| Author | Message | ||
     Geoffrey Lawton (Golfo) Member Username: Golfo Post Number: 51 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 24.61.21.170 |
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 | ||
| Noel Christian Riddell (Longhouse) Senior Member Username: Longhouse Post Number: 261 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 68.217.134.174 |
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 | ||
| Simon Wilson (Placebo62) Junior Member Username: Placebo62 Post Number: 22 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 210.9.182.38 |
Hey Noel, What did you use for the distorted chords on Sand (Intro) ? | ||
| Noel Christian Riddell (Longhouse) Senior Member Username: Longhouse Post Number: 263 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 68.217.134.174 |
Simon, the chords in Sand were played with a Danelectro Longhorn on one side and my Ric 1997 on the other. =n= | ||
| Ken Joseph (Ken_j) Senior Member Username: Ken_j Post Number: 424 Registered: 07-2003 Posted From: 198.208.223.35 |
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. | ||
| Noel Christian Riddell (Longhouse) Senior Member Username: Longhouse Post Number: 264 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 68.217.134.174 |
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 | ||
| Ken Ford (Kenf) Junior Member Username: Kenf Post Number: 30 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 4.158.129.160 |
Well, they're not as hot as the 500T in my SG... ;o) (I like 'em!) |
