The abundant advice of this forum has helped me to solve my dilemma as to getting both a Gibson and Fender tone, but has brought up more questions.
My solution:
Use my Carvin DC200 to get the "Gibson" sound. I'll replace the bridge pup with an SH14 Custom 5 and the neck with a SH2 Jazz pup. Unfortunately, I ordered the guitar with a Floyd Rose in it that I never use (always wacks out the tuning). So I had it blocked off with a piece of wood. Which brings up my first question...
With that big hole in the middle of my beautiful koa wood body , will I be able to approximate a Gibson sound with all of that sweet sustain? Is this a worthwhile endeavor, or should I resign myself to buying both a Gibson and a Fender?
Question #2: For that Fender sound I'm planning on buying an American Deluxe Strat. I really love Dave Gilmour's sound and was hoping to get something similar out of this guitar. I read something that said that he used a 70's strat.
Does anyone know if the one he used (uses?) is made out of ash or alder? And are these new samarium cobalt pups all that? What about this S-1 switching thingee...
Thanks again for your help.
My solution:
Use my Carvin DC200 to get the "Gibson" sound. I'll replace the bridge pup with an SH14 Custom 5 and the neck with a SH2 Jazz pup. Unfortunately, I ordered the guitar with a Floyd Rose in it that I never use (always wacks out the tuning). So I had it blocked off with a piece of wood. Which brings up my first question...
With that big hole in the middle of my beautiful koa wood body , will I be able to approximate a Gibson sound with all of that sweet sustain? Is this a worthwhile endeavor, or should I resign myself to buying both a Gibson and a Fender?
Question #2: For that Fender sound I'm planning on buying an American Deluxe Strat. I really love Dave Gilmour's sound and was hoping to get something similar out of this guitar. I read something that said that he used a 70's strat.
Does anyone know if the one he used (uses?) is made out of ash or alder? And are these new samarium cobalt pups all that? What about this S-1 switching thingee...
Thanks again for your help.
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