Pearly / Seth
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Re: Pearly / Seth
PGbs are brighter. Seths are warmer and "fuller sounding" IME. But the difference is not what I would call extreme.
A PGb with the onboard tone and/or volume knobs rolled down a hair or two is not a whole lot different sounding than a Seth bridge IME...and that's without even messing with the amp or other outboard e.q. controls. Not quite as easy to get a Seth bridge to sound like a PGb. Adding treble is always harder than taking it away. You need good quality outboard e.q. control to do it (but that means it can be done).
Seths and PGs make a good mix-match combo in any order. I like Seth neck and PG bridge together the most, though. The Seth bridge can get overly warm; I like my bridge pickups bright. And the PGn can get overly bright; I like my neck pickups warm. Seth neck and PGb gives you the best of both sets, IMO.
PGbs are brighter. Seths are warmer and "fuller sounding" IME. But the difference is not what I would call extreme.
A PGb with the onboard tone and/or volume knobs rolled down a hair or two is not a whole lot different sounding than a Seth bridge IME...and that's without even messing with the amp or other outboard e.q. controls. Not quite as easy to get a Seth bridge to sound like a PGb. Adding treble is always harder than taking it away. You need good quality outboard e.q. control to do it (but that means it can be done).
Seths and PGs make a good mix-match combo in any order. I like Seth neck and PG bridge together the most, though. The Seth bridge can get overly warm; I like my bridge pickups bright. And the PGn can get overly bright; I like my neck pickups warm. Seth neck and PGb gives you the best of both sets, IMO.
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