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Hendog
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This is an interesting topic.
I think there are guitars that sound great due to woods. Like a Les Paul or a PRS McCarty.
These thick mahogany bodys and necks have a wonderful warm, full tone. Match that with a Maple top and you have one amazing sound (and a great look).
But there is nothing like the quality and playability of my JP.
It would be neat to have both in one guitar. JP BFR??? Maybe I should get one...
I think there are guitars that sound great due to woods. Like a Les Paul or a PRS McCarty.
These thick mahogany bodys and necks have a wonderful warm, full tone. Match that with a Maple top and you have one amazing sound (and a great look).
But there is nothing like the quality and playability of my JP.
It would be neat to have both in one guitar. JP BFR??? Maybe I should get one...
Jack FFR1846
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I would have to say that there isn't a unique "Musicman" sound. Each guitar made by Musicman has it's own sound. And each is very different from the next.
As far as unique guitars...Line 6 Variax is unique in my opinion (I just sold mine). They use electronic manipulation (a microprocessor) to simulate any guitar you want, pretty much. You want to play a strat, hit the switch. A Les Paul, hit a switch. Same with their acoustics (what I had). Want a jumbo body acoustic, turn the dial. Want a small body parlor guitar, turn the dial.
If my band leader wants a strat sound, I'm on the Al with the bridge/mid setting on. He wants a tele, I'm again on the Al with middle or neck position all by itself. It doesn't quite match a strat or tele because I don't have the noise and hum unless I pull the battery to shut off the silent circuit.
Each of my musicman guitars sounds vastly different from the next. I'm not one to collect 25 Al SSS guitars. Heck....I'd like to get an Al HH, but feel the Axis would have to go if I did get one, because although they are very different wood wise, they'd be too close for me to justify keeping both. (waits for F'ing to throw something at me....we've had this discussion).
I have to answer an earlier question, just because I'm a wise axis super sport sometimes. What's a Les Paul? It's a guitar rejected by Fender and then dropped by Gibson. (they brought it back only because the "vintage" market was created by people looking for old Les Pauls and they were smart enough to see that).
As far as unique guitars...Line 6 Variax is unique in my opinion (I just sold mine). They use electronic manipulation (a microprocessor) to simulate any guitar you want, pretty much. You want to play a strat, hit the switch. A Les Paul, hit a switch. Same with their acoustics (what I had). Want a jumbo body acoustic, turn the dial. Want a small body parlor guitar, turn the dial.
If my band leader wants a strat sound, I'm on the Al with the bridge/mid setting on. He wants a tele, I'm again on the Al with middle or neck position all by itself. It doesn't quite match a strat or tele because I don't have the noise and hum unless I pull the battery to shut off the silent circuit.
Each of my musicman guitars sounds vastly different from the next. I'm not one to collect 25 Al SSS guitars. Heck....I'd like to get an Al HH, but feel the Axis would have to go if I did get one, because although they are very different wood wise, they'd be too close for me to justify keeping both. (waits for F'ing to throw something at me....we've had this discussion).
I have to answer an earlier question, just because I'm a wise axis super sport sometimes. What's a Les Paul? It's a guitar rejected by Fender and then dropped by Gibson. (they brought it back only because the "vintage" market was created by people looking for old Les Pauls and they were smart enough to see that).
