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The mini bar (off topic & misc) / Re: Sam Ash can KISS my Ace Goodbye

« Last post by darkbluemurder on June 23, 2022, 03:16:52 AM »

Another sample of bad communication with the customer, which goes to show that this is one of the fastest ways to destroy trust.

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The Pickup Place / Re: New Tone Charts!?!

« Last post by darkbluemurder on June 22, 2022, 10:31:32 AM »

Yeah I can't say I agree with the new numbers in a relative way.  They did have trebles that went to 9 before though (Area 67, EJ).  The new numbers strike me as a bit off from pickup to pickup. 

Correct - I was (silently) referring to the humbuckers.

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The mini bar (off topic & misc) / Sam Ash can KISS my Ace Goodbye

« Last post by Aceman on June 16, 2022, 10:24:43 AM »

Sam @$$ online let me order a wireless receiver. And then they sent me a receipt and everything.

After no shipped message, I checked and it said "processing."  OK - weekend backlog.  Then after no word on it I called Customer Service. Guess what? It was on backorder and the Sam @$$ did not have the decency to let me know before I ordered, or when they found out.

I ordered from there BECAUSE other places had the item on back order.

Dooshbags just lost my online business forever.  Let it be known - Sam Ash does not provide accurate (or any as far as I can tell) back order info online.

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The Pickup Place / Re: New Tone Charts!?!

« Last post by RayBarbeeMusic on June 15, 2022, 09:53:50 PM »

I also noticed that the relative B/M/T vs. B/LM/HM/T charts changed significantly for some pickups, in particular the Bluesbucker. Under the old system it was like 4.5/5/6 and therefore one of the tightest and brightest humbuckers in the line up.

Under the new system, the Air Classics, the PAF Masters, the PAF Pro and the PAF Joe are all suddenly tighter and brighter than the Bluesbucker. What happened?

Yeah I can't say I agree with the new numbers in a relative way.  They did have trebles that went to 9 before though (Area 67, EJ).  The new numbers strike me as a bit off from pickup to pickup. 

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The Pickup Place / Re: New Tone Charts!?!

« Last post by mmmguitar on June 15, 2022, 06:21:27 PM »

Under the new system, the Air Classics, the PAF Masters, the PAF Pro and the PAF Joe are all suddenly tighter and brighter than the Bluesbucker. What happened?

Marketing happened.

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The Pickup Place / Re: New Tone Charts!?!

« Last post by darkbluemurder on June 13, 2022, 11:56:58 AM »

I also noticed that the relative B/M/T vs. B/LM/HM/T charts changed significantly for some pickups, in particular the Bluesbucker. Under the old system it was like 4.5/5/6 and therefore one of the tightest and brightest humbuckers in the line up.

Under the new system, the Air Classics, the PAF Masters, the PAF Pro and the PAF Joe are all suddenly tighter and brighter than the Bluesbucker. What happened?

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The Pickup Place / Re: New Tone Charts!?!

« Last post by darkbluemurder on June 13, 2022, 04:10:10 AM »

Yeah. It also seems that the ranges are wider than before. Whereas under the old numbers most pickups fell between 4.5 and 6 in treble, the range now seems to be between 3 and 9. In some cases they even go to 10 and 1.5, which was never the case with the old numbering system.

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The Pickup Place / New Tone Charts!?!

« Last post by RayBarbeeMusic on June 12, 2022, 03:18:17 AM »

Anyone noticed Dimazio now has new charts with mids broken into "low mid" and "High Mid"? Also, the other numbers are totally different than the new numbers. 

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The Pickup Place / Re: HSS Pickup combination

« Last post by RayBarbeeMusic on June 10, 2022, 03:36:17 PM »

HSS my current favorite is a PAF Master bridge with a couple 67s or a 58 and 67.  500k pots.  The Master blends better with the singles than the 36th I think because it's a little brighter, a little tighter, and less "agressive/rock" sounding.  I always split in position 2 so that the bridge side coil on the Master is in parallel with the middle split Area.  You'll need a reverse polarity Area or just reverse the magnet in the Master if you want to do that, but it' worth it.

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The Pickup Place / Re: Unpotted DiMarzio Pickups

« Last post by RayBarbeeMusic on June 10, 2022, 03:06:38 PM »

Only unpotted DiMarzio is the '59 PAF.  Don't think ordering unpotted is even an option on anything else.