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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 30, 2020 3:20:55 GMT
That's because the output is higher. Perfectly logical, independently of anything else in the guitar. Add a booster to your PAF and you'll get the same effect. The HAF gets you in the ballpark, but you have to mess with tone and eqs. Which is perfectly fine. That's what controls are for. I often get the impression that people spend fortunes and a lot of time in trying not to turn a knob.
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elliott
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Post by elliott on Apr 30, 2020 5:17:12 GMT
Yupppppp, I'm waiting on my SC-550, Put in an order last week and am anxious as it will be my first Harley Benton. They look like beautifully crafted works of art, so hoping for the best for when it comes in. Will share on the forums my experience with photos and video!
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elliott
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Post by elliott on Apr 30, 2020 5:37:00 GMT
The HAF gets you in the ballpark, but you have to mess with tone and eqs. Which is perfectly fine. That's what controls are for. I often get the impression that people spend fortunes and a lot of time in trying not to turn a knob. Definitely agree, Instrument Playing is a skill, Equalization is a skill, and An individual's particular input through the instrument is special to them in a way. Often times the gear is not getting all the potential squeezed out of it before people spend more money on new stuff.
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Post by LeoThunder on Apr 30, 2020 5:52:18 GMT
Which is perfectly fine. That's what controls are for. I often get the impression that people spend fortunes and a lot of time in trying not to turn a knob. Definitely agree, Instrument Playing is a skill, Equalization is a skill, and An individual's particular input through the instrument is special to them in a way. Often times the gear is not getting all the potential squeezed out of it before people spend more money on new stuff. I do believe that tone shaping through controls and levels is a skill to be practiced and tuned on the coupling guitar+amplifier. And I'm pretty sure a simple EQ pedal can do miracles, even a cheap one from Behringer, but potential buyers get willingly tricked into seeking some ready-made Holy Grails by everyone who has something to sell. I say willingly because they are looking for excuses to indulge in gratifying purchases. I know, I do the same but since I am more driven by looks, it's not something I can tweak with knobs. So they upgrade pick-ups or buy yet another pedal, another flavour of overdrive or some midly coloured boost… then they start believing it's in the wood. I have an ash Strat', and a mahogany one. I love the way they look. The mahogany one has a clearer, sharper sound. It's in the pick-ups.
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Joe
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Post by Joe on Apr 30, 2020 19:58:27 GMT
It's quite a good way to analyse the tonal characteristics of a pickup too. By moving each slider to where it seems to achieve the most noticeable effect, sort of wah-ing it in, you get to see a visual depiction of what cuts and what boosts. It can be a quite interesting little experiment trying to dial in two different pickups to get them as close as possible in sound. At that point you can then use your dictionary to find adjectives to describe the remaining differences: "Still a bit more 'metallic'"; "A bit more 'watery'"; "Slightly less 'dogshi-tt-y'". This is a Video meant for Kemper Users but it explains how EQ affects the tone of a guitar in a way that is easy to understand. HW giving frequencys names instead of numbers is brilliant imo, Anyways this really helped me out understanding EQ and might be useful to someone else.
Keep in mind the EQ in the video is placed after the amp and cab.
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Post by kimme on Sept 8, 2020 19:57:32 GMT
I have read this topic and this made me want an HAF Alnico - 5 pickup guitar from Harley Benton, so my next order is an guitar with HAF pickups. Either an guitar with the Zebra pickups, or an open single coil.
Either
Harley Benton SC-550 Paradise Amber
or an lighter
Harley Benton SC-Custom II Paradise Flame
or the lightest
Harley Benton CST-24T Paradise Flame
See here are all those guitars named Paradise Flame or Amber, so HAF pickups got the Paradise tag at Thomann.
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chubbles
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Post by chubbles on Sept 9, 2020 5:42:29 GMT
No matter what you pick, enjoy your new guitar!!
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