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Post by oghkhood on Nov 21, 2021 15:59:51 GMT
If your aim is mainly heavy crucnh to satchurator, OK. It's just that for this style of music, a TE52 wouldn't be my first choice. Then if what your searching is beautifull, warm and dynamical cleans to big crunch, then the alnico II is way better. I'm just warning you against the mystake of always prefering high output pickups. These can sound great, but they are always less responsive than lighter wounded / lighter magnet like a vintage style AC2 And you'll have to explain me how you can have a switch working on a 2 conductors pickup to select more or less wounds , unless you modify it yourself
Here's a good example of what AC2 vintage style can do :
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Post by barnsleyboy on Nov 21, 2021 20:25:33 GMT
And you'll have to explain me how you can have a switch working on a 2 conductors pickup to select more or less wounds , unless you modify it yourself
Sorry, my mistake, I misinterpreted the blurb on the Irongear website. One of the reviewers said he had modded his guitar to give more output. It's actually the 4 switch mod that I already have!
Yep, I get the Alnico 2 vibe, I have them on an Epiphone 1959 LP. Might give the Blues set a go on the TE52. I'm searching for that Jimmy Page Led Zep 1 sort of sound, although I think it's mostly in the fingers!!
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Post by anthony79 on Nov 24, 2021 10:42:00 GMT
This looks so amazing, I just had to comment. Wow. The TE-52 is becoming perhaps my favorite guitar. I was a bit hesitant before I bought it, a bit concerned about the thickness of the neck, but, man, it is a great workhorse of a guitar. Such an honest piece of kit. By the way, is it any lighter after sanding?
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Post by barnsleyboy on Nov 24, 2021 10:59:39 GMT
It's not really lighter, it just looks a whole lot better! The poly finish is so thick and shiny I think it makes it look a bit cheap and nasty. Coupled with the orange neck that my one had, I was playing it less and less so I had to do something about it.
Now it feels so much better, it's almost like I have bought a new guitar. Removing the neck finish was a pain (particularly the fretboard with the frets still in place), but dulling down the body was really easy. Strip everything off it, get some course, medium and fine grade scotchbrite, slap it on a palm sander and off you go. I did a bit of testing in the area under the scratchplate first just to make sure.
.... go on, you know you want to!!!
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Post by barnsleyboy on Nov 24, 2021 12:48:32 GMT
too true DefJef. I'm now starting to contemplate dulling down the finish on my black HB-35, if only to give it more of a vintage appearance. I'm not a great fan of relicing a guitar just for the sake of it, but taking the shine off a bit makes it look a bit more lived in!
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Post by barnsleyboy on Nov 24, 2021 14:09:25 GMT
Do you use the scotchbrite approach or do you have a secret process that you could share?
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Post by barnsleyboy on Nov 24, 2021 14:59:10 GMT
Thanks DefJef. I'll have to give them a try. I have an old Stagg guitar with a really shiny poly finish, so I can do a bit of a test run on that. Bar keepers Friend cream cleaner might be worth a try. From what I remember, that has a bit more of a chalky feel (Use with caution - if it melts your guitar I'm not liable!!)
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DefJef
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Due to musical differences I've decided I can't work with myself any more.
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Post by DefJef on Nov 24, 2021 15:24:02 GMT
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Post by barnsleyboy on Nov 24, 2021 16:13:36 GMT
If those pickups could talk, I bet they'd have a story or two to tell!!! My Stagg is 2/3rd size 1 pickup strat clone that we bought my son when he was a wee lad. Little did we know that he was more drawn to the trumpet than being a rock god!
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