Single Coil or Toaster?

rickde · Post by **rickde** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 1:06 am

What's the dif and what do you prefer?

dano · Post by **dano** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 3:15 am

The modern single coil is much hotter than the toaster. As far as preference, I like them both equally. Keep in mind, it all depends on what sound you would want to achieve. Are you looking for a thunderous boom ala 4003? Install two single coils. Is the 4003 a little too boomy for your taste? Install a toaster in the neck position to mellow the sound. I am refering to the modern pickups of course. The vintage pickups ala 4001 are not as hot as the modern ones. They have more treble bite to them, even with the cap removed. I know this is a little off the subject, but I really like the HB-1's! I put them in my 4001FL, no regrets! I can always find another 4001 on e-bay. Finding a Cheyenne is a different story...

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 3:20 am

Don’t know what the difference is technically, but love the toaster. Just put one in my 4003 – made it a totally new bass for me.

cheers

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 3:27 am

I prefer the look of toasters.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 4:02 am

The toaster is one of the best looking pickups, IMHO.

dano · Post by **dano** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 4:12 am

Yes, I agree the toaster is a treat to look at! Sounds as good as it looks!

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 4:20 am

Is it sacreligious to put toasters in a non Rick bass? If not, I've got some plans for a couple of Scatterwounds on there way from Mike Parks!

dano · Post by **dano** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 4:36 am

It's not sacreligious. It's BLASPHEMY!

dano · Post by **dano** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 4:43 am

Putting non-RIC pickups in a RIC is sacreligious!
;^)

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 5:18 am

Amen to both!

dave4004 · Post by **dave4004** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 6:15 am

I see no reason why you wouldn't want to try RIC pickups in another bass if you thought it would make an improvement. Tom Fogerty improved the low end of his Precision by adding a RIC neck pickup.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:14 am

Right you are Dave. And slightly on topic John Fogerty added a non-RIC humbucker in his 325. I am wondering if this would present a problem for a special editon model, should it ever come to be. Surely the ACME nameplate would be over the top.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:22 am

Perhaps John Fogerty's 1969 Model 325 could have been a left over export Model 1996 with a Bigsby added. I would love to see the serial number on this one. In any event here it is.

ken_james · Post by **ken_james** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 9:31 am

So what was up with the truss rod cover, I never did hear the true story about that.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 5:14 pm

By the way the toaster is a single coil pickup ...
most of you all know this already ...