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Recommendations on a Hollowbody?
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Walter Broes
Enlightened Member
:laughing:
BillyCrash
Junior Member
So even if you have a coil-tap shut off one side of a humbucker, is it still missing the disappearing frequencies?
BillyCrash
Junior Member
Haha, I just saw these old pics of a dude I jammed with back in the late 70's. He turned a Guild 6-string hollowbody with a Bigsby tremelo into a 4-string bass. Pretty creative, although maybe a bit strange. I don't recall it working out too well although we tolerated it because it was hard to find a bass player at the time. Wonder what model this is.
parker_knoll
Senior Member
I find single coils have more attack and sound less "fluffy", but i have to say the Guild mini hums are different from full size hums IMO with plenty of attack and a kind of high frequency range response
bluesypicky
Enlightened Member
The most versatile guitar of all times (IMO before y'all throw the grenades) is the Stratocaster, and it uses single coils.
With that said "some" humbies are irreplaceable.
With that said "some" humbies are irreplaceable.
BillyCrash
Junior Member
True, Strats are very versatile, but you just can't get that heavy sound with the single coils, which is why EVH carved out his Strat back in the day and dropped a humbucker in it.
Walter Broes
Enlightened Member
No, if you have a coil-cut on a humbucker it turns into a true single coil. usually not a fantastic sounding single coil, but that varies.
krysh
Guildarist in the mod squad
a splitted HB-1 in the neck position sounds great though.
BillyCrash
Junior Member
Well, I considered lots of options and all the comments here, did some other research and followed several auction listings, and ended up pulling the trigger on an X-170. It's a Westerly 1994 (pre-Fender I believe) model. I was drawn to the natural flame finish, dark neck, great condition, and wanted the Grigsby.
Haven't received the guitar yet, these are the seller's pics. I'll post some better pics when it arrives.
Thanks again for all the advice and help!
Haven't received the guitar yet, these are the seller's pics. I'll post some better pics when it arrives.
Thanks again for all the advice and help!
Walter Broes
Enlightened Member
congratulations, that's a beautiful guitar!
txbumper57
Enlightened Member
First Off Congrats on a Beautiful X-170!! Just from personal experience I can get as heavy a tone as I want out of my Strat Single coils, Is it a Death Metal Tone? No. The single coils seemed to work pretty good for Hendrix and he had some very Low Tones.
bluesypicky
Enlightened Member
krysh
Guildarist in the mod squad
congrats, good catch! it's a beauty!
I liked my X-170T a lot, only it had the fenderbuckers. yours with the HB-1s should be fabulous! does it have a soundpost or not?
I liked my X-170T a lot, only it had the fenderbuckers. yours with the HB-1s should be fabulous! does it have a soundpost or not?
Walter Broes
Enlightened Member
Ha! I said it's beautiful, and I think it is - I didn't say I'd play or buy it!
bluesypicky
Enlightened Member
Ha! I said it's beautiful, and I think it is - I didn't say I'd play or buy it!
lol... you're one of the few I can mess with, because I know I can rely on your sense of humor.
However, I've been known to take risks with others too. :laughing::laughing:
BillyCrash
Junior Member
The 175B came in a close second for me, but I wanted a USA-made Guild.
bluesypicky
Enlightened Member
You will not regret it.
jcwu
Senior Member
Krysh, how does one go about splitting a HB1?
AcornHouse
Venerated Member
:applouse::encouragement::triumphant:
I think you're gonna like it!
I think you're gonna like it!