Tonerider Pickups

JetBlack

Hi everyone,
Has anyone bought from Tonerider over the past 2 weeks? I'm just wondering since these new prices are very good.
Can it be used or demo pickups? Its so cheap.
http://www.customshop.co.za/
Belinda ???

peterleroux

They're end of stock sale prices. I ordered a neck humbucker for my Tele and it arrived sealed up in original packaging. Don't be concerned about the origin, they're legit and new

studmissile

Legit, and very good service. Got a feeling once these have gone it will be a while before we see Toneriders again in SA.

JetBlack

peterleroux wrote: They're end of stock sale prices. I ordered a neck humbucker for my Tele and it arrived sealed up in original packaging. Don't be concerned about the origin, they're legit and new

Thanks Peter, I just needed validation!
I'll order some quick before they're all gone!
Belinda.

JetBlack

studmissile wrote: Legit, and very good service. Got a feeling once these have gone it will be a while before we see Toneriders again in SA.

Thanks!

Chocklit_Thunda

And this after I spent 900 bucks on a set of A4's :-\

Hammeron

Sent him a request for an invoice about 5 weeks back. He got back to me to tell me he was not in the country and I would have to wait until he returned. Haven't heard from him yet. Ordered a set of Zebra Generators. Great price. Stock seemed to be running low. I hope to hear from him soon!

Chocklit_Thunda

Hammeron wrote: Sent him a request for an invoice about 5 weeks back. He got back to me to tell me he was not in the country and I would have to wait until he returned. Haven't heard from him yet. Ordered a set of Zebra Generators. Great price. Stock seemed to be running low. I hope to hear from him soon!

Drop him another mail?

Hammeron

Chocklit_Thunda wrote:
Hammeron wrote: Sent him a request for an invoice about 5 weeks back. He got back to me to tell me he was not in the country and I would have to wait until he returned. Haven't heard from him yet. Ordered a set of Zebra Generators. Great price. Stock seemed to be running low. I hope to hear from him soon!

Drop him another mail?

Done an dusted.

Attila

buy..... Irongear ?

JetBlack

Hi everyone,
Got the new set of Rocksongs installed. Got the guitar back last night and they sound killer! Love the zebra color scheme, they looks so vintage! The Rocksong is the best set, and I have Generators and Alnico 4's too. Especially in the bridge, which is perfect for soloing and brings out a nice fat midrange tone. R500 for the set! You cannot go wrong!
Belinda.

Big-G

Thanks to another forum member, I managed to get hold of a set of Toneriders too! Haven't got them fitted in anything yet, and not sure what to even fit them too, but at the price I thought why not! So, I got a Zebra pair of Generator Bridge, and Rocksong neck.

Apparently, I got the last of the bridge generators of any colour! So if anyones after generators, tough look. You snooze, you loose! ?

Cheers
G!

born2burn

Big G wrote: Apparently, I got the last of the bridge generators of any colour! So if anyones after generators, tough look. You snooze, you loose! ?

Yes, you got the last generator full set. I asked Andre, the guy from Tonerider. He didn't say it was you specifically, but that the last set had been sold.
I've looked at his pickup guide on the website and made my own set up. I got a generator neck pickup (8K) and a alnico IV neck pickup (7.9K). I'm picking up at the post office this afternoon and installing tonight.
Will let u know how it sounds!
José

Hammeron

I sent a request to Andre 6 weeks ago for a set of Zebra Generators but he couldn't fill it because he was abroad! Anyway time marched on as it does and I missed them.
So I am looking at a set of Rocksongs.
From what you guys are saying they would be great for my lead work, but would they handle the fast and heavy rythm stuff?
{He has single Generator neck pups as well}

Zoso

Yeeha!
Ordered two Rocksong Zebra sets from London to be delivered in Vereeniging, completed the EFT yesterday morning . . . and they were picked up at the post office this afternoon, 24 hours later!
Now That's what I call customer service! ?

To anyone out there, these pups are VERY good. They're very popular here in the UK too!

MikeM

Hammeron wrote: I sent a request to Andre 6 weeks ago for a set of Zebra Generators but he couldn't fill it because he was abroad! Anyway time marched on as it does and I missed them.
So I am looking at a set of Rocksongs.
From what you guys are saying they would be great for my lead work, but would they handle the fast and heavy rythm stuff?
{He has single Generator neck pups as well}

They're loose and mushy. You'll probably have better luck with the A4s. You don't need high output pups for brutals, in fact I'd say that relatively neutral, although tight (usually anisotropic alnico, 4, 5, and 8 or ceramic), works better.

I bought a set of A4s. They're a good wind, although a bit hot in the neck. Going to put a narrow A3 in the neck to smooth things out a bit and an A8 in the bridge for some tight thunk. I suppose with similar magnets, the Rocksong might have been a better set, but I'm fond of lower output pups.

This is from my experience when swapping from some stock pups to a high output dimarzio and SD..

born2burn

MikeM wrote: They're loose and mushy!

???
I suppose everyone has their view and perception of pickups! This is why we love them right? It's an ongoing quest! :? I have a set of the alnico 2 Rocksongs in an Epi Les paul and their kickin' just fine. Nice fat midrange in the bridge and very creamy neck pickup. Great combo to my ears!

I installed my Toneriders into an old 70's Gibson SG Standard last night, and I must say its a major upgrade. The zebras also look mighty cool, like someone mentioned here. I put a generator neck into the bridge position and an alnico 4 neck into the neck position. I was taking a chance since they didn't have any more generator bridge pups and I've read a lot about lower output pickups actually sounding better in the bridge position than high output ones. So it was a bit of a mind shift for me.

Anyway, the combination turned out to be killer. I am actually very surprised with the bridge sound. It doesn't have the heavy compressed thudding low end like the Generator bridge I have in another guitar, but it has a much more even and clear tone, and works really well with my GT8. I have done a few tweaks on the EQ and I think for solos this baby actually have a much clearer and articulate voice than the generator bridge and its great for my rhythms too. HUH, now I sound like I know what I'm talking about! :?

Don't need to say much about the neck pup - it's killer! Clear, nice warm tone, clean highs, big bottom.

I just think that these pups are absolutely unbeatable, considering I paid R500.00 for the full set.

Thanks for the initial info Belinda! ?

dan77

Agree with born2burn!
Rocksongs not loose and mushy IMHO . . however its personal taste!

My question this morning is:
Is there anyone here other than born2burn who has installed humbuckers meant for the neck position into the bridge position? I mean, its just a pickup right? And the main difference is the dc resistance and magnet right? Reason I'm asking is I've had a look at the Tonerider specs on the SA website and since the Alnico 4 set (for instance) has a 8.6K bridge and 7.9K neck, its so close that one should be able to swop out the bridge pup with a generator neck (with stronger alnico 5 magnet) right?

Just need some more info cause I'm leaning this way too and I wanna get some before they're all gone!

MikeM

You guys obviously aren't playing very heavy stuff. Hammeron asked "would they handle the fast and heavy rythm stuff?".

What's soft and mushy to some is smooth, round and creamy to others - you can't get much smoother and rounder than the Rocksongs. This is not something that's down to taste, it's objectively true. Isotropic magnets have a softer or slower attack than anisotropic. Easy as that. It might just be that you're not able to compare directly, so the two of you might not be able to pick up these nuances. I bought a set BECAUSE they are loose and round - they just lacked the top end detail for me.

Nowadays, often pickups are assymetrically wound. However no one will be able to tell the difference between a 7.9k and 8k pickup and most would be hard pressed to even hear the difference between a 8k and 8.5k. Even if the hot coil is on the wrong side, it'll sound fine.

There's more to a pickups tone than just the wind, and there's more to a pickups output than just the magnet.

peterleroux

dan77 wrote: I mean, its just a pickup right? And the main difference is the dc resistance and magnet right?

The spacing of the poles may be different, too