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Horse Shoe with a high-gain on a 4003?
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2002 11:54 am
by 4003seagreen
Anybody out there have a horse shoe bridge pickup with a stock high-gain on the neck pickup on a 4003? I'm interested in knowing how this worked out for you? I'm thinking about doing this on my RIC.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2002 2:33 pm
by gshadoan
Hi, I have the reverse, a Hi-gain treble (replaced before I aquired it), and the original 68 toaster. Sounds fine to me, But I can't hear that well...
Greg
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 5:40 pm
by ricnvolved
This is a follow-up on 4003 Sea Green's original post. For a long time I've wanted to install a Horseshoe pick-up on my '92 4003. I've seen rave reviews by many here and have finally decided that the time may be at hand to do this. However, I'm soliciting informed opinions on whether to install a vintage re-issue toaster pick-up in the neck position while I'm at it.
Okay guys: opinions on both the Horseshoe AND the neck position toaster............ let's have 'em! And don't hold back. I wanna hear the cons (if any) as well as the pros.
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 6:03 pm
by admin
Greg: Speaking of hearing, last time I heard, the output of your bass gear was measured using the Richter Scale.(6.1-6.9 Can be destructive in areas up to about 100 kilometers across where people live)
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2002 8:11 pm
by rob
I've installed a horseshoe p/u in my 4001 several months ago. To me it sounds pretty good. The horsehoe by itself sounds to me to be very "mono", for a lack of a better word. But, the treble pickup is supposed to have less output than the neck pickup, right?
I've tried slapping on it, but I couldn't get a really good slapping sound from it. That really doesn't matter anyway, because I prefer fingerstyle.
Ironicly, I think my '76 4001 has "mellowed out" since I swapped pickups. Meaning, it has more of a warm "broken-in" sound to it. Which is good, for me, because with this sound, almost perfect string spacing and action, it has the sound and feel that I enjoy playing. Just like a well broken-in pair of 26 year-old socks (without the smell, of course), it's a part of me.
To answer your question, Mr. Sea Green, if what I said is what your looking for, (or maybe not), I hope this helped.
P.S. FYI, I use both pickups with volumes and tones cranked.