A Tone Index

[TwilightOdyssey]

That is the most complicated description I've ever read.

[_tom_]

That is the most complicated description I've ever read.

HAHAH! +1, it really made no sense!

[Deadstar]

Ditto, oh and yay  :D

one thing to add..

if one person hears the pickup as scooped and another says it has a ton of mids, you can safely assume that one of them is deaf Laughing

and terms of description are so subjective, it's impossible to do any chart about it.

Based on real events!!!  :o

http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5503&highlight=nailbomb+scooped

[RorySRV]

Ok, here´s a good one that i created
think " two little children,playing on the sand, just a feel meters from the Sea. they are playing with their back´s turned to the sea. so, they can´t see if the waves will hit them or not.
Then, imagine a medium size wave,hitting the two children in their back.
Well,thats´what i call Tight Bass. crunchy Mids, And screaming Highs.(but i´m more into a singing/warm lead tone)
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
JP

LOL.

I dont get it  :?  :P

[Davey]

well... after some profound goings on in my head, jp's analogy makes sense to some extent.. apart of the crunchy mids..

[fps_dean]

I think it's about time we clear up the confusion with everybodys description of how they want their pickups to sound using metaphors.

Certain descriptions may mean different things to different players (depending on their age, style, etc...) such as "open" which could be refering to the mid range "focus" or the high end's "sparkle."

Another one is "Crunch" a younger player into metal and hard rock may take this to mean a heavy mid-range "growl" whilst an older Blues orientated player may take this to mean that slight "edgy break-up" when the volume or gain is cranked up a little bit.

So should we make a list with descriptions and player references.

Warm, round, jangly, mushy, sharp, smooth, fuzzy (theres loads of types for that) harsh, beefy, meaty, etc......

I could go on all day. What does everybody else think?

I think not... because some things are open to interpretation, and always will be.

What you say about crunch.... we can clear this up by saying "a metallic crunch worthy of Chuck Schuldiner" or "a good 80s hard rock crunch to it." ;)

[dave_mc]

That is the most complicated description I've ever read.

:lol:

i think i need to see a shrink now.

[Deadstar]

Fair point fps_dean. And that exactly what I mean some people aren't specific and this is what leads to the confusion.

Anyway I think everything has been cleared up by TwilightOdyssey, and if this keeps going on we're going to give people headaches.

[LiamH]

I  coul give you my sense of an index:

Acoustic expansive - "Michael Hedges"type tone
Thin toney loud kick ass blues - Albert King
Thin fat hollow blues -SRV
Fat thin hollow loud rock  - Frank Zappa
Thin/fat expansive and impossible to create - Eric Johnson

I give up, there are so many greats out there. And I would put money on the fact they could pick up my guitar and burn like hell. I am slightly worried in fact that blokes my age are ruining guitar: they have a few bob now they are older and can afford to buy all the best gear and turn into tone snobs.

Musicality first I reckon. I wish I had it. But fiddling with trim pots is no match for good ears.