Pick-up swap for 360-12 ?

[steverok]

Hello all, I am posting about a persisting issue I have with my 360-12, which came with toaster pick-ups. I am constantly battling a ringing or droning oscillation sound that accompanies the little B strings. Unplugged, striking either the open B course, or little E course (that's two simultaneous strings, in either case), produces an accompanying whirring type of sound, which I suppose one would expect when two steel strings, tuned to approximately the same pitch, are plucked on a maple guitar, resonating against a metal bridge. However, when I do this plugged in, the little Es don't produce such a prominent artifact, but for the B strings, it stands out way too much. In addition, the B strings are louder, overall, compared to the others, thereby exacerbating the situation. Granted, I expect a 12-string Rickenbacker to make alot of racket, but during normal playing, when I get all the strings going, that noise really aggravates me. I have an option to replace the toasters with the new adjustable hi-gains, which I have a pair of, in my possession. I expect, perhaps, a fuller sound with these, but also, since I would have the ability to adjust the heights of the individual pole pieces, I would be able to balance the strings better in the mix, to suit my playing style. Would I be able to attain a noticeable improvement in string-to-string balance with these new pick-ups ? Can anyone comment at all about my dilemna ? Has anyone been aggravated by such an artifact ? Has anyone changed their 12-string from toasters to hi-gains, and been happy with the result ? Any experience with the new adjustable hi-gains on a 12-string ? Thanks everyone. Jangle on.

Steve-O