brings me back to my previous post ----the guitar needs to be made RIGHT to start with -----if not--- then ya --- DOG EAR aint gonna cut it----Unless the screws are all the way down and you need to go lower. Then what? Far from infinite. Off with their head!!!!!!!!!
So the action has to suffer so that you have an archaic cover? And yes, LP neck angles are less than optimal, especially the historic ones, but easily solved with... an a adjustable pickup!! Of course, we can reconfigure the neck geometry so that you can hide the pickup under a piece of plastic screwed into a beautiful top if that is what you like.Just raise the action.
Sucks that your neck was set too shallow...
Can't blame the poor pickup on inferior build quality.![]()
Does the action need to be made "right" too, or is that player dependent? Oh, what is the right seat position for a car? I will tell GM. Then they can give you fixed side view mirrors so that they are perfect for people of the right height!brings me back to my previous post ----the guitar needs to be made RIGHT to start with -----if not--- then ya --- DOG EAR aint gonna cut it----
In defence of the lowly dogear.Does the action need to be made "right" too, or is that player dependent? Oh, what is the right seat position for a car? I will tell GM. Then they can give you fixed side view mirrors so that they are perfect for people of the right height!
It is enough if it just works, or even works well. It is also a question of having the ability to dial it in right for the particular player. Even if it sounds good at all heights, height still makes a difference. Why prevent someone from selecting from the best available option?In defence of the lowly dogear.
They were conceived in a time when hollow bodies with steep neck angles ruled the earth.
Not asking anyone to reinvent the wheel, just choose the appropriate weapon for the duel.
In my opinion, if the strings can vibrate freely over the polepieces, a P90 is not too close to the strings.
They work quite well in close quarters.
Semantics my brother.It is enough if it just works, or even works well. It is also a question of having the ability to dial it in right for the particular player. Even if it sounds good at all heights, height still makes a difference. Why prevent someone from selecting from the best available option?
They did not switch away from dog ears because they ran out of ears, or stopped making hollow bodies. There is simply a better option!
My point again. Dog ears do NOT provide variety of tone, just design.Semantics my brother.
Some prefer apples, some oranges.
Variety is the spice of life.
Can't be a hater just cause something doesn’t conform to ones perceived notions.
Ah, the old theory of "good enough". A recipe for success. I adjust the pickup until it is right for my expectations for that guitar. If that expectation changes within the confines of the ability of the pup to conform by changing the height, I can turn the screw. Options for optimization.And --- also--- if the guitar plays and sounds right-----WHY do I need to adjust the pickup????????
If I LIKE the sounds it makes---I leave it alone---do you adjust every pickup in every guitar you play every time you play it? Do you adjsut them all to the same tone/sound frequency/height to match so they all sound the same (no) Or do you play each individual guitar for the tone IT makes ?????
The Smurf sounded worse than the others because you accept that a guitar is capable of only one tone apparently. After all, why bother to adjust the pups, right? I would put your old Blueberry against a lot of guitars now, including your Jr and Jackson. You might be surprised.The Sg Jr sounds like no other guitar on my wall---- and thats why it will stay on my wall---- the Smurf sounded too much like the Epi Lester and the Chester.....off it went.
The Jackson sounds like no other --its safe-- the Peavey SHREDATOR makes me giggle when I play it ---its safe--- The T-60 ----just amazes and astounds----safe---and so on....variety is the key
OK. I know when to walk.My point again. Dog ears do NOT provide variety of tone, just design.
I am now accepting applications for the Dog Ear Detester Club. Free Tee Shirt to the first 10 members
they dont have to provide variety----every pickup doesnt need to be baskin robbins 31 flavors.My point again. Dog ears do NOT provide variety of tone, just design.