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Do'nt kill me ! Toasters / hi-gains ?
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:10 pm
by zoomduck
What is the tone difference . I am buying 2 for my 4004 but can not decide . I have hi gains in my 77 4001 AG that sound perfect . Will toasters have approximately the same tone in my 4004 ? Thanks for letting me beat a dead horse .
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:23 pm
by dean712
It's not a dead horse to new Forum members. Or to me, I'm interested in responses....
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:24 pm
by jwr2
the toaster is usually a 7.4k ohm single coil pickup ... there are a few that were made in the 80s that measure 10K ohms +/- ... the 70s high gains are usually wound to 8k ohms ... modern high gains are wound to 11k ohms ...
the toaster is smoother sounding ... and more jangley ... the high gain is hotter and has more output and it growls more ...
and feel free to ask questions here and you are not beating a dead horse ...
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:21 pm
by jnbass
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:26 pm
by sloop_john_b
My neck toaster definitley growls if I want it to. It can also be mellow. Neck hi-gain is much more bassy and hot.
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:37 pm
by j_gary
Jared, that toaster looks a little hotter than the RIC.
You must become a sitcom writer. I'd start watching TV again.
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 5:04 pm
by jwr2
the toaster is scatterwound ... which changes the tone in the mids ... it growls a little less than a high gain ... that's why it makes a good neck pickup ...
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 6:01 pm
by jmh
For hot pickups, sometimes you just need the right cable.
