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     Mark Revel (Mark_revel) New member Username: Mark_revel Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 68.216.187.22 |
I am a lurker that is making his first post here. I have played guitar for 25 years & have played Gibsons almost exclusively on the electric side but as of late I have really been into the single coil world. Anyway, I gig every week at church in our praise band & I may play some blues dates as well. Classic rock too. I need a versatile Rick. This is absolutely key. The gitfiddle must be able to do a lot of styles & tones. So which is better? Do the humbuckers get the famous jingle as well as getting fat? Are the 620 Hi-gains suitable for a semi-fat tone if needed? Can the 620 dial in a wide range? How about the Dakota? Are the neck differences that big? Pros & cons please. I need help choosing my first Rick! Hard to find one just to try out... Your opinions are needed. Mark Revel | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 714 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.61.220 |
Hi Mark, welcome to the forum. Being a Gibbo player, you would undoubtedly feel more at home with the 650. The wider neck would feel more comfy for you & the Ric humbuckers are suprisingly versatile. The 620 has a narrower neck & hi-gain pickups, which IMO are very versatile, but it depends what you are used to. Seeing as you're used to Gibsons, I would go for a 650.....BUT, the hi-gains do give more of a single coil, classic Ric sound. I know it's hard, but try to find one to try, as I think either would give you a great sound! | ||
| Mark Revel (Mark_revel) New member Username: Mark_revel Post Number: 2 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 68.216.187.41 |
The last few years I've been playing a "power Tele Valley Arts set-up Korean copy that has a wide (exactly the same as a 650) D-shaped neck that is incredibly fast. The neck isn't thick at all. I have really become enamored of the middle strat & bridge tele pups as well as the fat neck bucker. But the guitar is not cutting the mustard for serious playing. So I like single-coils too...it is hard to describe what tones I want...I need it to be REALLY PRETTY when needed & yet be able to really rock too. Maybe the Hi-Gains will do it. | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 715 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.61.204 |
The hi-gains do it for me Mark, but on the thinline 330 shape gtrs, which seem to give that little bit of extra tone & depth over a solid body. | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 716 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.61.204 |
If you want to know what they sound like Mark, then go to www.therampantcarnivores.com & download a couple of snippets from my album. | ||
| Ken Ford (Kenf) Junior Member Username: Kenf Post Number: 40 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 4.158.132.205 |
Mark, you may want to check out a 660 while you're at it - 620 cosmetics with that comfy 650 width neck! (A vote for the Dakota.) | ||
| Ken Joseph (Ken_j) Senior Member Username: Ken_j Post Number: 478 Registered: 07-2003 Posted From: 198.208.223.35 |
Hi Mark, Welcome! One thing to keep in mind is that all Rick pickups have the same footprint and screw pattern. If you perfer a 650 and want high gains or toasters it is an easy and reversable mod. The same holds true for a 620 or 660. | ||
| Gary Clauson (Doctorwho) Senior Member Username: Doctorwho Post Number: 1535 Registered: 06-2002 Posted From: 64.168.183.122 |
Tony said:
I disagree only because my 1967 Gibson ES-335TDC has an incredibly thin/small neck which is more like RIC necks. | ||
| Anthony Carey (Tony_carey) Senior Member Username: Tony_carey Post Number: 720 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 81.157.61.204 |
Good point Gary. I knew a guitarist who had an SG with a super slim neck. I suppose that on average though, the modern Gibsons do have a slightly fatter, wider neck.... | ||
| Christopher Hackett (Shochu_brother) Junior Member Username: Shochu_brother Post Number: 23 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 68.198.23.135 |
True about Gibson necks...they've come in a huge variety over the years from super slim to baseball bats. I guess when speaking of Gibson's, you have to clarify which type of neck you prefer. I have funky early 70's SG with front loaded controls and a Les Paul style pickguard. I picked it up about 15 years ago for $185. It has a beautiful small, low profile neck - closer to my 620 or Fender Jaguar than a typical "modern" Gibson. |
