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Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:18 pm
by WayToHip
I get a "jazz tone" by playing with a lighter pick and softer attack. I alternate between a Jaguar and a Harmony Hollywood and I use the neck pick up exclusively, tone rolled down a bit (and on the Jag, I'm on the rhythm circuit). More low end and mids, less treble and sparkle I think is "jazz tone".
Thick strings help too I'm sure.
Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:41 pm
by Mudfuzz
Not that this helps in any way but my guitarist has this thing, it is a awesome thing, as things go.
Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:51 pm
by Chankgeez
Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 12:49 am
by Nelson Instruments
Ebay generally always has some cool euro hollowbodies. Musima is a good search to run on ebay!
Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:03 am
by Chankgeez
Thanks for the tip, Bobby. Look at the paint on this baby:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORFEUS-jolana-m ... Swqu9VQ8eR
Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 2:44 am
by PeteeBee
waltdogg wrote:Pete I can mod your SG to have one, my friend and I did the same to his Melody Maker.
I'd definitely be down. Tone knob seems real helpful.
So what do we suspect the tonal differences are of a symmetrical vs asymmetrical body? I definitely get the thin nitro, lets the wood ring a lot more instead of being essentially muted in plastic.
Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:53 am
by waltdogg
I have no idea how to explain it but just compare an SG or double cutaway LP to a single cutaway LP or a Jag/JM to a Strat or Tele. The double cutaways and offsets seem to be more aggressive or lively than single cutaways and non-offset body guitars.
Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:22 pm
by Mudfuzz
Chankgeez wrote:Thanks for the tip, Bobby. Look at the paint on this baby:
That is cool but that is more than I payed for my Prestige Nysse

which was a insane deal [and it was NOS too] from a random ebay search by adding the word bigsby to the words to search by

Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:35 pm
by Chankgeez
I remember that one, Mudfuzz, the only thing that'd make that better'd be green (or maybe purple) pickup covers.
Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:40 pm
by Mudfuzz
Chankgeez wrote:I remember that one, Mudfuzz, the only thing that'd make that better'd be green (or maybe purple) pickup covers.
I'd be into that

actually I have changed the covers since this picture.. they are chrome and I have a 50ยข piece as a switch ring

also a roller bridge so it now almost stays in tune

Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 9:44 pm
by Chankgeez
Nice! Maybe I should get one of these and throw a humbucker in it:
I hate those bridges though.

Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:01 pm
by Mudfuzz
a rickenbacker or a mustang bridge might work on that thing

Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:06 pm
by Chankgeez
Maybe.

Thanks for the suggestion.
I had an original Convertible, but got rid of it because I couldn't take the bridge slipping all the time. Other than that, I loved that guitar. Should've kept it and fixed the bridge.
Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:33 pm
by fcknoise
While the CAD is down this one might be in price range?
http://m.ebay.com/itm/231787439574?_mwB ... noapp=true

Re: please, post photos of cheap hollowbodies w/ humbuckers
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:39 pm
by Chankgeez
Thanks, that Kent looks pretty nice. Still outta my price range though.
I always wanted one of these earlier Kents (even though it doesn't have humbuckers):
