spiderman said:
Doc
I find it interesting that you use a reversed Bluegrass setup (heavy trebles, light bass) I may have to give that a try, sounds interesting. Any method to your madness, or just trial and error.
Spider
How about madness to my method? :lol: Mostly I don't know what the heck I'm doing but I figure a HOG deserves to be as soothing as the wood allows. The lighter bass doesn't detract from the mellow tone of the wood whereas, to me, lighter trebles (in my not so knowlegeable opinion) just mess with the sound of the wood, i.e., inconsistent and harsh. I think the "reversed" Bluegrass setup is a good balance between bass and treble so that when the strum is followed through, it's as if you've "eased" into the end of the chord. I wish I could explain better what I hear.
For the record. I haven't done this setup on the guitar I got from Joe. I'm afraid to lose the pleasant tone it already has but when it comes time for new strings I will. I'm not sure why my D15M isn't as mellow with all light gauge but it made a difference when I went to that reverse setup, just as it did with my J40.
BTW, I didn't know that a "Bluegrass" setup even existed. I just thought a bluegrass musician used all medium gauge. Mmmm, good bit of knowledge to have. Thanks. Now, can someone tell me what they hear when it comes to the wood variations in the neck?
Peace