Benjy_26
25's Nemesis
Nah, not really, but I do need some help with it.
The Hamer in question is a '81 Special. It has a sustain block bridge (like the new Talladega), a 3 piece Honduras mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard and a Gibson scale, a two piece mahogany body, a 1/8" flamed maple top, Schaller tuners, 3 way switching, 500k CTS pots (2v, master tone), and a .022 Orange Drop with 50's wiring.
I string this guitar with DR Pure Blues guaged .010-.042.
Acoustically, this guitar is very alive. Strummed chords kick back in your belly and even picked single note lines can be felt resonating up and down the neck. Tonally, I'd say it's balanced (leanin towards bright) with very, very good articulation and a very pleasant top end sparkle and a low end that seems to bloom.
This guitar has no problem sounding great in the neck position. I've tried the PGn, Jazz, APHn, Demon, and have settled on the 59n with Artie's De-mud mod s the neck pickup for this beastie.
My issue is with the bridge position.
I've tried plety of bridge units with varying degrees of success. All have sounded good, some great, but all have left me wanting.
This is my hard rock/new rock guitar, BTW.
I've tried the following:
*C5-Jack of all trades, master of none. The low end isn't particularly tight, the highs aren't all that sweet, and the leads just don't jump out.
*Custom- Too fizzy under light gain and not extreme enough under high gain. Good for riffing, not the best for leads.
*CC- Sounds too compressed in this guitar, There's no sparkle or bloom (Odd, as it does it all in my other guitars).
*Duncan Distortion-Cool mondo-distorto tone, too much high end fizz under low "just breakin' up" gain.
*JB-dig the leads, HATE the flabby low end for rythm. Cleans are nasally to boot.
*Dimebucker-Tight and hot, like a pissed off tele on 'roids. I dig it, but it's a bit one-dimensional. Could use less output and a sweeter top end. Cleans are surpisingly good thru a high headroom amp.
*Air Zone- Awesome leads, slightly muddy rythm.
The Hamer in question is a '81 Special. It has a sustain block bridge (like the new Talladega), a 3 piece Honduras mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard and a Gibson scale, a two piece mahogany body, a 1/8" flamed maple top, Schaller tuners, 3 way switching, 500k CTS pots (2v, master tone), and a .022 Orange Drop with 50's wiring.
I string this guitar with DR Pure Blues guaged .010-.042.
Acoustically, this guitar is very alive. Strummed chords kick back in your belly and even picked single note lines can be felt resonating up and down the neck. Tonally, I'd say it's balanced (leanin towards bright) with very, very good articulation and a very pleasant top end sparkle and a low end that seems to bloom.
This guitar has no problem sounding great in the neck position. I've tried the PGn, Jazz, APHn, Demon, and have settled on the 59n with Artie's De-mud mod s the neck pickup for this beastie.
My issue is with the bridge position.
I've tried plety of bridge units with varying degrees of success. All have sounded good, some great, but all have left me wanting.
This is my hard rock/new rock guitar, BTW.
I've tried the following:
*C5-Jack of all trades, master of none. The low end isn't particularly tight, the highs aren't all that sweet, and the leads just don't jump out.
*Custom- Too fizzy under light gain and not extreme enough under high gain. Good for riffing, not the best for leads.
*CC- Sounds too compressed in this guitar, There's no sparkle or bloom (Odd, as it does it all in my other guitars).
*Duncan Distortion-Cool mondo-distorto tone, too much high end fizz under low "just breakin' up" gain.
*JB-dig the leads, HATE the flabby low end for rythm. Cleans are nasally to boot.
*Dimebucker-Tight and hot, like a pissed off tele on 'roids. I dig it, but it's a bit one-dimensional. Could use less output and a sweeter top end. Cleans are surpisingly good thru a high headroom amp.
*Air Zone- Awesome leads, slightly muddy rythm.
