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Rickenbacker Hunbucking Pickups?
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2002 1:55 pm
by gearfreak
Hello,
I'm new to Rickenbacker Guitars and this forum, I just purchased a new 650D Dakota guitar....should have it by the end of next week. What type of tone should I be expecting with this guitar? What types of music is it good for? Is it more Stratocaster-like or more Les Paul-like as far as the tone of the pickups? They say it has single coil tone without the hum almost like stacked P-90's, Is this true? How about some overall impressions on the 650D? Thanks for helping out the newbie on this forum!
Thanks,
Gearfreak
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2002 2:16 pm
by markthemd
I'd have to say ...it is closer in tone to a Les Paul Deluxe than anything else .
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2002 4:03 pm
by gearfreak
Do those have less output compared to a Les Paul Standard guitar. Are they comfortable to play as far as neck, weight, neck or body heavy, and how about their versitility are they any good in that area as well??????
Thanks,
Gearfreak
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2002 5:02 pm
by bluedave
Neil:
I think you'll find you can get just about any humbucking sound you want out of it. As for single coils, I mean, it's going to sound a bit different, but some people swear they can get a "toaster" sound from theirs. I have yet to actually hear one, but your mileage may vary.
Compared to my Les Paul, I'd have to say the Dakota is a hell of a lot more comfortable to play. The edges are rounded, it's a lot lighter, and it's well-balanced -- mine sticks where I put it. Neck is Les Paul width, but not as thick, and the unfinished maple feels really nice.
This particular Les Paul has a little more output than this particular Dakota, but strings, string height, pickup height, and any number of other factors play in. In short, it's hard to say. If you do a search for "pickup height," there was a post a while back saying that these pickups are very sensitive to changes in height, and that you should play with them to find the "sweet spot."
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2003 10:46 am
by philco
To paraphrase Tom Petty from the song "California"
Rickenbacker's been good to me
Hope they don't fall into the sea
Sometimes you just got to trust yourself
Ricks ain't like anything else, no
Ricks ain't like anything else.