I prefer the Hi Gains for the fuller mids, but the Toasters for a twelve string is the bomb.

@guitargearconnection

Жыл бұрын

Agree, the high-gains sound a bit better to me. Especially when your in front of the amp.

@mrkite89

5 ай бұрын

@@guitargearconnection The amp is set super bright and clean, no wonder the tone is pretty thin, with both pickups actually (worse with the toasters). No mean to offend, just my opinion based on my experience with the AC30 circuit(s)...

Great video, I love both pickups, i love Rickenbacker.

It's like turning on a switch between the hi-gains vs the toasters. It seems the toasters are the way to go if you want to do the Monkees,the mosquitos and Jan and Dean and the Byrd's.. they are just thin and super trebely due to the lower resistance . Hi-gains all day long. They can still bring that chime but can also cover way much more ground versatility wise

I had a 330 with HG-Pickups bought in 1988 and I had it for 12 years. But if I'd buy a Rick ever again, I'd choose the toasters. That's the true sound!!

God damn that’s a sweet collection of Vox Amps

Very helpful video as I’m in the market for a Ric, thanks for doing this! ✌️

@guitargearconnection

Жыл бұрын

They are some of the finest guitars in the world!

Nice video. I've done surgery on some of my guitars, but not any of my Rics. Thanks for posting this.

A little more gain from that Vox would yield you better results. The sound is too clean to really tell how well those pickups can sound. Open her up and let's hear it that way.

What's crazy is how John Fogerty combined a Gibson PAF with his 325's stock toaster pickups. Not sure how he got around the problem of noise when using double-coil+single-coil in parallel.

My 360 has the high gains and this video confirms I won’t be changing them out. Found the toasters quite brittle and shrill. Then again, going through an AC30 with the treble full up doesn’t bring out a rich tone.

Thanks for this informative video. Well done, Sir.

@guitargearconnection

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

Nice video and you’re pronouncing Rickenbacker correctly too! 😊

By the way, if you want a real comparison, the Ricks made in the early to mid 60s had 250kA Vol and 500kA Tone pots/5th knob with two .047 400-600v Oil on Paper Caps. The new 330s ship with only 300kA pots for all knobs. D'addario Pure Nickel .10s pair well with it as well.

Been enjoying your clips last few days. Your gear......as a guy(58 now) who's was stubborn enough to get a 325 in summer 1985 @...🤔....$1100ish?? HAD TO HAVE it as I salivated at the rest wanting 330s, 345s, 360s et al. ... Any way....your gear.....yours is what I think of had I WON the lotto. Which you've either succeeded at or your incredibly smart at your occupation. Either way, congrats. Thanks for sharing. In life, some things are visually enjoyable and just a joy to look at. Nice collection! Currently, and perhaps the rest of the way mine are 1993 Gretsch 6120-60 Martin HD-35 2018 Rickenbacker 325C64 2018 Rickenbacker 360/12C63. Like the past as a youthful 19 yr old with big eyes, financially I had no business getting the Ricks in 2018. But I'd sold my others away in years past and couldn't stand the thought of them gone. My 325, a toaster mapleglo 370 and a 1995 381V69 mapleglo. Anyway.....keep the videos coming. ✌️ -Mike in Mich

@guitargearconnection

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! You had yourself some awesome gear, and currently still do!

That 2023 360 is gorgeous, congrats! As for the comparison, i prefer the Hi Gains mids and fullness and find the toasters quite thin sounding. But with the same amp settings it doesn't help them to sound good either i suppose.

Apostate here...I'm running gold foil pickups on my Rick 620...and I love it that way.

@guitargearconnection

Жыл бұрын

Interesting! I just looked those up and they look like great pickups! I’ve never heard of them. Seems to be so many great options out there!

@OmicronTauKappaClassicDaddy

Жыл бұрын

@@guitargearconnection I swapped out the neck pickup first because it was way too woofy and no mechanical adjustment (or tone cap mod) would take enough of the woof out of it. The gold foil 'pup was the ticket and gave me that jangly sound I was looking for.

Great video, I have the same model 360 and I am impressed with the high gains, i really like the tone. I don't feel the need to swap.

@guitargearconnection

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, the high gains really are a great sounding pickup!

Great video and congrats on the new guitar. The 24-fretters always looked weird to me.

@guitargearconnection

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And agree!

Everyone says the H-gains have more bass and mids. That's not the way pickups work. At ~3x the inductance of the Toasters, they simply have stronger output, and a lower Q & resonant freq. The Toasters can sound like the Hi-gains by rolling the tone knob down into a boost pedal, but not visa-versa.

Our guitarist prefers the High Gains. Often use models with HB1

Always thought toasters were lower output as they sound it but they are monsters compared to my gretsch anniversary 3.25k hilotrons and astrojets 4.25 supertrons

@guitargearconnection

5 ай бұрын

Wow those are really low! Bet they sound great though!

The High Gains seem to bring out more bass in this test, so you have to decide if you want more or less out of your guitar in this comparison.

My 1971 360/6 Deluxe, ( in my meme photo) I bought new in the same year, has what I found out as "transitional" hi gain pick ups, not traditional toasters , but more like hi gains but without the buttons on the ends of the pole pieces, I've never measured the ohms, but I don't get that jangly sound to speak of, they are pretty beefy TBH.. It was my regular gigging guitar for years, could play all styles except for high volume rock, got kinda squealy...

@guitargearconnection

8 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful guitar!

I just got a 330FG. At first I was thinking I would swap out the high gains for toasters, but after experimenting with guitar and amp settings I’m gonna hold on to them awhile. I did my first gig with it yesterday and found the HG’s very versatile. Watching your video you definitely hear the classic Ric sound with the toasters. The HGs though are very close.

@guitargearconnection

Жыл бұрын

I wish it was a bit easier to swap the pickups out, I would love to bounce back and fourth between the two. And congrats on your new 330!

I love Rick 12s.....I didn't like the way either of these sounded.... I suspect that I could have gotten either of these guitars to sound equally great.

I just wonder if Rickenbackers are worth the huge cost. Can't help wondering if you can get much cheaper guitars that make a similar jangly, chimey sound

In my opinion the toasters have more chime and soul. With the top boost volume crancked up to 2 o' clock, Tone cut and Highs rolled off, it will roar. The high-gains sound much more generic to me.

if you want to get a better sound on "And Your Bird Can Sing" swap out the pups for TV Jones Filtertrons. Seriously, do what makes it sound the way you want it. Thanks for sharing.

pragmatically - Hi Gains, but emotionally and vintage - Toasters. My dream it's Rick 350 SH (prettiest model), I greet and envy you these guitars

@OscarDad

Жыл бұрын

Love the SH 350.. that would be my grail.. like my 330/12 tho

DC resistance isn't the entire story.. what is the inductance? What is the gauss of the magnet?

Both sound great. Personally I prefer the Hi Gain pickups.

@guitargearconnection

6 ай бұрын

They do sound great!

@VIDS2013

6 ай бұрын

I think the high-gains are a little lifeless for clean tones.

@mr_bassman6685

Күн бұрын

@@VIDS2013 Peter Buck and Johnny Marr are some of several exceptions IMO

Nice A/B. I'm not sure you dialed in the tone fairly for the toasters. I've played toaster that are way fuller with more low end and beef than that. As for the looks, I like the yellow in the burst of the 2023 but I do not like the pure plastic-looking white inlays of the new Ricks. I prefer the mint green-tinted crushed rock inlays of the older generations.

Has anyone ever mixed and matched, having one of each on one guitar?

@guitargearconnection

Жыл бұрын

Yup! Seen it’s tons of times on the FB groups

Hi gains sound a little bit better

In this, I preferred the high gains (which is what i have) but im not sure why you dimed the treble on the amp

@guitargearconnection

7 ай бұрын

Just setting it up the way the Beatles had it!

@Megarobotsquadron

7 ай бұрын

@@guitargearconnection oh is that it? Interesting. It certainly had that tone

@mrkite89

5 ай бұрын

@@guitargearconnection Source? I've seen pics of the Beatles live where George's amp had Treble on zero and Bass on 5. But I'm pretty sure they changed settings frequently...

I am really prefer hi-gains on on ricks. I test the toaster and nop.. for me unless

@guitargearconnection

Жыл бұрын

The high gain’s definitely sound great! I think they have a bit more punch

Those button pups sound like crap on bass. Dull.

You not might to play the Beatles solo.

Cheers.

@guitargearconnection

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!!!