N s Savoy a 150 tone control

[Arnesto]

Hi, I have a blonde savoy reissue , I m not a big fan of the plugged sound, I want a dark/ 60s jazz sound. how can I put a tone control without ruining the pickguard? They Sell the pickguards alone?Thanks and sorry my english

 

[dbirchett]

Check with Corona. They have a section for pickguards on the website but did not show anything the last time I checked.

 

[geoguy]

Corona? Did you possibly mean Cordoba?

Anyways, Guild's web store doesn't currently list pickguards for electric guitars, only for acoustic.

https://shop.guildguitars.com/

 

[Quantum Strummer]

Another option is to use an EQ pedal to roll off high end. Someone likely makes a simple passive "potentiometer + capacitor in a box" that you can run your signal through.

I recently ordered a varitone pedal from a fellow in England. It replicates the Gibson Varitone circuit, including the choke. It's just a bunch of different caps, each notching the guitar signal at different center frequencies, along with a rotary switch to choose amongst the caps. Can be fully bypassed too. I imagine a treble cut pedal, with different caps allowing you to choose different shelving frequencies, would be useful for folks wanting to fully explore the Dark Sector.

-Dave-

 

[JohnW63]

What about changing strings to something "darker" sounding to start ? I'm liking the flat wounds on my N.S. X175.

 

[fole]

Have you tried an external EQ pedal? I have used a Boss GE 7 for many years with a variety of guitars. It's robust and simple to use. Individual frequencies can be cut or boosted and you don't need to alter your guitar at all.

 

[DavidK]

I bought my A150 secondhand and the previous owner had already installed a tone control on the pickguard alongside the volume control. It doesn't really bother me that the pickguard now has an extra hole in it, although had it been my guitar from new I'd probably have gone the eq pedal route. But at least having this extra potentiometer really widens the tone options from the guitar without having to fiddle with the amp.