360/12CW. They both have that jangley sound that I love...

corey · Post by **corey** » Sat Dec 08, 2001 11:03 am

I'd agree with that. If you want the "classic" Ric sound jangle and bite of The Beatles or The Byrds, go with the vintage pickups.

aladams · Post by **aladams** » Sat Dec 08, 2001 3:17 pm

Hi, Oliver: I have a vintage 7K pu in the neck position of my 330/12, and a hi-gain in the bridge position...I put a vintage pu cover on the hi-gain to keep the vintage look. I had to remove each button, one at a time, cut the button off, and re-screw the shaft back in. It was WORK, but paid off! I have the vintage jangle when I want, and the overdriven sound from the bridge when I need too. The hi-gain has more bite and treble, but the vintage is more balanced in tone. Lots of luck. AL A.

markthemd · Post by **markthemd** » Sat Dec 08, 2001 6:36 pm

This only works if you have a newer high gain .

The older high gain pickups use the button as the outside pole to wrap the coil windings around .

The newer bobbins do not do this .I will bet they use the toaster bobbin now for everything .
It would be safe to do that to one of those .

BUT!!! don't do this on an old phenolic black painted bobbin. it will be trouble .

oli · Post by **oli** » Sat Dec 08, 2001 11:43 pm

Thank you.

So for crunchy sounds you all prefer the High Gain?

markthemd · Post by **markthemd** » Sun Dec 09, 2001 4:28 am

Not me ,I like to set my amps and stomp boxes to get that .

The guitar sound for me is get a great overall tone ,then channel switch and add stomp boxes to get the sounds I am after .

My amp tone wizard is Jeff Beck ...he uses simple stuff .
A single 50 watt amp for general settings , a small Fender amp for the guts and a Proco RAT for the push .

I use a similar setup ,a Boogie MK II and a Tweed Deluxe and my Proco RAT .Extremely effective and it all fits on my hand truck to move around .

My other rig is this .....a LINE 6 Flextone II

A great live amp ...takkes some learning to use ,but in a small club or a stage with no room it does the job .Plus ....most club goers are not there for your TONE ....they just want a fun evening and hopefully 'score'.

Crunchy sounds ...I can do it with a KAY and one pickup if I had to .