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Difference between 61 RI and Standard
- Thread starter Joe M
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Hard2Hear
Member
The neck joint and construction are completely different. Look at the backs of ths guitars where the neck joins the body.
The neck itself is a different shape, too.
The 61RI also has Classic57 pickups, where the Std has 490/498's.
H2H
The neck itself is a different shape, too.
The 61RI also has Classic57 pickups, where the Std has 490/498's.
H2H
Hard2Hear
Member
By the way.....
I don't like the 61RI. All of those differences are things I like on the Standard over the 61RI. Theyre not necessarily better...just different. But some people love that model.
H2H
I don't like the 61RI. All of those differences are things I like on the Standard over the 61RI. Theyre not necessarily better...just different. But some people love that model.
H2H
HighVoltageRnR
Member
The 61 has two 57 classic pickups. the standard has the 490/498 pickups.
the neck on the 61 is slimmer and the body to me felt a lighter than the standard it could be slimmer too but im not to sure.
One of the two has a longer neck tenon I have no idea which one does because when i spoke with a store rep on the phone he told me one of them had a longer neck tenon which would make it stronger and then when i posted about it here i was told the other one had the longer neck tenon. sorry i cant help you out with this, it probaly just confused you even more.
I was deciding between the two a few weeks ago and i know many other members on here have went through the saem deciscion. I went with the standard and Im very very happy with it.
When it came down to deciding I just picked the one i liked better. I liked the beefier neck, and was very satisfied with the sound of the 498 and the overall feel so i chose the one i liked better. Thats really how it should go.
if you dont like the tone of the 490/498 combo you could get the 57's sell the old pups and then it will sound like a 61 and your wallet will be fatter than if you just bought the 61 itself.
the neck on the 61 is slimmer and the body to me felt a lighter than the standard it could be slimmer too but im not to sure.
One of the two has a longer neck tenon I have no idea which one does because when i spoke with a store rep on the phone he told me one of them had a longer neck tenon which would make it stronger and then when i posted about it here i was told the other one had the longer neck tenon. sorry i cant help you out with this, it probaly just confused you even more.
I was deciding between the two a few weeks ago and i know many other members on here have went through the saem deciscion. I went with the standard and Im very very happy with it.
When it came down to deciding I just picked the one i liked better. I liked the beefier neck, and was very satisfied with the sound of the 498 and the overall feel so i chose the one i liked better. Thats really how it should go.
if you dont like the tone of the 490/498 combo you could get the 57's sell the old pups and then it will sound like a 61 and your wallet will be fatter than if you just bought the 61 itself.
E.Buzz
Member
Really, it all comes down to which one you have the money for, because I think they're very alike.
I'm pretty sure the '61 RI has a longer tenon, because the neck joins the body at the 22 fret, I think. It would HAVE to have a longer tenon for stability, not increaesed, just normal. My Standard joins at the 19th. That being said the Standard has a decent sized tenon that extends into the neck pup route and is sealed w/finish- it's not going anywhere. I always wondered why the '61 RI had the neck joint so far down the neck.
gone_postalXXI
Member
on the '61 RI the sides are cut a bit differently, the neck joins the body at a different place. and the RI has '57 classics, the standard has a 490R and a 498T. personally id get the standard and then upgrade the p-ups. :coolsmiley:
Hard2Hear
Member
And upgrade them to Burstbuckers. Theyre AWESOME in an SG. too bad Gibson doesnt put them in any of them. I love them in mine!
H2H
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