re: which G&L (guitar geek talk)

> Paul
>
> Which G&L model did you get? I have a G&L S-500, which is my main
> guitar, but I think I'm liking Neil's Carvin better (with its
> splittable humbuckers, active electronics, flat radius, ebony
> fingerboard, and maple top).
>

I haven't heard back from Jon Catler yet, but I plan on getting
the S-3, which is tele-like with 3 G&L soapbars. I've tried
the two pickup version (12tet) and it had a nice 'warm tele'
sound which I wanted to have. With the third pickup and the
strat 'in-between' settings, it should be just like having
stops on a harpsichord. I'll be getting it with the flattest
neck option, 12" radius.

My recent guitars have all been 2-humbuckers, usually with
splitting etc, and I wanted to go more for a 'Mahivishnu-billy'
thing. Perhaps active electronics could have dialed in
any sound I wanted but I have a fear of adding any other potential
point of failure for my rare performances.

Bob

--- In tuning@y..., Robert C Valentine <BVAL@I...> wrote:
>
> > Paul
> >
> > Which G&L model did you get? I have a G&L S-500, which is my main
> > guitar, but I think I'm liking Neil's Carvin better (with its
> > splittable humbuckers, active electronics, flat radius, ebony
> > fingerboard, and maple top).
> >
>
> I haven't heard back from Jon Catler yet, but I plan on getting
> the S-3, which is tele-like with 3 G&L soapbars.

Ah . . . I love soapbars, P-90s, and the P-100s I have in my Gibson
ES-135. And it's a 31-tET you're getting?

Robert C Valentine wrote:
>
> > Paul
> >
> > Which G&L model did you get? I have a G&L S-500, which is my main
> > guitar, but I think I'm liking Neil's Carvin better (with its
> > splittable humbuckers, active electronics, flat radius, ebony
> > fingerboard, and maple top).
> >
>
> I haven't heard back from Jon Catler yet, but I plan on getting
> the S-3, which is tele-like with 3 G&L soapbars. I've tried
> the two pickup version (12tet) and it had a nice 'warm tele'
> sound which I wanted to have. With the third pickup and the
> strat 'in-between' settings, it should be just like having
> stops on a harpsichord. I'll be getting it with the flattest
> neck option, 12" radius.

Good choice. Back when Jon worked at Mannys,
I spent one afternoon playing all the G&L ASATs
and the soapbars were the winner with the Z pickups
a very close second. The Zs were very very noiseless.

> My recent guitars have all been 2-humbuckers, usually with
> splitting etc, and I wanted to go more for a 'Mahivishnu-billy'
> thing. Perhaps active electronics could have dialed in
> any sound I wanted but I have a fear of adding any other potential
> point of failure for my rare performances.

I never liked active electronics on a guitar. On a bass, yes.
Guitars, no. The very clean sounds are nice but any kind
of distortion - yek!

db

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