Re: Les Pauls
In summary:
- Generalizations are bad.
- Positive generalizations are good, and require no support.
- Negative generalizations are bad and require support. Ideally the person should also provide sound clips of his playing prowess.
- Negative generalizations are okay when they're for a PU you don't like ('57 Classics). No support is needed.
- Negative generalizations are not okay when they're for a PU you like (PG's). Support is required.
- When people make negative generalizations about PU's you like (PG's), it's not okay, and appropriate responses include getting upset and insulting that person.
- When you make negative generalizations about PU's you don't like ('57 Classics), it's okay, and other members are out-of-line if they get upset and insult you.
- Can you clarify: You've said '57's are poor sounding PU's, and Edgecutter says Gibsons are great-sounding guitars; over the years Gibson's had '57's in many of their models at one time or another. Can you reconcile this? To my untrained eyes both of these seem to be generalizations, and I know how you both condemn the use of them.
I think I got it. Makes sense to me, consider it done. It would help if you posted a list of the PU's you like and don't like, so we know how we're supposed to talk about them. Some people may question why you have more rules than the Duncan moderators, but they obviously don't realize how consistently you've followed your own rules. If you can do it, everyone else can too.
Originally posted by gibson175
View Post
- Generalizations are bad.
- Positive generalizations are good, and require no support.
- Negative generalizations are bad and require support. Ideally the person should also provide sound clips of his playing prowess.
- Negative generalizations are okay when they're for a PU you don't like ('57 Classics). No support is needed.
- Negative generalizations are not okay when they're for a PU you like (PG's). Support is required.
- When people make negative generalizations about PU's you like (PG's), it's not okay, and appropriate responses include getting upset and insulting that person.
- When you make negative generalizations about PU's you don't like ('57 Classics), it's okay, and other members are out-of-line if they get upset and insult you.
- Can you clarify: You've said '57's are poor sounding PU's, and Edgecutter says Gibsons are great-sounding guitars; over the years Gibson's had '57's in many of their models at one time or another. Can you reconcile this? To my untrained eyes both of these seem to be generalizations, and I know how you both condemn the use of them.
I think I got it. Makes sense to me, consider it done. It would help if you posted a list of the PU's you like and don't like, so we know how we're supposed to talk about them. Some people may question why you have more rules than the Duncan moderators, but they obviously don't realize how consistently you've followed your own rules. If you can do it, everyone else can too.
Comment