Sound clips for pickups...don't...just don't
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Chistopher
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Re: Sound clips for pickups...don't...just don't
Magic. What other mechanism does a magnet use to shape a pickups tone?
Magic. What other mechanism does a magnet use to shape a pickups tone?
Demanic
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Re: Sound clips for pickups...don't...just don't
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I would think that it has something to do with field density.
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BriGuy1968
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LLL
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I've had all 3 of the Custom family (same exact wind/construction; different magnets) and the Custom 5 is by far the most "scooped mids" sounding of the bunch.
In fact, when I purchased the Custom 5 (approx decade ago), I returned it the very next day in exchange for (yet another) Seth Lover.
I've had all 3 of the Custom family (same exact wind/construction; different magnets) and the Custom 5 is by far the most "scooped mids" sounding of the bunch.
In fact, when I purchased the Custom 5 (approx decade ago), I returned it the very next day in exchange for (yet another) Seth Lover.
LLL
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LLL
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I'll bet that's what a bar of soap looked like in the Middle Ages...
Ha, thanks.. some pup covers I made for a set of invaders a few years ago...
The "warbucker":
..& the "Bloodbucker"
..used a toothbrush paint & some acid...
I'll bet that's what a bar of soap looked like in the Middle Ages...
Phantasmagoria
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Yeah..for the yearly bath..with fragrances like 'War' & 'Blood' instead of 'Lavender' & 'Pumpkin'..
Yeah..for the yearly bath..with fragrances like 'War' & 'Blood' instead of 'Lavender' & 'Pumpkin'..
beaubrummels
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FWIW - I've found the general population of guitar players' completely biased and herded opinions to more closely match my initial impressions with actual pickups than what I've ever heard in any produced (or unproduced/amateur) video. After that initial impression, further tweaking of my amps, pickup heights, etc. then educates myself on what else I can get out of a pickup that the general population of biased guitarists either didn't mention, didn't notice, or didn't try themselves. But I'm ok with that. It's part of the game. At least some bros got me in the right ball park with the right uniform on. YMMV
FWIW - I've found the general population of guitar players' completely biased and herded opinions to more closely match my initial impressions with actual pickups than what I've ever heard in any produced (or unproduced/amateur) video. After that initial impression, further tweaking of my amps, pickup heights, etc. then educates myself on what else I can get out of a pickup that the general population of biased guitarists either didn't mention, didn't notice, or didn't try themselves. But I'm ok with that. It's part of the game. At least some bros got me in the right ball park with the right uniform on. YMMV
BriGuy1968
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So many variables…
So many opinions…
So little time!
Roll the bones, folks!
So many variables…
So many opinions…
So little time!
Roll the bones, folks!
Re: Sound clips for pickups...don't...just don't
I think that is the key here...it is always roll the bones and dive in, if you are going of clips, recommendations, descriptions, pictures, etc. We don't know until we try. It is like buying a guitar without trying...we can only try to make a reasonable decision.
I think that is the key here...it is always roll the bones and dive in, if you are going of clips, recommendations, descriptions, pictures, etc. We don't know until we try. It is like buying a guitar without trying...we can only try to make a reasonable decision.
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I think that most simply can't put pickups and clips of said into context. You have 1 link in a very long chain of tonal aspects. Even a little bit of thought about the matter could surely uncover the fact that there will be serious variation with the number of rigs people run - and even more with the fact that players have unique styles. I mean if you consider the amount of possibilities of difference then of course you are going to have to try the pickup for yourself to see what its really like.
This goes alongside those who seem to think that numbers/specs should tell you all about pickups too.
Its just an expectation failure syndrome - somehow people have got it into their heads that the company is obliged to provide personal experience guarantees......as if they are mind-readers or precognitive.
I think that most simply can't put pickups and clips of said into context. You have 1 link in a very long chain of tonal aspects. Even a little bit of thought about the matter could surely uncover the fact that there will be serious variation with the number of rigs people run - and even more with the fact that players have unique styles. I mean if you consider the amount of possibilities of difference then of course you are going to have to try the pickup for yourself to see what its really like.
This goes alongside those who seem to think that numbers/specs should tell you all about pickups too.
Its just an expectation failure syndrome - somehow people have got it into their heads that the company is obliged to provide personal experience guarantees......as if they are mind-readers or precognitive.
PicoRiveraTele
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It's utterly impossible. There's no debate to be had, it's just impossible. If someone thinks this is happening, they're mistaking one tonal effect for another. What could lead to a sense of reduced mid range is a stronger transient, which very is possible due to the non linearity of magnetic field strength. The stronger transient brings with it more higher harmonic amplitudes, giving the sense that the mid range is reduced by contrast.
It's utterly impossible. There's no debate to be had, it's just impossible. If someone thinks this is happening, they're mistaking one tonal effect for another. What could lead to a sense of reduced mid range is a stronger transient, which very is possible due to the non linearity of magnetic field strength. The stronger transient brings with it more higher harmonic amplitudes, giving the sense that the mid range is reduced by contrast.
BriGuy1968
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