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This is so true.....
Many of the touring pros playing arenas invest in expensive Bradshaw switching units and rack gear. For these touring pros it's folly to think a little tone cap or volume pot is going to have any meaningful affect on the guitar sound. The trend lately is for no big...
Pickups sound different?
So what is the difference between a '58 vintage PAF and an early-'60s, nickel-cover Pat. # humbucking pickup? :oops: The shorter 2.25" AlNiCo 5 magnet is the only spec I can think of....oh and the pat no sticker.
The PE, 42 AWG magnet wire is the same, the nickel...
Joe and Norm might consider this verification test ...........and maybe one of the better methods to authenticate the mystery 1963 Korina Flying V......Joe B. should do a side-by-side playing comparison test against the authentic 1958 Flying V's. If the mystery V is authentic then it should...
So where did you acquire this knowledge of what Mike cares about? Are you his friend?
In the Collection video, Mike appears to be very knowledgable about vintage guitars.... and with one or two exceptions, the specific model years of the guitars in his collection. As "King Loudness" states...
Outstanding "Collection" video ....Mike is a class act and a living rock legend. Mike has amassed a very cool guitar collection over the years. However, his vintage Les Paul goldtop doesn't appear to be a 1968 model Les Paul goldtop which featured an ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge. It actually...
Jethro Tull Live at the Capital Centre 1977......
I'm blown away by Jethro Tull's performance at the Capital Centre, Largo MD, ....just outside of Washington D.C., in 1977.
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Agree. The efficient JBL speakers will sound and/or react differently in an open-back Fender combo compared to a closed-back Fender. Is it possible Joe Walsh removed the back from his Fender 4 x 12" cab to smooth out the sound?
A revealing window into the past......particularly the reference to Gibson's "tone-wood" sources and suppliers during the early to mid 20th century. Sadly those days are no more.