Members aeroslepperin Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 Although i put a Ric Humbucker in the bridge, i would think that the guitar would be brighter than it it? the singer in my band is using a strat and his tone is real sharp and i can't get anywhere near there... do i have it wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Daeveed Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 I read in their website that they use really hard wood for their guitars.Maybe that complemented with the pickups gives them a brigther sound.Perhaps you should change the direction of the pickup conductor wires.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ultradust Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 Keep in mind that modern Rickenbacker single coil pickups are wound hotter than they used to, attributing to a less bright sound than vintage models. I would expect their 'buckers to be even darker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mumford Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 The "all-maple" thing is more where I'd expect the brightness to come from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monkeyboy23 Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 If your singer is sharp and cutting, you SHOULD be darker to balance out the sound unless you're going for too much treble on pupose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeroslepperin Posted January 4, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 Originally posted by monkeyboy23 If your singer is sharp and cutting, you SHOULD be darker to balance out the sound unless you're going for too much treble on pupose. i am. but for my own interests, etc. i'd like to be able to be sharp without having to kick on some sort of treble boost. i was just wondering last night at rehearsal if it was the pickup or the guitar...or both... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 I have a Ric 650 [see avatar] with mini-humbuckers. It's closer to a Les Paul tone-wise and gets really meaty and ballsy. When I want bright I use my fat-strat with lipsticks - it gets to ice-pick-in-the-forehead bright. In the Ric line, I believe it's their single-coils that are known for "bright and jangly" not their humbuckers. On a solid-body guitar, the type of wood they use makes about as much difference to the tone as the colour of your pickguard. Most of it is in the electronics, nut, saddles, frets and strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeroslepperin Posted January 4, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 thanks verne... what are my options for replacement pickups for rics? i haven't seen many... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 Originally posted by aeroslepperin thanks verne... what are my options for replacement pickups for rics? i haven't seen many... Which Ric? I believe GFS has some Ric replacements out now and if you really wanted to you could probably put a Ric single-coil where the bucker currently is but you'll have to live with the 60-cycle hum. I got the 650 because the pups are so good and have never even considered swapping them - even though I've swapped out stuff on just about every other guitar I've ever owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeroslepperin Posted January 4, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 i have a 620. the hum is what killed me in the first place. i'll look at the GFS. not that i'm really dissatisfied with the humbucker in the bridge. i'm just looking for options. however, i'm not so sure that the single coil in the bridge is paired correctly with the humbucker...it sounds really boomy in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Non de Guerre Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 They are bright, but not in the same way as a Tele or Strat. What amp are you using? Maybe your singer should dial his super sharp tone down a little since you're a band rather than a bunch of solo artists and need to tonally complement each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted January 4, 2007 Members Share Posted January 4, 2007 Originally posted by aeroslepperin i have a 620. the hum is what killed me in the first place. i'll look at the GFS. not that i'm really dissatisfied with the humbucker in the bridge. i'm just looking for options.however, i'm not so sure that the single coil in the bridge is paired correctly with the humbucker...it sounds really boomy in comparison. That might be something worth looking at. My bridge bucker solo'd is actually quite bright - not strat or tele - but getting close. I believe the Ric buckers have 4 leads so they can be wired in a split-coil config. If you still have you're single in the neck, think about putting in a push-pull pot so you can toggle between Neck/BridgeBucker and Neck/BridgeSingle and also be able to toggle the bridge between humbucking and single coil. The sweetest sound I get out of my fat strat is when the bridge is coil-split with the neck - they are both in single-coil but are RWRP to each other and cancels the hum. I bet with some creative wiring you'll be able to get close to the tones you seek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mike.sartori Posted January 5, 2007 Members Share Posted January 5, 2007 A solid maple guitar should produce a bright tone, but the ric I have (also a 620) is a growly-midrangy beast. It's got a lot of bass too. I like it, but thats just me. I think my Les Paul even has a more treble sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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