I recently had a Squier Jazzmaster refuckulated with a new aluminum neck, new hardware, new pickups - the Curtis Novak WRHB's in a Jazzmaster pickup configuration.
I don't think I care for them as much as I thought I would - I prefer that EGC top end. The HB's are too "squashy" for me. I love the clean sound, but it's hell trying to get it to play with my EQD Sunn pedal.
Are there Jazzmaster pickups closer to an EGC pickup?
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32How close are we talking, and close to what?GuyLaCroix wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:39 pm I recently had a Squier Jazzmaster refuckulated with a new aluminum neck, new hardware, new pickups - the Curtis Novak WRHB's in a Jazzmaster pickup configuration.
I don't think I care for them as much as I thought I would - I prefer that EGC top end. The HB's are too "squashy" for me. I love the clean sound, but it's hell trying to get it to play with my EQD Sunn pedal.
Are there Jazzmaster pickups closer to an EGC pickup?
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33Oh damn, didn't know they made those.
Apologies - for clarity, I have single coils in the EGC.
Apologies - for clarity, I have single coils in the EGC.
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34I believe that FM Mason has/had JM w/ those EGC pickups and likes them quite a bit!GuyLaCroix wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:16 pm Oh damn, didn't know they made those.
Apologies - for clarity, I have single coils in the EGC.
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35I was unaware of this thread when I asked for opinions on the MicroKorg. My bad.
So FMs, what’s your take on the MicroKorg?
So FMs, what’s your take on the MicroKorg?
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36It's ok. Real pain to edit. Sold it after a year or two. If I where to get one again I would get a used one. Vocoder is a plus. Would rather have a M-Audio venom.
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37Sounds fine, has a lot of good sounds stock and yeah the vocoder. I can't get down w/ tiny keys though. If you want something that sounds reasonably legit for not much money, you could do a lot worse.ErikG wrote: I was unaware of this thread when I asked for opinions on the MicroKorg. My bad.
So FMs, what’s your take on the MicroKorg?
Full disclosure: there's a lot of personal icky feelings for me when all the late 90s copycat pop punk bands that were around my area started to move into whatever MTV-emo became hip in the early/mid aughts, they almost always had some guy with one of these in the band. So yeah. Ick.
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38They always struck me as the squier strat of synths, which is a not bad but they sure cost more these days than I would have hoped.Garth wrote: Fri Oct 22, 2021 11:21 pmSounds fine, has a lot of good sounds stock and yeah the vocoder. I can't get down w/ tiny keys though. If you want something that sounds reasonably legit for not much money, you could do a lot worse.ErikG wrote: I was unaware of this thread when I asked for opinions on the MicroKorg. My bad.
So FMs, what’s your take on the MicroKorg?
Full disclosure: there's a lot of personal icky feelings for me when all the late 90s copycat pop punk bands that were around my area started to move into whatever MTV-emo became hip in the early/mid aughts, they almost always had some guy with one of these in the band. So yeah. Ick.
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39JFC! You aren't kidding, I wasn't aware they've been reissued - and with a pretty serious price hike.VaticanShotglass wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 1:11 am they sure cost more these days than I would have hoped.
This feels like it could go under "talk me out of it." I'm not at all a synth expert but the price these are going for, seems like you could do a lot better.
They're pretty limited (which admittedly, might be a good thing) in capability, but they do sound good. Not sure they're $500 good - and did I mention mini-keys? ick.
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40Yeah, you could get a decent ipad/android and quite a bit of great synth software, pair it with a usb keyboard and have a powerful set up. I dislike doing the laptop/desktop soft synth thing, but a smallish tablet with a touch screen feels more like an instrument, especially with my Keystep. Lots of conventional and weird options that way.Garth wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:59 amJFC! You aren't kidding, I wasn't aware they've been reissued - and with a pretty serious price hike.VaticanShotglass wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 1:11 am they sure cost more these days than I would have hoped.
This feels like it could go under "talk me out of it." I'm not at all a synth expert but the price these are going for, seems like you could do a lot better.
They're pretty limited (which admittedly, might be a good thing) in capability, but they do sound good. Not sure they're $500 good - and did I mention mini-keys? ick.