Is a toaster neck pickup from a bass the same as a neck pickup from a guitar such as the 450 series? I know they both have to have threaded mounting holes instead of the clearance hole for surface mounting.
How does a toaster in the neck balance out with a high-gain in the bridge?
Pickup question
Moderator: jingle_jangle
"How does a toaster in the neck balance out with a hi-gain in the bridge?". You mean on a modern 4003? Not too well - a bridge hi-gain is considerably hotter than a toaster. Unless you "tame" the hi-gain by installing a .0047 capacitor in line therewith, which also will get you the "vintage" tone.
A Rickenbacker bass is much like the Jaguar E car - perennially ultra-fashionable.
Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear.
I was wondering if a new neck toaster for a 4003 would be the same as a neck toaster for a pickguard mounted guitar since Rick doesn't sell any guitars with that mounting anymore, not in size but as far as identical construction and specs. I have a 1978 450/12 and the high-gains seem especially hot, but like all of my high-gain guitars the neck pup is much louder than the bridge. I thought the lower output of a toaster might match volumes better.
I was wondering if a new neck toaster for a 4003 would be the same as a neck toaster for a pickguard mounted guitar since Rick doesn't sell any guitars with that mounting anymore, not in size but as far as identical construction and specs. I have a 1978 450/12 and the high-gains seem especially hot, but like all of my high-gain guitars the neck pup is much louder than the bridge. I thought the lower output of a toaster might match volumes better.