Maybe the Guild humbucker wasn't so bad after all...

[fronobulax]

Glenn Cornick - Jethro Tull et. al. playing a Gibson non-reverse Thunderbird with an added Guild humbucker.

From Flyguitars which is edited by an LTGer.

See this for discussion of Glenn's Starfire bass.

 

[CloudyKnuckles]

I'm personally a fan of the Gibson mudbucker as well, it's a nice vintagey sound that fits well with some styles of music

 

[fronobulax]

Lots of folks don't have anything nice to say about the Guild humbucker which is why I was amused by adding it to a Gibson. But they do have their fans.

Tone is a matter of personal preference but I much prefer the Hagstrom in the Starfire to the JS with humbuckers.

 

[twocorgis]

JMO of course but I've never liked humbuckers on basses. Every Gibson EB0 or EB3 I've played never did a thing for me, and always sounded terribly boomy next to my old P-Bass. I'd like to play one now to see if I feel the same way, but like Frono, make mine a Hagstrom. 8)

 

[CloudyKnuckles]

What's wrong with having both?

 

[mgod]

From Glen:

"With a genuine Gibson Vibrola (which worked perfectly as it has no moving parts) Yes it was a nasty beast! I used to love those Guild humbuckers. I still have a bunch of them! I recently put one on a P Bass and hid it under the pickup cover so it looks like a stock P Bass. It doesn't sound like one!! They are great pickups for ugly raw power. Not for the faint hearted!!"

 

[fronobulax]

What's wrong with having both?

Nothing, if you can afford it.

 

[fronobulax]

From Glen:

"With a genuine Gibson Vibrola (which worked perfectly as it has no moving parts) Yes it was a nasty beast! I used to love those Guild humbuckers. I still have a bunch of them! I recently put one on a P Bass and hid it under the pickup cover so it looks like a stock P Bass. It doesn't sound like one!! They are great pickups for ugly raw power. Not for the faint hearted!!"

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That was "spray coffee on the keyboard" funny.

Thank you.

 

[mellowgerman]

I'd love to hear how they play with bisonics.... my mellostang bass has a dimarzio model one humbucker (neck position) which, when combined with the bisonic (middle position), sounds fantastic and creates a sond all its own.

 

[danerectal]

Ultra cool site. Dig both the Cornick and Watt interviews.

 

[mgod]

Glen just referred to the pickup as the Guild Thunderfart!