toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?

Sir Ricardo · Post by **Sir Ricardo** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:14 pm

Basic question; are the toaster pickups found on 60s guitars the same as those found on 60s and early 70s basses?

If not, what are the differences?

thanks in advance -

Richard
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jps · Post by **jps** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:03 pm

The pickup itself, is identical, the difference being the baseplate for the basses having threaded mounting holes vs. slightly larger, non-threaded holes on the ones that went on guitars.

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:33 pm

Never knew that! Guess I have an extra '60s toaster for guitar OR bass in my desk drawer. Guess it could make a decent paperweight....

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon May 02, 2011 9:41 pm

Paperweight?

BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS · Tue May 03, 2011 3:41 pm

paperweight ???

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Tue May 03, 2011 3:49 pm

jps wrote:Paperweight?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperweight

mhalstead · Post by **mhalstead** » Tue May 03, 2011 4:28 pm

Yup, definitely the same pickup. I about had a cow when I took the pickups off my 66' 4005 to clean them and saw six pole pieces!

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Tue May 03, 2011 6:26 pm

BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:paperweight ???

Well, I'd love to restore a '60's Rick carcass around it. I was thinking a 425, but I guess I could do a bass, too. I'm going to look into it. It's a bit painful having it with no guitar to put it on!

rkbsound · Post by **rkbsound** » Tue May 03, 2011 7:29 pm

So I guess I should ask if there is a single toaster Rickenbacker bass. I know quite a bit (but never enough) about Rickenbacker guitars, but almost nothing about basses!

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Tue May 03, 2011 8:03 pm

Yes, the model 4000...

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue May 03, 2011 8:28 pm

cjj wrote:Yes, the model 4000...

...with a toaster?

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Tue May 03, 2011 10:42 pm

Um... oops... Guess I should have my glasses on when I read these things...

I swear, when I read that, my brain said "horseshoe" and not "toaster". Man, I DO need new glasses...

Or maybe a new brain... This one's gettin' full...

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue May 03, 2011 11:25 pm

Just delete some unused stuff or reformat you brain and start over.

sys700 · Post by **sys700** » Thu May 05, 2011 2:17 pm

There were different toaster pickups (long pole vs. short pole) in the neck position on Rick guitars. I would assume there were different toasters at that position on the basses as well. The long pole pickups have more bite.

jps · Post by **jps** » Thu May 05, 2011 11:55 pm

My Feb '67 4005WB has a short pole toaster in the neck position, same as that on my March '67 330.

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