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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 7:50 am
by steverok
Anthony, these are great points, again, I'll probably never know. Makes me wonder, however, why they don't put toasters on a 620 as the default configuration. If it's as you describe, the sound of a 620 with hi-gains might be muddy compared to a 330 or 360 with hi-gains.
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 8:14 am
by tony_carey
Not the case Steve, as you are comparing a solid body with a hollow & you would expect the solid body to be a little 'harder' in sound!
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 8:33 am
by steverok
Gotcha, I personally love the sound of my 360/12VP, I might agree that the tonal range is not as great as with the hi-gains, but for the sound it makes, it is great. I have never played a Ric solid body, I'd personally be very curious as to how a 360/12VP sounds, compared to a 660/12. That is comparing a semi-hollow 24-fret to a solid-body 21-fret, both with toasters. Kind of hard to write about sound, huh?
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 4:02 pm
by brammy
did Ric ever make a 21-fret 6-string 360?
Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 4:15 pm
by jwilli
Sure, up to about 1970.
Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 1:43 pm
by larry_mondello
"some times when you wade in experience .. you don't smell the odor." Ed Norton ....the Honeymooners TV show
Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 1:48 pm
by admin
Perhaps, but is this sewer or later.
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:57 am
by squirebass
Speaking of TV shows, Larry, I couldn't help but notice your name, you wouldn't be friends with the Beaver, now would you?
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:45 pm
by loverickbass
OK...so why did RIC go to 24 fret necks in the first place?
Cole
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:36 pm
by tony_carey
I would imagine Cole, that it was to keep up with the musical trend of the '70's to push the bounderies of playing to include soloing at an unreasonably high pitch!
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:01 pm
by jingle_jangle
Larry and the Beaver parted ways long ago. Even Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell) is an LA cop!
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:57 pm
by larry_mondello
Gene I have been asked that question as long as I can remember .... NO I am not
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:18 am
by longhouse
To hear a HiGain-equipped Ric with 24 frets (340 Desert Gold) used for a solo in the upper register, go here:
http://www.myspace.com/noelchristianriddell
Listen to 'Desert Ship'. Intro licks are low on the neck, the solo at around 2:20 is WAY up there.
Rics sound nice with Ebow too...
You can compare it to the solo sounds of a 1997SPC (with Toasters) on 'Glow' and a 650A (with HB1s) on 'Double Argent'.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:31 am
by admin
Thanks for this Noel. So far I haven't been able to get your tracks to download. I will persist.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:23 am
by longhouse
They should play instantly....
Thanks for trying!