Sure - it's just my opinion.henry5 wrote:Nah, toasters belong on whatever they sound good in, as do any pickups.prowla wrote:For me, it would just be the wrong period - toasters belong on pre '73 Rics.Freez wrote: Paul, what is the reason you would not put a toaster in a 4003? Do you perceive some shortcoming in the toaster? I love the way they look, but sound is most important. Regarding your last line, I have no experience with the current hi gain. I know it is overwound compared to the old hi gains, so I don't know if it still sounds like a Rick...
As for the new ones, my point was really that if you walked into a shop and tried a brand-new Ric, then you would expect it to sound like one; I've not heard an outcry that new Rics just don't sound like Rics, so therefore I would say that a new hi gain should fit the bill.
It could be argued that all Rics sound like Rics; however some sound more like Rics than others.It depends on your reference point really. Like I said before, I never played a Ric that satisfied me until I stumbled across my Fireglo pre-skunk '72, and at that point I didn't even know what a toaster was. Not that the toaster was the whole of the story, but it's a fair part of it, as proved by the fact that of the fifteen or so Rics I've owned, most have had toasters and the rest - with the exception of the 4004, which was something different - I didn't really like.
I've only got 2 Rics and they both have toasters.
If I were to get a 4003, I wouldn't put a toaster on it.
Indeed, I've got a set of '78 pickups in a box too (minus a Ric!).
I may well get a 4003 at some point.
I may also do a custom build to home my pickups...
