Rick 12-string nut vs. Arnquist nut vs. 660/12 nut

teb · Post by **teb** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:05 am

...and guess who thinks he's so cool that he should be first? Sometimes I have to beat him back with the end of the Ric case so that I can get ahead of him going down the stairs.

desertgoldenboy · Post by **desertgoldenboy** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:14 am

Thanks, Todd!

Btw, he's a great looking doggie!

ted_williams · Post by **ted_williams** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:38 am

Todd, they've been going off alot the past few days in our neck of the woods. Hope no wives or dogs were harmed.

teb · Post by **teb** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:22 am

No kidding. I had to go upstairs and get the case out from under the bed the other night before making my trip to the basement. Oh well, I might eventually get sucked up into the vortex - but I'll be playing "Eight Miles High" when I go!

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:24 pm

That would be appropriate.

qmoder · Post by **qmoder** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:25 am

Todd what does the little toggle switch do?

teb · Post by **teb** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:37 am

I have a neck toaster and middle and bridge high-gains (modified for toaster covers) on that guitar. The extra toggle is a three way toggle for the middle pickup. Rather than just wiring it in with the neck pickup as is normally done on a 370, it allows it to be wired in with either the neck or bridge pickups or just turned off. I wanted to still have the sound of just the neck toaster available, so it allows that when desired. Between the two toggles, I now have the following combinations available: neck alone, neck and mid combined, neck and bridge, neck combined with mid plus bridge, mid combined with bridge, mid combined with bridge plus neck and finally, bridge alone. Then you can always monkey around with the fifth knob to further modify the sound. Is it needed? probably not, but it does generate some subtle, but interesting differences in the sound.

After spending a few days trying the guitar with various combinations of toasters and/or high-gains, I do believe, however, that mixing a neck toaster with a bridge high-gain gave the best blend and the most adjustable tone. With all toasters or all high-gains, it was pretty clear that I would be losing something which I didn't want to give up. The toasters (especially at the neck position) provided a richer, more resonant bottom end and the bridge high-gain added extra bite and brightness.