The "sound" of Sycamore?

[Mincer]

I always thought that Schaller had a more sensible design. When they're working they both are about as good, but if the mechanism fails the Schaller still holds on to your guitar . . . whereas the Dunlop just kinda explodes.

Schaller's newest design is even a lot better than the old one, too.

 

[Chistopher]

I always thought that Schaller had a more sensible design. When they're working they both are about as good, but if the mechanism fails the Schaller still holds on to your guitar . . . whereas the Dunlop just kinda explodes.

Yeah, even if you remove the locking portion of a Schaller, it still functions as good as the free ones that come with Epiphones

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Yeah, even if you remove the locking portion of a Schaller, it still functions as good as the free ones that come with Epiphones

I like the Dunlop dual design button the most, but those ball bearings in the strap end absolutely will stick, promptly popping off the guitar with no warning. F that.

 

[Seashore]

I like the football-shaped buttons. But it comes down to the strap. The best holding one I have is an old crusty nylon thing I got in a trade about 25 years ago... tougher than seat belts. The hardest part is getting it on. Nary a slip on any instrument. I love my leather straps (the tone is unbeatable) but the holes do stretch over time, same with the fabric straps with leather or suede ends.

 

[jeremy]

if i dont have strap locks ona guitar, i go buy some grolsch

 

[Artie]

Anyone have a link to the "good" Schallers? Google is showing the old stuff. (I mean, I can't tell what's good by pics.)

 

[GuitarStv]

Anyone have a link to the "good" Schallers? Google is showing the old stuff. (I mean, I can't tell what's good by pics.)

Search for Schaller s-locks - that seems to be what they're calling the new improved ones.

 

[Mincer]

Anyone have a link to the "good" Schallers? Google is showing the old stuff. (I mean, I can't tell what's good by pics.)

Here ya go.

 

[Artie]

Here ya go.

Thank you sir. I think I like the little box they come in as much as the product itself. :9:

 

[Mincer]

Yeah, that box is pretty cool, too.

 

[playas]

Does that fix the problem with the nut constantly coming loose?

I have guitars with the schaller and dunlop locks. Given the choice I'd always go for dunlops because I just don't trust the schallers anymore.

 

[ehdwuld]

my daughter had a left handed DR in Pink Sparkle
it came with a Duncan Designed Jazz/JB set

it sounded great

 

[Artie]

my daughter had a left handed DR in Pink Sparkle
it came with a Duncan Designed Jazz/JB set

it sounded great

Mine is unique. I emailed Daisy Rock. They call it "Champagne Sparkle." Not pink, not purple. Somewhere in between. I'll post pics tomorrow.

 

[ehdwuld]

Color aside
the point was the JB/Jazz pickups sounds good in the guiter

I dont think tthink the color affects tone
might but .......

 

[Artie]

Color aside
the point was the JB/Jazz pickups sounds good in the guiter

I dont think tthink the color affects tone
might but .......

I have the DD JB/Jazz set in a Peavey Tele. They DO sound good. I love all the DD series pups I've heard.

 

[jeremy]

those do look pretty badass!

 

[orpheo]

I made a few guitars with sycamore. It's not bright sounding. At all. More like mahogany.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Box is way cool, but you're probably paying a lot for it. At $25-40 for the S-Locks in the box, I'd rather it come in a plastic bag and save $5-10 cost of the box.

I'm a big fan of the original Schaller strap locks and put them on all of my guitars. But the new S-Locks are even better...way better.

 

[Wound_Up]

That IS a very cool chart. I'm not so sure about its accuracy though. I've got some Brazilian Blackwood that puts Jatoba, Bubinga and Putpleheart to shame. It even seams to be much harder than all of the Ebony that I have.

I guess that only means that there may be a LOT of variation within each of the different woods listed. Just like there may be a lot of tonal differences with the same type of wood and even with two pieces from the same tree.

You having 1 piece out of spec doesn't mean the chart is wrong lol. It means you have wood. An all-natural product with variation in feel, color, weight, hardness, etc...

That's not even logical to think. Oh, well I have a piece that's really hard so that charts wrong. Lol. It's wayyyy more likely that you have a piece that is just harder than normal. Because it's a natural product with variations in how it feels, how much it weighs, and how hard it is.

 

[GuitarStv]

You having 1 piece out of spec doesn't mean the chart is wrong lol. It means you have wood. An all-natural product with variation in feel, color, weight, hardness, etc...

That's not even logical to think. Oh, well I have a piece that's really hard so that charts wrong. Lol. It's wayyyy more likely that you have a piece that is just harder than normal. Because it's a natural product with variations in how it feels, how much it weighs, and how hard it is.

In wine tasting there's this concept of 'teroir'. You can grow exactly the same grapes with the same weather conditions . . . but the grapes on one side of the hill get more sun so are juicier, or in one part of the valley have different drainage - and it significantly changes the way the wine will tase. I figure guitar stuff is like that. You can generalize a species of wood - but you only play an individual piece. And that individual piece can vary a heck of a lot within a species.