darchirnoj
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Morse or Game Changer?
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Samoht
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Aesthetically, which do you like better? Is price a factor? I personally think the Morse is an excellent value in the EBMM lineup. Lots of possibilities, and if you're open to a little switching modification and maybe even pickup changes, you can really open it up.
Dr. Rock
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Aesthetically, I think they both look great! With Game Changer you're paying a little more for the most flexibility from one guitar and for some tech novelty. You may not need that much flexibility. Or you may still want an actual strat-type on hand for truer single coil sounds, or whatever. I really enjoy my GC - HSH, piezo, trem. But sometimes I play my other guitars if I want a different sound or am getting bored, and wouldn't mind having an EBMM Morse too!
darchirnoj
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Due to some unexpected financial necessities, I'm going to part with two Historic LPs.
But in due time (& hopefully sooner than later), I'd like to start over (and utilize credit/payment plans available from some of the bigger guitar institutions).
So, I want to start over with a bang and even though I know it's impossible, I'd like to get as close to a," one and done", as possible.
Hence, the two options.
But in due time (& hopefully sooner than later), I'd like to start over (and utilize credit/payment plans available from some of the bigger guitar institutions).
So, I want to start over with a bang and even though I know it's impossible, I'd like to get as close to a," one and done", as possible.
Hence, the two options.
Then, you have to be thinking GC, in my opinion. I love mine. And being able to dial up the exact sound you want in real time and then instantly save it . . . what else could you ask for as far as versatility goes? I love my AL HH and my silhouette, but if I had to pick one guitar to own for the rest of my life, it would be the GC. No question. (And I really, really, do love the AL HH -- if I had to pick one guitar that was not a GC, it would be the AL.)
Spudmurphy
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IMO ? GC.
...... or get Albert Lee to ask for a HHH AL with Piezo and GC to go into production - GO (Game over!)
...... or get Albert Lee to ask for a HHH AL with Piezo and GC to go into production - GO (Game over!)
Dr. Rock
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If only one and done, then I'd go GC. Just did a set the other day with it: a rhythmic folk-dance song with a tele- SC setting, a driving LP-style chordal bridge HB song, a jazzy neck HB song with switch to neck HB parallel on a more rhythmic section, a lightly driven rock song on the middle SC, and a folk-style song on the piezo, and a few others. Probably unnecessary, but fun!
Stratty316
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I'm picking the Morse. I think it's got more than enough versatility to compensate for not being the gamechanger. You can also pick up a Y2D with a killer top in more colors than black.
BUC
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My opinion is it depends.
My main gigger is the GC. You can't beat the flexibility and the ability to make it sound exactly like what you want it to. Plus the piezo isn't something you can really get on the Morse. If you feel you need more strat-ish or Tele sounds, you get a wide variety of these that you don't get with the Morse models. It's criminal how much the GC's are under-rated.
I really dig the Y2D though. Have to say I much prefer it over the std Morse. I can't get myself to adapt to the pickup switching of the old Morse so it's primarily a studio axe. The Y2D switching is much improved for people like me but I still have trouble getting theh 3 and 4 positions backwards in my head when performing.
The Y2D is much heavier, better looking, and got a much meatier sound than the old Morse. It's a VERY flexible axe in terms of tone, but you can't get more flexible than a gamechanger.
Both the Morse's do single coil stuff well but I find the GC covers a lot more single coil territoy well (for example, lower output stuff with a neck pick; single coil bridge; or the lower output in between sounds. GC does these really well).
A lot of people on this board are very much into their maple tops and I love the top on the Y2D but the plain black on the gamechanger is actually a pretty classy look on stage. If you like taking pics of your guitars by themselves then the Y2D is a winner. But I honestly think that too pretty of a guitar can distract from the player. Sounds silly, I know, but a painted simple finished guitar puts the focus on the performer, not the instrument. I want my playing, performance and tone to be the focus of my performance.
Plus, if you get a ding on a painted guitar it just looks better. Steve's #1 looks great to me. You gotta earn your relics! You get a ding on a Y2D and it looks terrible...and makes you feel terrible. (My Morse's are in great shape but I got a ding on my Petrucci that kills me every time I look at it).
Executive summary: Both great axes, no wrong answer.
The GC gets the nod as a gigger for flexibility and it's simple classic looks. It does almost everything a Morse will do and a whole bunch it won't and get's you closer to a "1 and done" solution.
If you want a beautiful axe for the studio and you want some name/brand recognition maybe lean towards the Y2D.
My main gigger is the GC. You can't beat the flexibility and the ability to make it sound exactly like what you want it to. Plus the piezo isn't something you can really get on the Morse. If you feel you need more strat-ish or Tele sounds, you get a wide variety of these that you don't get with the Morse models. It's criminal how much the GC's are under-rated.
I really dig the Y2D though. Have to say I much prefer it over the std Morse. I can't get myself to adapt to the pickup switching of the old Morse so it's primarily a studio axe. The Y2D switching is much improved for people like me but I still have trouble getting theh 3 and 4 positions backwards in my head when performing.
The Y2D is much heavier, better looking, and got a much meatier sound than the old Morse. It's a VERY flexible axe in terms of tone, but you can't get more flexible than a gamechanger.
Both the Morse's do single coil stuff well but I find the GC covers a lot more single coil territoy well (for example, lower output stuff with a neck pick; single coil bridge; or the lower output in between sounds. GC does these really well).
A lot of people on this board are very much into their maple tops and I love the top on the Y2D but the plain black on the gamechanger is actually a pretty classy look on stage. If you like taking pics of your guitars by themselves then the Y2D is a winner. But I honestly think that too pretty of a guitar can distract from the player. Sounds silly, I know, but a painted simple finished guitar puts the focus on the performer, not the instrument. I want my playing, performance and tone to be the focus of my performance.
Plus, if you get a ding on a painted guitar it just looks better. Steve's #1 looks great to me. You gotta earn your relics! You get a ding on a Y2D and it looks terrible...and makes you feel terrible. (My Morse's are in great shape but I got a ding on my Petrucci that kills me every time I look at it).
Executive summary: Both great axes, no wrong answer.
The GC gets the nod as a gigger for flexibility and it's simple classic looks. It does almost everything a Morse will do and a whole bunch it won't and get's you closer to a "1 and done" solution.
If you want a beautiful axe for the studio and you want some name/brand recognition maybe lean towards the Y2D.
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darchirnoj
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Ok, so let me ask this if I may.....
Which one is more fun to play from a neck standpoint?
A neck my hand will love/fly on.
Right now, I'm definitely leaning towards Game Changer...HSH with rosewood board.
Which one is more fun to play from a neck standpoint?
A neck my hand will love/fly on.
Right now, I'm definitely leaning towards Game Changer...HSH with rosewood board.
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BUC
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Y2D neck is beefier and rounder, GC is noticeably flatter. I'm not very particular about neck radius and have no problem changing back and forth between the two.
You can watch Steve Morse fly on a Y2D or watch Dean Wells fly on a Reflex GC. They're both airworthy machines!
Dr. Rock
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Still, the GC is pretty round compared to the relative flatness of my Carvins, and definitely nothing like a super flat Jackson Dinky I once owned. I've never played a Y2D for longer than a few strums at a store. But both MMs have the 1-5/8" nut width, which at least for the GC gives it a smallish neck feel despite the (relatively) roundish neck profile. The raw neck on both are definitely a help for flying around the board. Great high fret access too, for a bolt on neck, and I think GC and Y2D have the same neck-heel joint. The MM vintage vibrato is super as well and the piezo also sound great.
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darchirnoj
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With re: to nut width, I guess as long as it's not small enough where it's difficult to hit open strings on D chord.
I've owned an OLP silo special and the neck was just fine.
I've also owned some teles with a smaller neck radius and I found it hard to chord some stuff closer to headstock without dampening one of the strings.
I've owned an OLP silo special and the neck was just fine.
I've also owned some teles with a smaller neck radius and I found it hard to chord some stuff closer to headstock without dampening one of the strings.
