Short Pole Toaster

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:07 am

Daniel McNabb started a thread on the 'wanted' section about these p-ups. I am looking to add a third p-up to my 360v64 & wondered if anyone had any info on these.
What do they sound like compared to a regular vintage p-up? Anybody know? I am assuming that they were designed to go in the middle position, but how do they differ?

36012 · Post by **36012** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:48 pm

they are the same,but with short magnets.You can purchase short(.375"x.250") alnico 5 magnets and replace them yourself.I don't think rickenbacker sells them seperately.Most magnet suppliers sell them.

circles · Post by **circles** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:07 pm

ah! anybody care to explain how this is done? i've unwound pickups before but didnt look into replacing the magnets. does switching out magnets change the tone of the toaster pickup? any first hand experience would be appreciated.

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:40 pm

Wouldn't "Short Pole Toaster" would be a great name for a band?

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:29 am

NOW yer talkin!

jbarnes · Post by **jbarnes** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:31 am

Yea, but not "Kenny & the Short Pole Toasters", right Kenny ??

jbarnes · Post by **jbarnes** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:32 am

Somehow there is this image in my mind that "Short Pole" does not work..................

kennyhowes · Post by **kennyhowes** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:34 am

No no, just "Short Pole Toaster."

jbarnes · Post by **jbarnes** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:38 am

My sincere regrets to my friends of Polish ancestry, especially those that are "height challenged.

jbarnes · Post by **jbarnes** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:49 am

"Ahem, was there an edit ????"

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:52 am

my 1968 4001 had a neck toaster with the shorter magnets ...

here's the short one ...

and here is one with the normal length magnets ...

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:07 am

Seeing that it's an irreversible commitment to install one of these anyway, why not a long pole? It's a slot route, but once done would be invisible...

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:30 am

Why route if you don't have to? Easier, cheaper & less chance of varnish chipping, or the router slipping!!

The proviso is of course, that there is no compromise on sound.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:37 am

BTW, Tony, do Brits say "ROOT" or "ROWT" when not referring to the road?

I know that ref: road, we say rowt and you say root...

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:48 am

Paul: Interestingly, in Eastern Canada we often say "Root" when talking about a highway and "Rowt" when routing out a cavity in a board.

To confuse things further, we say that the delivery boy has a paper "rowt" and also a paper "root." Some would say that the "root" is the direction that he travels when completing his paper "rowt" for which he is responsible.

I know that this makes little sense so, Over and "Rowt"