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A CR01 is definitely on my list of rare Guilds to have. Congrats!
Sheer speculation but I'm guessing extremely similar.Hello
Do you know how far Peregrine and Songbird are from each other soundwise when plugged in?
I'm sure you remember Swiveltung did just that, quite elegantly, too, but there might be others reading who never saw his work:Second - if the answer to first question is "no big difference" - then why not just get a Songbird and mount a humbucker in the soundhole? A floating pickguard could then be organized with few minimal screwholes . . . etc . .
Thanks for the info. I'm generally against the idea of modifying a nice guitar, but as much as I enjoy the Peregrine I keep thinking it would be really cool if I could truly use it as a hybrid guitar - electric or acoustic at the touch of a switch. Not too sure about both at once, but it is something to consider. I'd try to do it as "invisible" as possible, too. Even thinking about matching red mahogany veneer over the pickup.
Hello
Do you know how far Peregrine and Songbird are from each other soundwise when plugged in?
I have two reasons for asking.
First - I have been developing an ALMOST reversible way to convert my Songbird to Thru-body strings like Peregrine. Only irreversible thing would be those six holes in the back - if not happy. So - do you or anybody else know if there is a significant difference in plugged sound?
Second - if the answer to first question is "no big difference" - then why not just get a Songbird and mount a humbucker in the soundhole? A floating pickguard could then be organized with few minimal screwholes . . . etc . .
Regarding using both: one word 'impedance' … totally different requirements … Brian S., who developed the recent Fender TELE acoustic/electric's electronics, kindly shared some info/clues with me at NAMM as to how they solved the problem...a CPU, Ohm's Law, Parallel Circuits...he also was responsible for the Taylor T5 and Fishman's stacked PC Board PUPS...smart man.
The FS4612CE from the mid 80's that I have came with a factory modification/special order set up using a Mag PUP and a transducer...you can try and blend them but never the twain shall meet...nice try, anyway...and, no, I didn't order it that way...not the original owner...and, no, you can't balance it no matter what...around 15 years ago a tech tried to upgrade and balance the system...not possible with the technology at that time.
So, it's a lot more complex than simply turning both systems on...Nuuska likely knows more...would think that even with two different preamps and output jacks you would also require completely different chains to and including the amp...I just know matching impedance is a bear...and likely Richards nice new guitar, given it's age, is not going to be any more successfully able to blend the two systems...stuff may 'work', but how it sounds will be a totally different animal...especially if they are sharing the same pre amp.
Good luck.
Nope, I traded mine a while ago. Great guitar, but I just never had a project where I could use it properly, so it had to go.Congrats Richard! Michael (krysh), matsickma and at least one more member have a CR01 as well. Seems to be a rare club!
Ralf
Nope, I traded mine a while ago. Great guitar, but I just never had a project where I could use it properly, so it had to go.
Ah, I forgot.Nope, I traded mine a while ago.
I only found a small one, the big one is held hostage by Photobucket...The black finish on that one was really beautiful! Perhaps you can post a photo so Richard and others can check it out?
If it helps lessen the pangs, think those had 1-5/8 nuts.krysh, to this day I still rue the fact that I did not buy yours when you had it for sale here on LTG several years ago. The black finish on that one was really beautiful!