Stuart Kirsh
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I play Blues and roots stuff like Little Feat, Los Lobos, The Band, etc.
Signal chain: S2 Mira semi-hollow -> Sonic Research Turbo Tuner -> Barber GainXChanger OD -> Tech 21 Character Series British -> Diamond Memory Lane Jr. -> Roland Blues Cube Stage. (The Tech 21 shifts the amp's EQ from a Tweed sound to something closer to a Blackface tone.)
I'm very happy with the tapped tones . However, the guitar in humbucking mode sounds very dark and bland. For reference, I'm looking for something close to an Allman Bros. type sound.
I tried an S2 Mira solidbody, thinking the humbuckers might be more lively, but the neck was chunkier than the one on my semi-hollow. That's when I found out all S2 necks are not identical. I've got small hands so I sent it back.
Now I'm considering whether one of the Marshall JTM type overdrives with active tone controls might inject some life into the humbuckers. . .
Is this a fool's errand?
Signal chain: S2 Mira semi-hollow -> Sonic Research Turbo Tuner -> Barber GainXChanger OD -> Tech 21 Character Series British -> Diamond Memory Lane Jr. -> Roland Blues Cube Stage. (The Tech 21 shifts the amp's EQ from a Tweed sound to something closer to a Blackface tone.)
I'm very happy with the tapped tones . However, the guitar in humbucking mode sounds very dark and bland. For reference, I'm looking for something close to an Allman Bros. type sound.
I tried an S2 Mira solidbody, thinking the humbuckers might be more lively, but the neck was chunkier than the one on my semi-hollow. That's when I found out all S2 necks are not identical. I've got small hands so I sent it back.
Now I'm considering whether one of the Marshall JTM type overdrives with active tone controls might inject some life into the humbuckers. . .
Is this a fool's errand?