I thought the cure for PMS was Midol?
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Re: I thought the cure for PMS was Midol?
No doubt. I know its mass and not the "musical Brass" (that cracks me up in and of itself) that they are made from. Why not make one from lead. Only, we'll call it "Led". That, friends, would sell a crap load..
No doubt. I know its mass and not the "musical Brass" (that cracks me up in and of itself) that they are made from. Why not make one from lead. Only, we'll call it "Led". That, friends, would sell a crap load..
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Re: I thought the cure for PMS was Midol?
Lead's too soft. I'd worry about the integrity of the threaded parts. Some will complain about potential health risks, but I think those people just don't have their eyes on the big picture.
Lead's too soft. I'd worry about the integrity of the threaded parts. Some will complain about potential health risks, but I think those people just don't have their eyes on the big picture.
Hairmail
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Re: I thought the cure for PMS was Midol?
I swear I'm starting to see more and more brass objects getting put in guitars. Even when there's absolutely no use for it. Even Framus are using brass screw anchors. Seriously? I mean does this even affect the tone in any way? I understand if its for a sustain block but this and the FU PMS stuff is just taking the whole brass craze too far.
http://www.warwick.de/en/The-Differ...r-pickup-mounting-system.html#current_site_id
I swear I'm starting to see more and more brass objects getting put in guitars. Even when there's absolutely no use for it. Even Framus are using brass screw anchors. Seriously? I mean does this even affect the tone in any way? I understand if its for a sustain block but this and the FU PMS stuff is just taking the whole brass craze too far.
http://www.warwick.de/en/The-Differ...r-pickup-mounting-system.html#current_site_id
LonePhantom
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Re: I thought the cure for PMS was Midol?
I've found that to not be the case. I had some brass and titanium blocks made to similar specs to Ibanez Edge sustain block. Definitely a different tone, and a little more sustain too.
Sustain blocks will give you a tonal difference. Saddles do too. Even spring claws. This new item, for the price I doubt it does that much.
I've found that to not be the case. I had some brass and titanium blocks made to similar specs to Ibanez Edge sustain block. Definitely a different tone, and a little more sustain too.
Sustain blocks will give you a tonal difference. Saddles do too. Even spring claws. This new item, for the price I doubt it does that much.
vinta9e
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Roger that. The springs themselves are silly important. I kid you not. Once swapped the cheap stock steel springs for a set of Schallers on an import Dinky and the change in both tone and string action/feel was nothing short of radical. I don't blame you if you don't believe a set of springs would transform a guitar from bleh to yeah. I've been very picky about my springs ever since. No, they are not made of musical brass.
Another one of my sticks has an original Edge. The block is made of some lightweight alloy. I don't know what it is exactly but it looks and feels much like notebook computer cases, so magnesium and/or aluminum would be my best guesses.
This block gives the host guitar a cool airy zing to her voice. It's trebly but nice in a unique way. It grew on me so much, I refuse to think about swapping, let alone paying a single cent for "upgrading" the "pot metal" block with a generic bulky piece of brass.
Hehe, yeah...
My basswood whammy loaded Jackson chugs like a mofo. It has been confirmed by independent witnesses so there is hope I wasn't hallucinating. How dare this basswood even sound that good, lol, it's embarrassing. It also looks embarrassing painted in Hammerite, frets tarnished, strings expired long ago, wiring gutted save for a single 330k load resistor for the JB.
This guitar has a small Schaller block. Nickel plated brass, but it's tiny. Maybe it's the nickel plating that sounds bigbawlz, eh? or the Hammerite? Hey, the ad said it was good for metal!
I wonder if I get sent to a doctor for saying that aloud: pickup mounting does influence the tone.
How do I know? The pickups vibrate together with the guitar body. You can check that with a million dollar laser interferometer, or with your fingertips you got for free, but wouldn't trade for said interferometer. I wonder if Mr Iommi is reading that, I'd be really embarrassed to ask him if he would. K, back to the topic: find a chopstick and tap a pickup bobbin. Tap the ring, too, and the height screws. With some gain and volume, you'll hear it cluck through the amp. So now, that every pickup being slightly microphonic is a given, take a look at that:
Not really a pickup ring. But a contraption designed for decoupling a microphone. Either this is a fashionable gimmick, or the people who get paid for using their ears state, that "microphone stands/mounts influence tone". Now sure, microphones are way more sensitive to vibrations than guitar pickups but mics are rarely affixed directly to guitar bodies and guitar amps do push a lot of gain. What more can I say? Pickup rings often put the pickups at an angle, bringing the bridge side a little closer to the strings.
So yeah, direct mounting gives a little more thump than ring mounting. A subtle difference, but it's there. I won't go as far as claiming I hear a difference between different ring materials, pickup springs and height screws. Even though the combination of imperial thread, dome headed philips drive screws inevitably made of musical brass, combined with vintage fender reverb springs, prestretched and cut into 3 inch lengths with exactly 36 turns might sound the most organic. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Now let me say a word about 'the power of marketing'. It's a double edged (and I don't mean piezo floyded) sword. FU's marketing strategy, those overexcited sales pitches, the "magic bullet that all the pros, hos and bangbros use", the "energizing of tone", calling a FU-king bracket a "patented system", and the pricing scheme, selling a sixpack of "tonally superior" screws at the cost of a pound, is just beyond my sense of good taste.
I don't doubt the actual quality of the products but I cannot imagine doing business with a company that talks to me like I've got more money than reason.
Roger that. The springs themselves are silly important. I kid you not. Once swapped the cheap stock steel springs for a set of Schallers on an import Dinky and the change in both tone and string action/feel was nothing short of radical. I don't blame you if you don't believe a set of springs would transform a guitar from bleh to yeah. I've been very picky about my springs ever since. No, they are not made of musical brass.
Another one of my sticks has an original Edge. The block is made of some lightweight alloy. I don't know what it is exactly but it looks and feels much like notebook computer cases, so magnesium and/or aluminum would be my best guesses.
This block gives the host guitar a cool airy zing to her voice. It's trebly but nice in a unique way. It grew on me so much, I refuse to think about swapping, let alone paying a single cent for "upgrading" the "pot metal" block with a generic bulky piece of brass.
Hehe, yeah...
My basswood whammy loaded Jackson chugs like a mofo. It has been confirmed by independent witnesses so there is hope I wasn't hallucinating. How dare this basswood even sound that good, lol, it's embarrassing. It also looks embarrassing painted in Hammerite, frets tarnished, strings expired long ago, wiring gutted save for a single 330k load resistor for the JB.
This guitar has a small Schaller block. Nickel plated brass, but it's tiny. Maybe it's the nickel plating that sounds bigbawlz, eh? or the Hammerite? Hey, the ad said it was good for metal!
I wonder if I get sent to a doctor for saying that aloud: pickup mounting does influence the tone.
How do I know? The pickups vibrate together with the guitar body. You can check that with a million dollar laser interferometer, or with your fingertips you got for free, but wouldn't trade for said interferometer. I wonder if Mr Iommi is reading that, I'd be really embarrassed to ask him if he would. K, back to the topic: find a chopstick and tap a pickup bobbin. Tap the ring, too, and the height screws. With some gain and volume, you'll hear it cluck through the amp. So now, that every pickup being slightly microphonic is a given, take a look at that:
Not really a pickup ring. But a contraption designed for decoupling a microphone. Either this is a fashionable gimmick, or the people who get paid for using their ears state, that "microphone stands/mounts influence tone". Now sure, microphones are way more sensitive to vibrations than guitar pickups but mics are rarely affixed directly to guitar bodies and guitar amps do push a lot of gain. What more can I say? Pickup rings often put the pickups at an angle, bringing the bridge side a little closer to the strings.
So yeah, direct mounting gives a little more thump than ring mounting. A subtle difference, but it's there. I won't go as far as claiming I hear a difference between different ring materials, pickup springs and height screws. Even though the combination of imperial thread, dome headed philips drive screws inevitably made of musical brass, combined with vintage fender reverb springs, prestretched and cut into 3 inch lengths with exactly 36 turns might sound the most organic. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Now let me say a word about 'the power of marketing'. It's a double edged (and I don't mean piezo floyded) sword. FU's marketing strategy, those overexcited sales pitches, the "magic bullet that all the pros, hos and bangbros use", the "energizing of tone", calling a FU-king bracket a "patented system", and the pricing scheme, selling a sixpack of "tonally superior" screws at the cost of a pound, is just beyond my sense of good taste.
I don't doubt the actual quality of the products but I cannot imagine doing business with a company that talks to me like I've got more money than reason.