Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
As much as I'd like to make some charts and graphs, I'll refrain. And while I'm not going to discuss sampling bias/error either (and don't any of you even ATTEMPT to have that conversation with me), I'll just round a couple of points where convenient. MAybe up, maybe down, most likely nearest.
So - the first take home is that it appears that about 75% of us have either owned or played sufficiently, to have an opinion. That also suggests that 25% of us don't have or play Pearlies. Honestly, that's a LOT of Pearly Gates experience out there overall. Let's just say most or many of us have some knowledge of the Pup in question.
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Of the respondents who had an opinion 26/47, or 57% said it was GOOD or ONE OF SEYMOUR'S BEST. . So of those with an opinion, nearly 70% have, shall we say, very positive regard for it. There were equal opportunities to say Bad/Worst.
All positive responses - those who loved the neck or bridge, were 77%, or nearly 4/5 people. So almost 4/5 people have some serious positive regard for this pickup. I'd say most who have played it seem to like it.
There were 3 definitely negative responses, hating one, the other, or just plain calling it bad that would be about 6%. Let's call it 1 in 20. REmember - no Worst replies.
Finally, there were 17% with an outright "It depends" they would not put down an unequivocal/qualified response. Whether this fence sitting is truly a "depends" response or a desire to not choose one of the other categories, or potentially just indecision is somewhat unknown. Maybe it really means just that - some guitars it worked, others it didn't.
Over HALF love it, nearly 80% like it in some form, of those who don't all but a small percentage of them appear to have had varying degrees of positive/negative experiences.
Interesting. We often discuss the person whose opinion is stated the loudest, or the most often, and on the intarweb, repeated 12 steps removed from the original. So I just thought I'd throw down a little "When asked directly" wisdom.
Is this perfect? No. As I said, sample bias, error, etc. Those are important things. But there were balanced and equal opportunities to like/dislike, of equal valence, with a neutral point, as well as a "out" if you didn't know it.
So - the first take home is that it appears that about 75% of us have either owned or played sufficiently, to have an opinion. That also suggests that 25% of us don't have or play Pearlies. Honestly, that's a LOT of Pearly Gates experience out there overall. Let's just say most or many of us have some knowledge of the Pup in question.
Next…
Of the respondents who had an opinion 26/47, or 57% said it was GOOD or ONE OF SEYMOUR'S BEST. . So of those with an opinion, nearly 70% have, shall we say, very positive regard for it. There were equal opportunities to say Bad/Worst.
All positive responses - those who loved the neck or bridge, were 77%, or nearly 4/5 people. So almost 4/5 people have some serious positive regard for this pickup. I'd say most who have played it seem to like it.
There were 3 definitely negative responses, hating one, the other, or just plain calling it bad that would be about 6%. Let's call it 1 in 20. REmember - no Worst replies.
Finally, there were 17% with an outright "It depends" they would not put down an unequivocal/qualified response. Whether this fence sitting is truly a "depends" response or a desire to not choose one of the other categories, or potentially just indecision is somewhat unknown. Maybe it really means just that - some guitars it worked, others it didn't.
Over HALF love it, nearly 80% like it in some form, of those who don't all but a small percentage of them appear to have had varying degrees of positive/negative experiences.
Interesting. We often discuss the person whose opinion is stated the loudest, or the most often, and on the intarweb, repeated 12 steps removed from the original. So I just thought I'd throw down a little "When asked directly" wisdom.
Is this perfect? No. As I said, sample bias, error, etc. Those are important things. But there were balanced and equal opportunities to like/dislike, of equal valence, with a neutral point, as well as a "out" if you didn't know it.
