Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: CaffeineJunkie on May 02, 2007, 12:52:04 PM

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Post by: CaffeineJunkie on May 02, 2007, 12:52:04 PM: just ordered me a new geeeetar and a mississippi queen to go into it :D:D

(http://www.wizardguitars.com/products/gordon-smith-natural-junior.JPG)

(except one with a Hummmmbucker at the bridge instead)

:D
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Post by: Fourth Feline on May 02, 2007, 01:18:08 PM: Nice one !

I just love the simplicity of that guitar :D

F.F.
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Post by: sgmypod on May 02, 2007, 01:39:17 PM: nice wizrd guitars I guess
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Post by: CaffeineJunkie on May 02, 2007, 01:40:27 PM: Quote from: sgmypod
nice wizrd guitars I guess

lol nah, they just have better pictures than the gordon smith website
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Post by: Twinfan on May 02, 2007, 01:40:47 PM: Nice. Should be very similar to my MQ'd SG-1 :D
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Post by: horsehead on May 02, 2007, 01:48:51 PM: wizard guitars of Doncaster?
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Post by: CaffeineJunkie on May 02, 2007, 01:59:27 PM: Quote from: horsehead
wizard guitars of Doncaster?

wouldn't know, just a website to me...

didn't buy it from them if that's what you mean
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Post by: Twinfan on May 02, 2007, 02:46:40 PM: That's the shot sgmypod was on about though - Wizard Guitars of Doncaster.
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Post by: sgmypod on May 02, 2007, 02:59:38 PM: Yup that was the shop..hell can't always be right
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Post by: dave_mc on May 02, 2007, 04:01:00 PM: nice!

I just heard on HC that the single pickup ones have a slightly better tone (due to not having to route out wood for the neck 'bucker?)?

that's kinda put me in a quandary... i want a neck pickup, but i also want the best tone!

:lol:
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Post by: WezV on May 02, 2007, 04:42:40 PM: Quote from: dave_mc
nice!

I just heard on HC that the single pickup ones have a slightly better tone (due to not having to route out wood for the neck 'bucker?)?

that's kinda put me in a quandary... i want a neck pickup, but i also want the best tone!

:lol:

That a really minimal point that i wouldnt worry about - if you want a neck pikcup then buy a guitar with a neck pickup, theres plenty out there that sound just fine!!

If you never use a neck pickup then a single pickup guitar may be for you but the main advantages is that you are not paying for something you wont use.

There is more variation between the tone of peices of wood that came from the same tree than a neck pikcup route would make on that guitar. . . if it was an SG shape with the neck mostly free of the body and the neck tenon extending into the pickup route then it might make mroe difference- but still not enough to worry about!
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Post by: dave_mc on May 02, 2007, 08:45:02 PM: ah, ok, cool. that helps a lot, coming from a luthier.

Cheers!

:drink:
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Post by: Bainzy on May 02, 2007, 09:54:04 PM: I'd expect the tone difference to come more from the fact that less pickups means less string pull - therefore having only one pickup means a bit more sustain, and a slightly stronger more present tone perhaps.
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Post by: HTH AMPS on May 02, 2007, 10:09:34 PM: +1 on the reduced string pull (as Bainzy said) - there is something special about single pickup guitars, they're just loud and raw. my old SG jr was just a monster of a guitar - makes you really work the volume and tone pots to get different tones.

:twisted:
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Post by: WezV on May 02, 2007, 10:40:00 PM: Quote from: Bainzy
I'd expect the tone difference to come more from the fact that less pickups means less string pull - therefore having only one pickup means a bit more sustain, and a slightly stronger more present tone perhaps.

yes - possibly slightly better sustain but better tone is harder to judge and personally i have never played many modern guitars that lacked sustain anyway (apart from ones that lacked sustain because something wasnt working correctly), i have played plenty with bad tonal qualities

Lets not forget that sutain and tone (whilst obviously connected) are seperate issues!!

I do like single pickup guitars a lot but i also like the sound of a neck pickup and find most players do not want to loose that.
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Post by: Kilby on May 02, 2007, 11:23:44 PM: Nice to see your shopping has been successful, now you gotta let us know when it turns up

Theres some info here regarding 2 pickup double cut styled guitars http://www.guitargonauts.com/pick-51.html may may be viewed as less desireable. He has 3 or 4 other Jrs, with a little further information regarding desireable traits (just follow the "more picks" link)

Rob...
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Post by: viking on May 03, 2007, 04:39:34 AM: Beautiful website,Wezv :roll: !Your guitars looks gorgeous too! 8)
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Post by: WezV on May 03, 2007, 08:10:37 AM: cheers!!
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Post by: dave_mc on May 03, 2007, 07:21:57 PM: garg, you aren't helping... you do realise where this will end up, don't you? GAS for both a single pickup version and dual pickup version... :lol:

(i mean, i appreciate any info i get :drink: )
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Post by: WezV on May 03, 2007, 08:42:51 PM: Quote from: dave_mc
GAS for both a single pickup version and dual pickup version... :lol:

It really is the only viable option :wink:
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Post by: dave_mc on May 03, 2007, 10:34:20 PM: ^ garg, stop it!

:lol:
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Post by: Jonesy on June 10, 2007, 06:54:05 PM: Caffine junky...how does that guitar sound and play then?

Ive heard realy good things about Gordon Smiths