21 or 24 frets?

steverok · Post by **steverok** » Fri May 06, 2005 7:50 am

Anthony, these are great points, again, I'll probably never know. Makes me wonder, however, why they don't put toasters on a 620 as the default configuration. If it's as you describe, the sound of a 620 with hi-gains might be muddy compared to a 330 or 360 with hi-gains.

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Fri May 06, 2005 8:14 am

Not the case Steve, as you are comparing a solid body with a hollow & you would expect the solid body to be a little 'harder' in sound!

steverok · Post by **steverok** » Fri May 06, 2005 8:33 am

Gotcha, I personally love the sound of my 360/12VP, I might agree that the tonal range is not as great as with the hi-gains, but for the sound it makes, it is great. I have never played a Ric solid body, I'd personally be very curious as to how a 360/12VP sounds, compared to a 660/12. That is comparing a semi-hollow 24-fret to a solid-body 21-fret, both with toasters. Kind of hard to write about sound, huh?

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:02 pm

did Ric ever make a 21-fret 6-string 360?

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:15 pm

Sure, up to about 1970.

larry_mondello · Post by **larry_mondello** » Sat May 28, 2005 1:43 pm

"some times when you wade in experience .. you don't smell the odor." Ed Norton ....the Honeymooners TV show

admin · Post by **admin** » Sat May 28, 2005 1:48 pm

Perhaps, but is this sewer or later.

squirebass · Post by **squirebass** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:57 am

Speaking of TV shows, Larry, I couldn't help but notice your name, you wouldn't be friends with the Beaver, now would you?

loverickbass · Post by **loverickbass** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:45 pm

OK...so why did RIC go to 24 fret necks in the first place?

Cole

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:36 pm

I would imagine Cole, that it was to keep up with the musical trend of the '70's to push the bounderies of playing to include soloing at an unreasonably high pitch!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:01 pm

Larry and the Beaver parted ways long ago. Even Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell) is an LA cop!

larry_mondello · Post by **larry_mondello** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:57 pm

Gene I have been asked that question as long as I can remember .... NO I am not

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:18 am

To hear a HiGain-equipped Ric with 24 frets (340 Desert Gold) used for a solo in the upper register, go here:
http://www.myspace.com/noelchristianriddell

Listen to 'Desert Ship'. Intro licks are low on the neck, the solo at around 2:20 is WAY up there.
Rics sound nice with Ebow too...

You can compare it to the solo sounds of a 1997SPC (with Toasters) on 'Glow' and a 650A (with HB1s) on 'Double Argent'.

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:31 am

Thanks for this Noel. So far I haven't been able to get your tracks to download. I will persist.

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:23 am

They should play instantly....

Thanks for trying!