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toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 3:14 pm
by Sir Ricardo
Basic question; are the toaster pickups found on 60s guitars the same as those found on 60s and early 70s basses?
If not, what are the differences?
thanks in advance -
Richard
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Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:03 pm
by jps
The pickup itself, is identical, the difference being the baseplate for the basses having threaded mounting holes vs. slightly larger, non-threaded holes on the ones that went on guitars.
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:33 pm
by rkbsound
Never knew that! Guess I have an extra '60s toaster for guitar OR bass in my desk drawer. Guess it could make a decent paperweight....
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:41 pm
by jps
Paperweight?
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:41 pm
by BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS
paperweight ???
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:49 pm
by electrofaro
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 4:28 pm
by mhalstead
Yup, definitely the same pickup. I about had a cow when I took the pickups off my 66' 4005 to clean them and saw six pole pieces!
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 6:26 pm
by rkbsound
BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:paperweight ???
Well, I'd love to restore a '60's Rick carcass around it. I was thinking a 425, but I guess I could do a bass, too. I'm going to look into it. It's a bit painful having it with no guitar to put it on!
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 7:29 pm
by rkbsound
So I guess I should ask if there is a single toaster Rickenbacker bass. I know quite a bit (but never enough) about Rickenbacker guitars, but almost nothing about basses!
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 8:03 pm
by cjj
Yes, the model 4000...
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 8:28 pm
by jps
cjj wrote:Yes, the model 4000...
...with a toaster?
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:42 pm
by cjj
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 11:25 pm
by jps
Just delete some unused stuff or reformat you brain and start over.
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 2:17 pm
by sys700
There were different toaster pickups (long pole vs. short pole) in the neck position on Rick guitars. I would assume there were different toasters at that position on the basses as well. The long pole pickups have more bite.
Re: toasters: are bass and guitar toasters the same?
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 11:55 pm
by jps
My Feb '67 4005WB has a short pole toaster in the neck position, same as that on my March '67 330.
