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Sue is also a former Strat player; she played one when The bangles appeared on Letterman in '84. SOOOooo . . . Her 350SH has a Strat-style 5-way switch on the lower pickguard, and is fitted with HB-1 Humbuckers. Actually, both her present-day Ricks have all HB-1's on them.
It's so great to see two accompanists, who know how to practice restraint, in order to complement the featured performer. Their excellence still shines through even more in my opinion.
An idea I got from Frank Ford or someone, was mixing Petrojelly with powdered graphite. You want to make sure you don't leave any of the stuff protruding from the gears that might get on your hands or clothes. Wipe away the excess. Sometimes I use that mixture, and sometimes I use just the Petrojelly. Both work well. 3 n1 oil runs, and should be used only in cases of emergency, and applied with care. If you over apply, you'll have oil dripping on the floor or the carpet. I'll stick with the Ford mixture, or just Petrojelly. Thanks for the tip.
Lollars all the way for me. I'm surprised. I found the SL's dull and indistinct. I think even the old Duncan 59's that I put in my 67 Gibson SG sound better than these Seth Lovers did in this particular video.
Actually, that is the other part of the Hammond Sound that is NOT the Leslie. The Scanner does something with capacitance and it spins through it. IDK, but you have to keep it oiled. 😸
Wow those titaniums sound great. I usually scoff at judging guitar tone over youtube. Well I am wearing good headphones. But they are noticeably better.
He's about as good as a soon to be 93 year old man can be. Won't travel (his wife won't let him) so he won't be at our wedding when I marry his daughter on September 21st.
Thanks for doing that comparison. I don't have an accurate memory for tones, so if you do another comparison I'd love to hear them A-B A-B A-B etc for all the variations of pickup and overdrive. :)
TBH I like the sound of Rickenbacker's single coil "toaster" pickups better. Most people don't buy a Ric to get humbucker sound; we want the jangle. I do have to admit this is the best-looking of all their guitars. But I'd want it with 3 toaster pickups instead.
Agree 100%! Much more articulate and the very much sought after "WOODY" overtones that are definitely missing on the burstbuckers that come installed in the Gibson R9! These Arcane 57's stack up very well against multiple other boutique brand PAF's that I've listened to over the past 2 weeks! Mac Baker
I didn't bother with Arcane as Rob who runs Arcane didn't bother replying to any of my email enquiries. Disappointing at the time, BUT, l contacted Alex from Wizz pickups and he made me a set of Tripple Clones within a week and l can honestly say, they sound amazing!
Seths sound warmer. Lollars are cleaner. Don't think the Lollars are worth the price tag. You need to work on your bends. They're not to pitch. Cringe.
