Ultimate Customizable Guitar?
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Sp8ctre
Ambassador of Steel
I can be a hack with one or with one hundred...same with tube amps VS modeling. If it sounds good and I like it I'll use it...
eclecticsynergy
Ambassador of Electric Synergy
I've wondered about those Relish guitars. Pricey but if they're great it might be worth it. My thing is liveliness - until I play one in person there's no telling how it'll feel in my hands.
I tend to customize my guitars - have swapped pickups in all but a few - but once I find the perfect match I don't want to keep changing things around. When the magic happens you don't mess with it.
I do like a versatile instrument and PRS was my choice in one-guitar situations for a long time. I like the way they sorta have one foot in the Gibson tone universe and one in the Fender realm, a bridge between worlds. That appeals to my personal sensibilities which formed in times when an axe was either one or the other, and you switched guitars to visit other tone territory.
Then again, sometimes you really want total immersion. My PRSs give me some Gibson and Fender flavors but none can deliver the full spectrum of what a Strat or a Les Paul can do. For the complete experience you have to pick up one of the classics and work it the old school way. And I still enjoy doing that.
Switching guitars is about more than just tone anyway, for me at least. Different instruments inspire in their own distinct ways and can lead you to places that other guitars wouldn't. One of my tried and true tricks when I have trouble finding the right part in a session or when creatively blocked in songwriting is to pick up a different instrument. Fresh ideas almost always follow shortly.
I tend to customize my guitars - have swapped pickups in all but a few - but once I find the perfect match I don't want to keep changing things around. When the magic happens you don't mess with it.
I do like a versatile instrument and PRS was my choice in one-guitar situations for a long time. I like the way they sorta have one foot in the Gibson tone universe and one in the Fender realm, a bridge between worlds. That appeals to my personal sensibilities which formed in times when an axe was either one or the other, and you switched guitars to visit other tone territory.
Then again, sometimes you really want total immersion. My PRSs give me some Gibson and Fender flavors but none can deliver the full spectrum of what a Strat or a Les Paul can do. For the complete experience you have to pick up one of the classics and work it the old school way. And I still enjoy doing that.
Switching guitars is about more than just tone anyway, for me at least. Different instruments inspire in their own distinct ways and can lead you to places that other guitars wouldn't. One of my tried and true tricks when I have trouble finding the right part in a session or when creatively blocked in songwriting is to pick up a different instrument. Fresh ideas almost always follow shortly.
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
local Fl company --- about 45 min from me.
seem a little more "guitarish" --same idea -- swap pups on the fly
somniumguitars.com
seem a little more "guitarish" --same idea -- swap pups on the fly
Somnium Guitars - precision pickup interchange system
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Interesting concept....but not appealing to me. I prefer the old way of Les Paul + Tube Marshall.
Last night, I switched out my 2016 Gibson Les Paul - due to direct sunlight tuning problems - and pulled out my 1987 Squirecaster - still equipped with Gibson 500T/496R from the September 2018 Mojave Wasteland Weekend performance.
When we listened to the videos, my (non-musician) wife was the first to point out how much my sound changed with the Squirecaster. All the punch and presence was gone that the Les Paul's have in abundance. It was "OK," but it was a sonic let-down compared to the punch of my Pauley's.
I do not find that a guitar inspires me. The project - the audience - the people I am working with on a project...the "vibe" is what inspires me.
The guitar is a necessary part of my work and I like it to feel natural, familiar and comfortable, but I am not more or less creative because of the guitar I am playing.
Last night, I switched out my 2016 Gibson Les Paul - due to direct sunlight tuning problems - and pulled out my 1987 Squirecaster - still equipped with Gibson 500T/496R from the September 2018 Mojave Wasteland Weekend performance.
When we listened to the videos, my (non-musician) wife was the first to point out how much my sound changed with the Squirecaster. All the punch and presence was gone that the Les Paul's have in abundance. It was "OK," but it was a sonic let-down compared to the punch of my Pauley's.
I do not find that a guitar inspires me. The project - the audience - the people I am working with on a project...the "vibe" is what inspires me.
The guitar is a necessary part of my work and I like it to feel natural, familiar and comfortable, but I am not more or less creative because of the guitar I am playing.