| Author | Message | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 86 Registered: 10-2006 |
There have been numerous discussions here on the differences between SC-1, AXY, MXY & Fatboy p/ups, but I don't recall seeing anything about the higher-pitch-range transducers. The "Products" page shows, on various guitar models, HG, HGR, HG4 & STR p/ups. As I have never seen an Alembic guitar in the flesh, let alone heard one, can someone please give me the rundown on what's the jive with each? Thanks. Peter | ||
| paulman
Intermediate Member Username: paulman Post Number: 184 Registered: 2-2005 |
Hey Cozmik... Methinks I have the HG pickups on my Skylark, and HG4 and STR on my Further. I believe the HGR's on on the Orion style guitars. HG is humbucker style, STR is single coil strat size. What the tonal differences of each with R and 4 at the end I do not know. The Skylark and Further are so totally different it's difficult to tell how much of the different, yet kick-ass, tone is just the pickups. Hope that helped. | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 88 Registered: 10-2006 |
Thanks - I get the shape thing. It's the tonal differences I was curious about. Peter | ||
| grateful
Intermediate Member Username: grateful Post Number: 181 Registered: 12-2004 |
Hey Peter, According to the Further spec page, they're plain HGs. I find the strat size pickup is reminiscent of a strat, presumably because of its size (strat pickups sound cleaner than humbuckers to my ear). The HGs sound fuller, but nothing like a conventional humbucker because they're so clean. I don't know if the HG4 or HGR sound different to the HGs, as I've not heard them. This is my subjective opinion. Mark |
