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Post by rayden44 on Oct 27, 2010 14:39:05 GMT -5
I've heard good things about Godin, but I don't think it'll be possible. One of our major stores does stock Godin, all of 5 of them. 3 of which are archtop, and two are HSH Ibanez looking things with floyd rose trems. bah.
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 27, 2010 14:47:59 GMT -5
Went out yesterday, into a music store. They had a Fender Deluxe setup in there. Played around with the following: (all G&L's are tribute series, good luck finding anything else here!) G&L ASAT Special, G&L S-500, G&L Classic Bluesboy semi hollow, Squier Vintage Mod SSH The ASAT Special is winning at the moment. It keeps a rich tone almost no matter where I set the tone knob. Good neck sound without getting boomy, and the bridge doesn't stab you in the eye. Sustains like nothing else. By comparison the Bluesboy and the Squier were very muddy in neck, no real surprise being humbuckers. I couldn't find that interesting neck + middle sound out of the SSH Squier I did before, probably due to diff amp. The Squier has easily the fattest neck of all the above just to stay on topic! The S-500 was interesting, but still had a touch of that boomy quality on the neck pup. Will prolly take my amp over there and see how it responds. Might also try mucking with my present pickup heights a bit. I'll chuck up another topic for my next piece  |
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Post by 469roadking on Oct 27, 2010 17:40:55 GMT -5
"bridge doesn't stab you in the eye"......only a guitarist could know exactly what you mean without raising an eyebrow. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by rayden44 on Oct 27, 2010 22:51:17 GMT -5
Went to see a guy play who had a strat and fender amp - couldn't see which one. Just occasionally you'd see the front row jump a little Yeah go the Ice Pick sound! |
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Post by Mojo on Oct 30, 2010 14:51:59 GMT -5
"bridge doesn't stab you in the eye"......only a guitarist could know exactly what you mean without raising an eyebrow. ;D ;D ;D ain't that the truth! |
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Post by davidmgt on Nov 2, 2010 16:24:05 GMT -5
I like my necks fat..G&L's #4 neck fits the bill...all of my G&Ls have it ;D
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Post by rayden44 on Nov 6, 2010 1:16:56 GMT -5
Played some Schecter PT's today on my own amp. Couldn't really find a great sound out of either the regular PT or the Fastback version. Coil tapping didn't really produce a single coil style tone. Otherwise though it was a nice feeling guitar. Tone / vol Knobs are very loose to turn.
I was able to find a Godin, and the guitar does seem really nice but the pickups didn't produce anything resembling a clean tone. Changing from bridge to neck made little difference at all. I thought it might be a bad one, but the other I tried (of the same model) did the same. It might simply be the model. It had P90's, might be the LGSP90.
Also went and saw the ASAT again with my amp in tow. Still sounds nice. Like the satin finish on the neck makes it real easy to play. Think this will be the one to buy, just have to find some money lol
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Post by Happy Jack on Nov 6, 2010 3:41:50 GMT -5
Those Schecter PT's are really spoiled by those crappy Duncan Designed pick ups. I must get around to changing mine
I am surprised about the Godin though although the pick ups are P90s mine are Seymour Duncans and they are great clean - in fact the bridge single coil sounds like a Telecaster with a pair of huge hairy bollocks
You want go far wrong with a G&L though
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Post by lessonsthatrock on Nov 7, 2010 12:06:18 GMT -5
I'm guessing you're a big blues guy. I'm more of a thin neck player. Not Wizard II thin, but more like Wizard I, or Jackson Dinky thin.
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Post by rayden44 on Nov 11, 2010 21:51:42 GMT -5
just had a look and for $100NZ more than the price here, I can get an ASAT Special Deluxe, instead of an ASAT Tribute Special.... bah... maybe I'll wait till my next state-side trip.... |
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Post by rayden44 on Nov 11, 2010 22:04:58 GMT -5
I'm guessing you're a big blues guy. I'm more of a thin neck player. Not Wizard II thin, but more like Wizard I, or Jackson Dinky thin. Well this thread originated out of me wanting to try thick necked gats like Mojo keeps talking about. The squier vintage modified tele custom II (I think that's the full name!) was the fattest I could find on shelves here, but not the right sound. The ASAT isn't super fat, but I find it very comfortable. Great sound and sustain, so now I want one lol. I've played Ibanez Wizard II neck. They're still a pretty comfortable neck - the RG370dx wasn't a bad guitar overall, but yeah just couldn't handle that semi locking - semi floating crap. Needs a proper Floyd Rose, or at least one similar to the Washburn BT-10 I used to have. |
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