The super distortion: New vs old?
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Re: The super distortion: New vs old?
Height adjustment and string type/gauge alone could account for that
Height adjustment and string type/gauge alone could account for that
Dave Locher
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Re: The super distortion: New vs old?
As far as I can tell from the three I have owned, one new a few years ago, one about as old as they get, and one in between, they sounded as much alike/different as any three individual pickups can. I certainly did not think the oldest was the warmest or somewhere better.
As far as I can tell from the three I have owned, one new a few years ago, one about as old as they get, and one in between, they sounded as much alike/different as any three individual pickups can. I certainly did not think the oldest was the warmest or somewhere better.
Re: The super distortion: New vs old?
Old thread but still interesting. I had an original 'SD Distortion' in a home built guitar back in the 70's. The neck was mahogany and the body was oak. A super combo. That guitar was soooo sweet sounding. A few years later I put the pickup in an original Charvell with a maple neck, mahogany body with a flame maple top. The sweetness was gone and I gained more upper mids. Not a huge difference but noticeable. Same pickup, different guitar, makes for more difference than people think.
I have 2 'SD Distortions'. One from the 70's and one from the 90's. No noticeable difference in tone. Newer than that, I don't know about but I'm betting there is no noticeable difference either.
Old thread but still interesting. I had an original 'SD Distortion' in a home built guitar back in the 70's. The neck was mahogany and the body was oak. A super combo. That guitar was soooo sweet sounding. A few years later I put the pickup in an original Charvell with a maple neck, mahogany body with a flame maple top. The sweetness was gone and I gained more upper mids. Not a huge difference but noticeable. Same pickup, different guitar, makes for more difference than people think.
I have 2 'SD Distortions'. One from the 70's and one from the 90's. No noticeable difference in tone. Newer than that, I don't know about but I'm betting there is no noticeable difference either.
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OsvyRock
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I got one last year. I really don't care about the vintage VS new thing. I really think that with proper setup and amp EQ, you can really ROCK WITH IT! You don't have an idea how much I nailed KISS tone in my Flying V guitar. I felt so powerful, so iconic.... Just tweak your amp knobs, and save your settings!
I got one last year. I really don't care about the vintage VS new thing. I really think that with proper setup and amp EQ, you can really ROCK WITH IT! You don't have an idea how much I nailed KISS tone in my Flying V guitar. I felt so powerful, so iconic.... Just tweak your amp knobs, and save your settings!
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