Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

[Ascension]

Have a set incoming and trying to make a decision on where it's going.
Choice is my ST 300 Carvin super Strat with a Floyd or the AE 185 semi hollow with the acoustic bridge.
If the set goes to the AE the Sentient neck and a Alt 8 will go to the St 300.
Looking for a brighter less compressed clearer tone in the AE and have a Hybrid/ Sentient set in it now.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

i havent tried it but i bet the sns would sound good in the ae

 

[Discharged]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

My take would be an A4-shortN/A4longB-modded Seth Lover set.

Sublime tone on semi-hollows.

/Peter

 

[jeremy]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

he already has the sns coming

 

[Teleplayer]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

The AE185 is a neck-though. Personally I wouldn't think of it as a conventional semi-hollow. It seems more like a Fender Thinline than a Gibson 335. Anyway your pickup swapping plans sound pretty good to me. I expect the SNS set will be awesome in that guitar.

 

[Ascension]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

The AE185 is a neck-though. Personally I wouldn't think of it as a conventional semi-hollow. It seems more like a Fender Thinline than a Gibson 335. Anyway your pickup swapping plans sound pretty good to me. I expect the SNS set will be awesome in that guitar.

Would seem so but in reality the guitar sounds more like a 335 than a Thinline because of the acoustic bridge and how it's chambered under it. Owned a 72 Thinline semi hollow with the wide-range humbuckers years ago BTW.
Have a Sentient and Hybrid in it now and it's not bad but is darker and more compressed than I expected. Hope the lower output A4 SNS set will bring some clarity and sparkle to her. The Hybrid /Sentient set will likely find a home in my Carvin ST 300 to replace the Dimarzio Gravity Storm/ PAF Joe set in it now. It's just to different from anything else I have way to dark and compressed for what I do in that guitar. Great smooth liquid Santana like solo tones with the Dimarzios but other wise just struggling to bond with the overall tone. Struggle with most Dimarzios seems like it's a feel thing and know I will be able to work with the Sentient/Hybrid set in that guitar.
Here the AE is in the mix as it is and if you really listen you can hear that hollow body resonance in the tone.

 

[chadd]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

I have the SNS set in my S2 single cut semi. It's the only guitar I've liked them in. A bit flat to my ear, but very usable. It should certainly be less compressed than what you have in there now.

 

[Ascension]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

Thanks for that as the S2 SCS I'm familiar with and the basic tones of the 2 guitars are pretty similar so that helped.
What was your gripe tone wise with the SNS set in a solid body? Most of the clips I'm hearing I like so--?

 

[chadd]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

Thanks for that as the S2 SCS I'm familiar with and the basic tones of the 2 guitars are pretty similar so that helped.
What was your gripe tone wise with the SNS set in a solid body? Most of the clips I'm hearing I like so--?

I found them to be bland and flat. A little light in the low end and no sparkle on the highs. They work fine in my Drop D guitar, since we are already a half step down. They don't get too tubby in the low end and don't drive the front end too hard for the fuzz or mid gain tones I need.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

compared to a5, a4 is lighter in the low end and less sparkly in the highs. i like a4 for somethings very much

 

[Ascension]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

compared to a5, a4 is lighter in the low end and less sparkly in the highs. i like a4 for somethings very much

Yep have an A4 in the 59 in the neck of my 95 Washburn USA MG 102. Very clear balanced and defined tone and is why I was so interested in trying the SNS set! Still waffling between the ST 300 or the AE as a home for the set and it arrives tomorrow.
Kinda want in some ways to wait and then drop a Psyclone set in the AE but the price just keeps going up on the set! Started at $239 is now listed at $279 so??

 

[chadd]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

compared to a5, a4 is lighter in the low end and less sparkly in the highs. i like a4 for somethings very much

I'm usually an A2 guy, the A4 and the wind overall (I tried almost everything else in there) just left me wanting. They aren't bad pickups, just not my bag.

 

[Ascension]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

I'm usually an A2 guy, the A4 and the wind overall (I tried almost everything else in there) just left me wanting. They aren't bad pickups, just not my bag.

Can understand that. Have mostly A 5 or A 8 in the bridge on my guitars. Looking for a milder more balanced high fi tone in what ever guitar I drop these in for what I'm doing.
Playing a lot of stuff like this and think the SNS set would work pretty well in the ST 300 in particular for this.

Keep thinking about that peeved off filtertron tone on steroids with a set of Psyclone HB's for the AE so---.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

im an a2 bucker guy too, although i do like a3 in the neck sometimes. i have a set of sns and the a4 isnt bad at all, i like it, i do miss the chewy mids of a2 though so may end up swapping mags. i keep planning on swapping but then play it and it sounds good so talk myself out of it.

 

[Ascension]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

Just hope I get a chance to find out soon about them USPS seems to have had a "problem" of some type as they were supposed to have been here yesterday. Tracking shows they went to Richmond on the 22 left and ??
Ye haw!

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[chadd]

Re: Anybody use a set of the SNS's in a semi hollow body?

im an a2 bucker guy too, although i do like a3 in the neck sometimes. i have a set of sns and the a4 isnt bad at all, i like it, i do miss the chewy mids of a2 though so may end up swapping mags. i keep planning on swapping but then play it and it sounds good so talk myself out of it.

I had an equipment malfunction mid set tonight and my SNS guitar was my backup. Missing the mids is a big part of not loving them.

Note to self: It's bad enough to knock the string out of the bridge saddle, but knocking the entire roller saddle out of the bridge means you need to lighten the F up with your right hand.