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Re: The Guitar Topic - B
samuel:
Oh man, that's a sweet guitar Jeph. I've been a long time reader but once I saw you bought a Creston, I HAD to sign up. Creston's guitars are awesome. I bought one a while back and got it for my birthday. Here's mine:
I'm a huge fan of Anders Parker and Varnaline, so I was stoked to get the barn beam cousin to his Wormwood. Trippy to see some of the people in the same musical circles.
Also, I have one of the new Mexican Jazzmasters, they're awesome. It's basically the J Mascis Signature with normal colors and normal frets, which means all the right things are done to them. An American made Jazzmaster is just the same but has all the shortcomings of the original. The roller bridge won't stay in tune at all. The Tune-o-Matic knock-offs on the Mascis and Mexi Jazzmasters keep it in tune. I do a lot of trem work with my Jazzmaster and it is always in tune. The only complaint I have is a buzzing on the G-string between the bridge and tailpiece. They're solid though and sound great.
However, if you REALLY love the Strat sound, you won't dig it. It's nothing like it. If I compare a Jazzmaster to another guitar, it's closer to the Les Paul Double Cutaway...the ones with the P-90s. The Jazzmaster is a bit more robust due the the winding being heavier on the pickups, but man, it sounds great. Great clean and boy do they sing when you throw a Big Muff in the mix.
doombilly:
Recently I put flatwounds on my Yamaha AEX500. Not sure how I feel about it yet.
They are f'ing hard to play. Sounds good fingerpicked though. 11-50 gauge.
NotAFanOfFenders:
What's the difference?
samuel:
Flatwounds are cool on bass. They can make a P-bass sound like an upright. As for guitar, I've used them, but it just sounds like strings you've had on for years. They feel nice though, smooth is always nice.
As for the difference, roundwound (standard) strings are a coil with texture. It's circular wire coiled up around wire. Flatwound are made so the coiling wire is flush to the one next to it. It's totally smooth. Cuts down on noise from sliding fingers and feels nicer, but they sound dead from the package. Some people like that sound though.
Patrick:
I'm thinking about making a switch to 10-46 flatwounds for my Jag, just because I like the sound of Cake's guitarist when he uses them on his hollowbody Gibson. I can get a very similar sound, one that's good for fast country shuffles, a-la the often-covered '50s classic "Hot Rod Lincoln".
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