Thoughts on a 408?

[88prs]

Don't see many of these and seems like a really unique pickup set up. Anyone own one? Just wondering your thought on the tonal spectrum.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Siggy’s are way better

 

[bodia]

I had one for a bit. Rosewood neck, to boot. It was a cool axe, but I found It a little sterile. I know they’re similar, but I preferred the Paul’s Guitar over the 408.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

I had one for a bit. Rosewood neck, to boot. It was a cool axe, but I found It a little sterile. I know they’re similar, but I preferred the Paul’s Guitar over the 408.

i feel like I had the opposite with my friends PG. I felt like it didn’t fit into the mix as well. He liked it for some ecclectic music. I like the larger bridge pickup and I think the Siggy has some extra mojo.

 

[Rider1260]

Love my 408.
the bigger bridge pickup just works for me.
Mine with the rosewood neck can do so much it can twang , rock and anything in-between
When I did a purge this is one that stayed !!!


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qmGOSWrk9E&t=322s

 

[88prs]

Well sounds like I need to go play one. There is one close but the showroom is closed so I'll just wait it out.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Definitely do it! I had a 408, sold it and bought a Siggy. I didn’t care for the 408 switching positions personally.

old 408

 

[RallyFanatic]

Siggy’s are way better

pardon my ignorance - but what is a siggy?

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

pardon my ignorance - but what is a siggy?

signature limited. The predecessor to the 408 core guitar

 

[RallyFanatic]

signature limited. The predecessor to the 408 core guitar

thank you!

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

thank you!

Anytime!

 

[11top]

I think 408 pups sound great. However, you’d better like them because you aren’t going to swap them out.

 

[grausch]

Any excuse for some photos of my Siggy.

I found the 408 pickups to be in a similar vein to a good PAF - it has that same vibe, but is distinctly different. When I still had my SG (Classic 57s), I found that they sounded very similar but smoother that than SG when set up to play AC/DC.

Overall I think they are great pickups - I keep the neck split and bridge on humbucking mode. Great sounds then in all three positions.

 

[]-[@n$0Ma☩!©]

Howard Leese made the strongest argument for this model when he talked about how nicely it works with a 3-piece-band vs having a second guitar player to fill the tonal spectrum. I looked for the video but couldn't find it.

 

[veinbuster]

signature limited. The predecessor to the 408 core guitar

Yes. The small Signature run evolved to the 408, which I feel subsequently got displaced by Paul’s Guitar.

Gratuitous sort of siggy photo

 

[grausch]

signature limited. The predecessor to the 408 core guitar

There was an initial run of 100 which were private stocks and then another run of 400 of which I have one. Would love to get a private stock version, but haven’t yet managed to swing it.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Yes. The small Signature run evolved to the 408, which I feel subsequently got displaced by Paul’s Guitar.

Gratuitous sort of siggy photo

And we thank you for your gratuity!

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

There was an initial run of 100 which were private stocks and then another run of 400 of which I have one. Would love to get a private stock version, but haven’t yet managed to swing it.

Agreed I’d love to have one of those. There are a few on Reverb right now. I’ve got others that I want before I go down that rabbit hole though

 

[Egads]

Definitely do it! I had a 408, sold it and bought a Siggy. I didn’t care for the 408 switching positions personally.

old 408

Looks like my Artist:

Yes. The small Signature run evolved to the 408, which I feel subsequently got displaced by Paul’s Guitar.

Gratuitous sort of siggy photo

Hubba, frickin' hubba!

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Looks like my Artist:

that artist is beautiful! Mine wasn’t even a 10 top