Re: Bell tones 50's fender pickups
walters said:
Thanks guys for the help
whats the difference between Twang VS bell tones?
I want to have like a Bell tone Mode switch so i can have different bell tone frequencys i can choose from how can i do this please?
You know what the difference is, because you know what "twang" sounds like vs. a "bell". Nobody here knows how to make a bell tone mode switch because I doubt anyone has ever even heard of such a thing. At least I haven't. (The closest thing I can think of to what you're looking for is a Line 6 Variax guitar, which is a "modeling guitar", designed to sound like a Tele or a Strat or an LP at the flick of a switch.)
There is a saying from a catholic priest I once heard, a Father John Neuhaus, who said "What are intellectuals for, but to complexify the obvious?" You're taking a very simple idea and trying to over-engineer and otherwise find the most complicated, expensive, and excessively high tech way to get it done. But here is how it really works:
You should be able to get both bell and twang from your guitar
without any fancy electronic modifications -- because the difference between bell and twang is mostly about:
a) Good wood in the guitar;
b) Quality pickups;
c) Which pickup or combination of pickups you use for twang vs. bell (i.e., neck and neck/middle are more bell-like, bridge and bridge/neck are more twangy);
d)
And most important of all, the skill and attitude in your playing. In a nutshell, picking up closer to the neck will give you a more bell-like tone, picking closer to the bridge will sound more twangy. Pulling a little harder on the string when you pick it will give you some country spank and twang.
Anyway, you get the idea. Look for the simple solution first...
