Groberts
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My whole prior four-knob experience was with a Tremonti SE and S2 Singlecut Standard. I adapted quickly and find I now much prefer the classic "G" layout. Intuitive, ergonomic, can still easily do volume swells on neck pickup. No wonder this arrangement has stood the test of time.
I'm on the mend from thumb surgery and can play somewhat competently now. It has been frustrating to only play for a short time each day, but on the flip side, it has made the process of discovering my new instrument's capabilities sweeter.
I started experimenting with string gauge last night. The 10's feel pretty good, but my HBII feels more fluid with 9-46 on its 25" scale. I swapped to 9.5 and 11.5 for the E and B, respectively, on the 594 and I'm liking that so far. Thinking of putting the bottom half of a set of 11's on it tonight. I'm very new to this short scale thing, so I'm searching for a Goldilocks set of gauges. I am usually a light top / heavy bottom guy, so may end up with something custom like 9.5, 12, 17, 28, 38, 48.
Gotta say I LOVE stringing up this two-piece bridge with locking tuners. Definitely the easiest to string of any guitar I've owned.
I have not yet picked up the PRS McCarty 594 that I put on layaway. It is being held hostage at my local shop while I scrape up the remaining balance. It will be my first four knob layout in a while. even when I had a LP 56 VOS historic and ES-339, I never quite got used to dialing in sounds as quick as a vol/tone tele and such. Any suggestions are welcome. Or do you just use your ears? Any rules of thumbs you guys use in the middle position? (otherwise, the neck alone or bridge alone are fairly self explanatory)
Also, are you guys trying a split coil on one PU and leading the other PU full HB? (i.e. split coil on the neck PU, but leaving bridge in HB mode or vice versa?)
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