John Barnston
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- Jan 20, 2022
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Hello everyone, I just bought an SE Custom 24 after trying one out at the shop and realizing the neck feel is goldilocks for me, and I have a question about its tone, since I'm just now getting a chance to really play it through my own gear at home.
I've noticed there is an odd resonance with this guitar, but can't tell if it's just the stock 85/15 pickups (which I've heard mixed opinions on), or if it's the extra cavity in the body from the tremolo. This is my first guitar with a tremolo bridge, and I normally play similar mahogany solid bodies with hipshot or hardtail bridges. In comparison to my other guitars, the tone of the Custom 24 feels strangely unclear and distant, as if there's the most subtle reverb effect. The only other time I've heard a similar tone is when I briefly owned a guitar with a chambered body, hence my wondering if this is just the tonal change to expect from a tremolo bridge. I figured it being a 25" mahogany body, it would have a familiar upfront warmth, but that isn't the case at all.
I've also always played medium output modern styled pickups, and don't have much experience with low output PAFs, so I'm not sure whether I just need to throw some new pickups in that are more familiar to my ears.
Thoughts?
I've noticed there is an odd resonance with this guitar, but can't tell if it's just the stock 85/15 pickups (which I've heard mixed opinions on), or if it's the extra cavity in the body from the tremolo. This is my first guitar with a tremolo bridge, and I normally play similar mahogany solid bodies with hipshot or hardtail bridges. In comparison to my other guitars, the tone of the Custom 24 feels strangely unclear and distant, as if there's the most subtle reverb effect. The only other time I've heard a similar tone is when I briefly owned a guitar with a chambered body, hence my wondering if this is just the tonal change to expect from a tremolo bridge. I figured it being a 25" mahogany body, it would have a familiar upfront warmth, but that isn't the case at all.
I've also always played medium output modern styled pickups, and don't have much experience with low output PAFs, so I'm not sure whether I just need to throw some new pickups in that are more familiar to my ears.
Thoughts?