Seth Lovers &. Middle Position Tone

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I don't? Hmmm, I guess there is more than one way to do things.
 
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I have to thank all of you for your ideas about my query regarding middle position tone. Too many variables in getting a Page-like or Bloomfield tone. I'm not into experimenting with parts swaps or mods. I believe in working with stock Les Pauls to get a good middle tone. I think each guitar has its own distinct tone "signature" most stock Les Pauls are capable of pretty decent tone. I own two of them and each is quite different from the other, but they both are capable of deep and broad "saxophone"- like tones.

Now, I think I've maximized the middle position tone (for my needs) with my Classic. Now I move on to the Studio Deluxe. It's middle tone is similar although not as bright because it has the stock 490R/BB Pro pickups instead of Seths. I've learned something in reading the posts here. I can make further amp e.q. tweaks to alter between a thinner or thicker middle
tone.

Studioplayer
 
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Liked my Les Paul with Seth Lover's middle just fine. Wired rotary switch -
brdg HB
brdg S
brdg S + neck S
neck S
neck HB
 
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Mincer said:
I guess there is more than one way to do things.
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Well, if your project-, band-leader, manager and/or artist/s you work for and pay your salary think otherwise, then it isn't. ;)

And after thirty years as a pro, with close to five thousand gigs, spread over four continents, including a Circus, I'd like to think that my previous statement is/was pretty-well founded.

Anyway, YMMV.
 
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LtKojak said:
Well, if your project-, band-leader, manager and/or artist/s you work for and pay your salary thinks otherwise, then it isn't. ;)

And after thirty years and in excess of five thousand gigs, spread over four continents, including a Circus, I'd like to think that my previous statement is/was pretty-well founded.

Anyway, YMMV.
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You worked in a circus, well that explains it.
 
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lieutenant,

You can redeem yourself by revealing that it was a glockenspiel or calopie that drew throngs the circus.


Studioplayer
 
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You can laugh all you want, but to play in a Circus band must be one of the hardest, if not THE hardest, most demanding job there is for a musician.

Everything is written and scripted, as they need to follow the different artists' floor routines, so yo need to look at the music with one eye, look at the director with the other and even developed a "third eye", looking out at the artists themselves not getting away with their scripted routines, plus being able to "accent", all moves from the artists and the animals as well. From the musician's point of view, it's a nightmare on wheels, but if you can survive that, well, you KNOW it's all downhill from there, musically speaking, as you'll be able to play anything, anywhere, at any time.

You get to travel for free, no more need to cook and all the different animals' manure scent permanently impregnated in your nostrils. Swell!

Any volunteers? Raise your hands! ;)
 
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LtKojak said:
You can laugh all you want, but to play in a Circus band must be one of the hardest, if not THE hardest, most demanding job there is for a musician.

Everything is written and scripted, as they need to follow the different artists' floor routines, so yo need to look at the music with one eye, look at the director with the other and even developed a "third eye", looking out at the artists themselves not getting away with their scripted routines, plus being able to "accent", all moves from the artists and the animals as well. From the musician's point of view, it's a nightmare on wheels, but if you can survive that, well, you KNOW it's all downhill from there, musically speaking, as you'll be able to play anything, anywhere, at any time.

You get to travel for free, no more need to cook and all the different animals' manure scent permanently impregnated in your nostrils. Swell!

Any volunteers? Raise your hands! ;)
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I, for one, believe every aspect of this. A traveling road show as the circus is, probably is a very demanding "profession"; no matter what role you play in the production.


Studioplayer
 
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LtKojak said:
You can laugh all you want, but to play in a Circus band must be one of the hardest, if not THE hardest, most demanding job there is for a musician.
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I'm not laughing. Every gig is a good experience, as long as we learn from it. I haven't done a Circus, but I've done plenty of 'learning' gigs.
 
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beaubrummels said:
Neck 3/32" from the high E and 1/4" from the low E when fretted at the 22nd fret. Bridge 3/32" from both high and low E when fretted at 22nd fret. Neck volume on 10, bridge volume on 8-9; nearly balanced but favor the neck. Into Marshall with presence on 2-3, bass on 8-10, middle on 5-7, treble on 8-10, gain on 7-8.
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I have to say this post helped me greatly. After measuring and comparing my Seth Lover pickup
heights, I found I had them set almost exactly as given here!! By adjusting pickup volumes, I can
say that now I've found a great sounding middle,position tone; very Les Paul sounding, too.

Studioplayer
 
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LtKojak said:
Well, if your project-, band-leader, manager and/or artist/s you work for and pay your salary think otherwise, then it isn't. ;)

And after thirty years as a pro, with close to five thousand gigs, spread over four continents, including a Circus, I'd like to think that my previous statement is/was pretty-well founded.

Anyway, YMMV.
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Oh, I trust your experience. It just isn't mine.
 
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