Thinking About A Steve Morse Model....

[tommyindelaware]

no change. some of us have done a teeny mod here & there.....
mine are shown here....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tommyalderson/

 

[Butch Snyder]

I had no idea that the #2 pickup was a tele pick-up, that's cool to know, thanks.

So, it's a Tele bridge pickup type?

on the frankentele......it is a tele neck pickup in that position.

Are we all talking about the same position? I went to the EBMM website and looked at the SM guitar specs. Here they are:

Pickups - DiMarzio (I'll do it from the diagram's perspective)

1. Humbucking - DP-200 Morse Signature
2. Single coil - Proprietary Custom Wound
3. Single coil - DP-108 Vintage Single Coil
4. Humbucking - DP-205 Morse Signature

Tommy talks about the Tele neck pickup. On the Tele, that would have been in pos. #2 (Tele neck pickup). However, from the website, that is a DiMarzio DP108 (VS-1)Strat pickup. DiMarzio doesn't make this pickups anymore. Are they making it special for this guitar and EBMM?

When Beej mentions the "Tele pickup" it looks to me like he's referring to Pickup #3 in the diagram; the one closest to the bridge humbucker. That is the one EBMM has listed as a "Proprietary Custom Wound" single coil. That said, is it voiced like a Tele bridge pickup?

Sorry to bring this thread back up; but my curiosity has gotten the better of me.

Cheers,

 

[banjoplayer]

 

[tommyindelaware]

1 pic is worth a thousand words.....

 

[Butch Snyder]

1 pic is worth a thousand words.....

Agreed, however that guitar has a Tele neck pickup next to the bridge pickup. Is the EBMM SM guitar the same with a Strat pickup voiced like a Tele neck pickup or bridge pickup?

 

[tommyindelaware]

Agreed, however that guitar has a Tele neck pickup next to the bridge pickup. Is the EBMM SM guitar the same with a Strat pickup voiced like a Tele neck pickup or bridge pickup?

yep...
made by dimarzio........& it's only available to ernie ball

 

[Butch Snyder]

Is the EBMM SM guitar the same with a Strat pickup voiced like a Tele neck pickup or bridge pickup?

yep...
made by dimarzio........& it's only available to ernie ball

Tommy, you still didn't answer my question. Voiced after the neck or bridge pickup?

 

[banjoplayer]

impatient?

sorry, I can´t help but I´d guess Tele-neck-pickup-alike in bridge position.

I think I read somewhere, that the neck SC is like a Strat middle PUp, but maybe I´m wrong

 

[beej]

Voiced after the neck or bridge pickup?

The single coil closest to the bridge was a Tele neck pickup on the old guitar. The DiMarzio is wound to be similar to that.

In Steve's own words ... "The single-coil, which is right next to the lead pickup, is thinner and more hollow. It's got a peaky sound in the midrange, but if you mix that with the humbucking right next to it, it adds a little bit more mid and lower end. It adds a gentle out-of-phase quality, but it's electronically in-phase." Interview here.

I think I read somewhere, that the neck SC is like a Strat middle PUp, but maybe I´m wrong

Yep, Steve tried all kinds of pickups in that spot and ended up going with a DiMarzio strat-style pickup.

Good interview about his pickups here.

 

[tommyindelaware]

it is definitely voiced like the tele neck pickup in the old frankentele....
sorry ....seemed obvious to me.
the slanted pickup is basically a dimarzio class of 55.

Tommy, you still didn't answer my question. Voiced after the neck or bridge pickup?

 

[Butch Snyder]

it is definitely voiced like the tele neck pickup in the old frankentele....
sorry ....seemed obvious to me.
the slanted pickup is basically a dimarzio class of 55.

That's alright; I'm a litle dense sometimes...

Thanks Beej also, for the clarification.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Guys,

I just received an email from my wife. She says, "I like this one..."

Ernie Ball Music Man Steve Morse Y2D PURPLE SUNSET Used - (eBay item 120157248505 end time Sep-11-07 12:12:58 PDT)

I like the Y2d's and the desert sunset is awesome....

Gimme some thoughts here because I originally wanted an original.

 

[tommyindelaware]

She says, "I like this one..."
l.

now son...
there's yer sign.....

 

[Butch Snyder]

now son...
there's yer sign.....

Maybe, but that one in the auction doesn't look to have the top binding.

 

[tommyindelaware]

all y2d's have binding. it's just the angle the photo was taken.

Maybe, but that one in the auction doesn't look to have the top binding.

 

[banjoplayer]

Not the Y2D, but the original version

How comes your change of mind?

 

[Ripper]

Hey Butch, you gotto go for a Y2D. Mine is a standard top, but it's good enuff!

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[Butch Snyder]

How comes your change of mind?

I haven't, but when your better half shows an interest, you tend to perk your ears up. All that said, I think I still would like the original due to the switching. But, the Y2D, being brighter is a very tempting thing....

 

[kbaim]

Ahhh, the Morse red 80's pants. Those were the days.

Another thing about players that mainly play the Morse model...they all seem to be incredible guitar players.

 

[Butch Snyder]

Another thing about players that mainly play the Morse model...they all seem to be incredible guitar players.

Maybe I shouldn't get one then...