How's the 650s?

golfo · Post by **golfo** » Thu May 12, 2005 1:36 pm

what's the concensus around here of the dakota or other humbucker-equpped ricks?
how do the ricks humbuckers compare with the fender or gibby variety? i've read that they are supposed to have a single coil bite to them but totally cancel out the hum.
what's the skinny?
thanks
geoff

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Thu May 12, 2005 6:17 pm

Geoff, go here:
http://www.myspace.com/noelchristianriddell

to hear my Ric 650A/VT Atlantis on the track 'Seaside'.
Dig the warm NON-Gibson/NON-Fender tone! I used the 650 on the bent chords (HiTek vibrato) and a 1997 on the leads.
On the song 'Sand (Intro)' you can hear the 650A used for lead guitar.

If you like solidbody guitars and don't want a lot of mass to wrestle with, the 650s are among the best you can buy. Wide tonal sweep on the HB1s.

cheers, Noel

placebo62 · Post by **placebo62** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:06 pm

Hey Noel,

What did you use for the distorted chords on Sand (Intro) ?

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:19 pm

Simon, the chords in Sand were played with a Danelectro Longhorn on one side and my Ric 1997 on the other.

=n=

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Fri May 13, 2005 3:48 am

The HBs on the 650s seem to be a low output pickup compared with Gibson 490 and '57 (PAF), Duncan '59, & a couple others I did an A-B test with. They do not have the definintion (clarity) either, in my opinion. I am considering going to 500k volume pots to try out. These Rick HBs really come alive with a little gain. I love the sound through my friends Boogie Rectoverb and Marshall and my Boogie DC5. We even ran it with a modded Fender Blues Jr. through a 4X12, wow! If you play more clean you may prefer high gains or toasters. With both pickups selected the bottom end drops out. I beleive that that they are out of phase, but they are wired per the scehmatic at the RIC web site. I will also play with that in the future.

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Fri May 13, 2005 6:15 pm

I thought the samarium/cobalt Ric HB1s were among the 'hottest' humbuckers available.

They sound crystalline and precise when played through a clean amp (my JC120 for example) and really come to life in a snarling, sustaining way when played through a nice tube combo (Ampeg Jet...). Great looking, ergonomic instruments. The ONLY reason I sold mine is that I rarely played solidbody instruments. It was getting dusty -and that's no fate for a Ric.

Noel

kenf · Post by **kenf** » Sat May 14, 2005 10:23 am

Well, they're not as hot as the 500T in my SG... ;o)

(I like 'em!)