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     Michael Fastoso (Mike381) Member Username: Mike381 Post Number: 43 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 69.230.88.111 |
She Screamed | ||
| Noel Christian Riddell (Longhouse) Senior Member Username: Longhouse Post Number: 262 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 68.217.134.174 |
MY 1997SPC/VB is my all-around main guitar. Great guitars, Mike! Noel | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 611 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.59.225 |
1997's rock. My FG '92 is my pride & joy & I just bought Bob Belloffs MG, via Mike Smith. I love 1997's!!  BTW, thanks to both Bob & Mike...both are total gentlemen.. | ||
| Steve Carsello (Steverok) Advanced Member Username: Steverok Post Number: 92 Registered: 03-2005 Posted From: 209.214.18.243 |
Apparently, you get all the killer ones, many of us only can get the regular Ric's! How would you describe the sound of one of these, compared to a regular 330 with hi-gains, for example ? And why it called a 1997, anyway ? | ||
| Michael Fastoso (Mike381) Member Username: Mike381 Post Number: 44 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 69.230.129.131 |
A 1997 is the export version of the 330 only with the F-hole instead of the cat's eye sound hole. Check out the thread "Swapped out high gains for toaster (360-12)" for insite into toasters . . . Can anyone tell me the model number of the guitar in the first picture in the thread? Is it a 620 or a 625? | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 614 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.60.215 |
Steve. 1997 was the Rose Morris catalogue no. for this model. It was just a standard 330, but with an F hole, requested for the British market. These gtrs will not sound like a modern 330/360 with toasters, because the pickup spacing is different. The 21 fret neck is shorter & so the pickups are further apart. When using both together, the sound is 'rounder', with a better bass response than toasters in the modern spacing. Remember that toasters were designed for the 21 fret neck & they sound perfect with it. Compare one of these to a 24 fret toaster equipped model & you will see what I mean. My FG 1997 has the older hotter toasters & the MG one has the 7.4 scatterwounds. I love the hot ones which give real warmth to the sound, whilst the scatterwounds are a little too weak for my taste. I'm trying to get used to them, but I will probably try to swap them for some older hot ones, or get them rewound to the specs of my FG. | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3555 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Another nice find for you Anthony. Thanks for sharing a great photo, even if it makes me a bit nervous that the maplego is going to topple. Michael: With the vibrato it is a 625. | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 616 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.60.215 |
I know what you mean Peter. I checked, double checked & then checked again!!!!  | ||
| Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3556 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.220 |
Well I guess it just comes easely for you Tony. | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 618 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.60.215 |
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