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Rick toaster pickups
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2001 3:22 pm
by webhead
Anyone have an idea if Rickenbacker sells the vintage toaster pickups by themselves? I recently got a new 360, but I really want the older style pickups to install. Everytime I go to a dealer, they have to check, but never get back to me.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2001 3:34 pm
by aladams
They sure do. You can order them from http://www.the-music-connection.com...OR, @ http://www.rickpage.com...you'll be suprised at the cool stuff Mike has there. (I hope that's the URL) Good luck. AL A.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2001 4:12 pm
by corey
That's the right URL....that's my personal hook up for anything I need. I go through Ric polish cloths like nuts.
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2001 5:38 pm
by webhead
Thanks!!!!
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2001 8:40 am
by oli
How do Toasters and the "High Gain" humbuckers compare in sound?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2001 9:26 am
by gbogart
Actually,
http://www.rickpage.com won't open; "specified server could not be found"... (?)
Is it
http://www.ricpage.com that we're referring to? Looks like that might be it.
GB
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2001 10:26 am
by webhead
To my ears, the toaster pickups give a more jangley, and clanky sound. The modern high gains don't give that kind of output... Well, that's in my opinion. I had a 1988 360/12WB and a 1995 360, both with high gains, and I didn't care for either of them. I then purchased the 360/12v64 and just got a 360/12CW. They both have that jangley sound that I love...
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2001 11:03 am
by corey
I'd agree with that. If you want the "classic" Ric sound jangle and bite of The Beatles or The Byrds, go with the vintage pickups.
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2001 3:17 pm
by aladams
Hi, Oliver: I have a vintage 7K pu in the neck position of my 330/12, and a hi-gain in the bridge position...I put a vintage pu cover on the hi-gain to keep the vintage look. I had to remove each button, one at a time, cut the button off, and re-screw the shaft back in. It was WORK, but paid off! I have the vintage jangle when I want, and the overdriven sound from the bridge when I need too. The hi-gain has more bite and treble, but the vintage is more balanced in tone. Lots of luck. AL A.
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2001 6:36 pm
by markthemd
This only works if you have a newer high gain .
The older high gain pickups use the button as the outside pole to wrap the coil windings around .
The newer bobbins do not do this .I will bet they use the toaster bobbin now for everything .
It would be safe to do that to one of those .
BUT!!! don't do this on an old phenolic black painted bobbin. it will be trouble .
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2001 11:43 pm
by oli
Thank you.
So for crunchy sounds you all prefer the High Gain?
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2001 4:28 am
by markthemd
Not me ,I like to set my amps and stomp boxes to get that .
The guitar sound for me is get a great overall tone ,then channel switch and add stomp boxes to get the sounds I am after .
My amp tone wizard is Jeff Beck ...he uses simple stuff .
A single 50 watt amp for general settings , a small Fender amp for the guts and a Proco RAT for the push .
I use a similar setup ,a Boogie MK II and a Tweed Deluxe and my Proco RAT .Extremely effective and it all fits on my hand truck to move around .
My other rig is this .....a LINE 6 Flextone II
A great live amp ...takkes some learning to use ,but in a small club or a stage with no room it does the job .Plus ....most club goers are not there for your TONE ....they just want a fun evening and hopefully 'score'.
Crunchy sounds ...I can do it with a KAY and one pickup if I had to .