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misfits7783

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anyone with blackguard flat 50 ?
« on: February 09, 2008, 05:43:14 PM »
how is it ? I'm thinking of getting one next week or this week probably. I'm really into twang tele sounds. and tim said blackguard would be great. but is blackguard also warm and not thin sounding ? stock PKs in my 52 teles tend to be a bit too Thin...anyone with blackguards in there telecaster ? I would appretiate any comments on these wonderful blackguard pickups
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PhilKing

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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2008, 10:22:31 PM »
The black guard is a great sounding tele set.  The neck is a little fatter sounding than normal, more like a strat in tone, and the bridge has a really great older tele tone.  I have played both the flat pole and stagger pole sets but prefer the flatpole for the slightly thicker tone.
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misfits7783

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hmm
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2008, 02:30:48 AM »
so the flat 50 blackguards are probably what I'm looking for...? flat warm sounding with plenty of twang ?
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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2008, 10:09:01 AM »
I want another Tele just so that I can get some..sigh. Mind you, I love my CB's in mine.
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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2008, 11:08:15 AM »
We just got into playing them this week, they do have the warmth that Phil described, and the 4 way switch seems to have added an extra worth looking for.
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misfits7783

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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2008, 01:01:52 PM »
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We just got into playing them this week, they do have the warmth that Phil described, and the 4 way switch seems to have added an extra worth looking for.


whoa.....4 way switch ? what am I missing here?
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« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2008, 01:38:06 PM »
The 4 way switch gives you the following combinations:

Bridge
Bridge & Neck in parallel
Neck
Bridge & Neck in series

The first 3 are the standard Tele switching, the last is a really great tone, with more power (think some Brian May tones).
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misfits7783

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« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2008, 03:17:21 PM »
Quote from: PhilKing
The 4 way switch gives you the following combinations:

Bridge
Bridge & Neck in parallel
Neck
Bridge & Neck in series

The first 3 are the standard Tele switching, the last is a really great tone, with more power (think some Brian May tones).


how does bridge & neck in series work..? If I were to upgrade to 4 way switch I would have to buy a 4way pickup switcher(?)for my telecaster right ?
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« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2008, 04:42:22 PM »
A thicker sound, two single coils together, adding more power, retaining a tele character. The four-way switch can be found at the Bareknuckle store.
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misfits7783

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« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2008, 05:02:10 PM »
Quote from: LULUSG
A thicker sound, two single coils together, adding more power, retaining a tele character. The four-way switch can be found at the Bareknuckle store.

so to put it in more simple terms...it's like humbuckers right ? or kinda ?
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« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2008, 06:31:45 PM »
Yes kinda, no Hum-cancelling though.
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« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2008, 09:37:11 PM »
Unless the pickups are reverse wound. 4 way switches are awesome.
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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2008, 12:53:38 PM »
I got them...just what I was looking for...I was so struck by the sound of these pickups..made my tele sing...so woody..and well I'll post samples...(will I be the first blackguard sampler..?)
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« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2008, 01:17:14 PM »
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. I have played both the flat pole and stagger pole sets but prefer the flatpole for the slightly thicker tone.


Does that mean my newly acquired set of Irish Tours will have a slightly beefier sound than if they were staggered?
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« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2008, 02:00:26 PM »
Quote from: misfits7783
I got them...just what I was looking for...I was so struck by the sound of these pickups..made my tele sing...so woody..and well I'll post samples...(will I be the first blackguard sampler..?)

Probably.
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