I practice hard limitingits netter to have separate volume and tone pots for each pickup, so when you switch pickups mid-song (like for a lead part) you don't have to also adjust controls.
To me, a two pickup guitar without separate tone and volume controls just screams the company its too cheap to include them. The bass player didn't show one night. Two guitar players in the band. I had a Gibson 335 and was the lead player. I set one pickup to the base side and played bass on it and when a solo came up, switched over. I don't believe it would have been that easy without those volume and tone controls.Live use or just recording? I ask because for live use, its netter to have separate volume and tone pots for each pickup, so when you switch pickups mid-song (like for a lead part) you don't have to also adjust controls. So #1 for live, #2 for looks!
What's that middle thing - a shock absorber?Trying to figure out why my instruments are so awesome...Cause I set them up for bridge stability. I can single finger bend and the rest stays in tune as I harmonize notes.
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Yup. Must be done if you bend a single string...on FloyddRose or Strat type fulcrum trem..What's that middle thing - a shock absorber?
Floydd's bridge must be floated. STD setup stuff.
Well with your decision, you have not only saved some money, but it seems you’ve gained a newfound appreciation for what you already have.I play guitar.
It is much better to gain the performance. Than through it away.. Anything worth doing is worth doing it right.
With a guitar you can beat them all. I did. The day was ours they could not take it!
I look at it this way. When Japan started making guitars, they were seen as cheap, much like a lot of their products at the time, inferior with poor quality. By the time the lawsuit era came around, some Japan made guitars were seen as superior to many made in the US. Same for Korea. Initial products were poor and now some are fairly collectable. It takes time to build a craft oriented workforce.Anyone else think it's weird that Reverend guitars are overpriced to $1,700+ and still only an import from Indonesia? If it was made in Michigan, I'd be all over it, but..
The point of conjecture being the wide range of build quality out of Indonesia. Never know what youre getting till its gone out the door. I like PRS's Indonesia guitars the SE's I think.I look at it th some Japan made guitars were seen as superior to many made in the US. Same for Korea. Initial products were poor and now some are fairly collectable. It takes time to build a craft oriented workforce.
Right.challenge with China is their best price culture. Still they can produce premium products, look at the iPhone.
You got to feed it right. Let em grow.It is the progression of workers becoming crafts people. It doesn't happen overnight.
Shame, i like Martins entry level acoustics.The tour I got was both acoustic and electric from raw materials to finish and set up. It was interesting to see all the work and all the different headstock brands. Inchon was making the premium instruments at that time. Lots of hand work by talented workers.
Who is the premier acoustic builder here in the US? Arguably much more difficult to build instruments. Martin is having more than its share of quality issues with its US produced guitars. Collings in Texas perhaps? High quality but not volume.
IMHO yes, good deal if in good shape. Some prefer the Korean made models.Santana SE and Tremonti SE together for $800. Is that a good deal?
From Korea, not Indonesia? Does that mean anything?