Elliott Easton Gretsch guitar: tone and pickup switches? - Grant W. Petty - 17:46 11-11-05
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As a Strat player, I'm trying to figure out what the tone switch on the
Elliott Easton Gretsch does .. the guitar seems brightest (and most
musical) in the middle position. But the two non-center positions sound
virtually identical to my ear -- both way too muddy/dark for my taste. Is
there some combination of pickups that makes the tone switch more useful
than it seems to me right now?
Also, I find the pickup switch/knob combination on the Gretsch confusing:
two knobs and one switch just to control the balance between the two
pickups. Seems to me, you could eliminate the switch and replace the two
pots with just one that sweeps over various blends of the two pickups.
Give me the 5-position selector on my Strat, plus my Torres Engineering
blender pot, any day.
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Re: Elliott Easton Gretsch guitar: tone and pickup switches? - Grip - 19:31 11-11-05
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Sheeesh! I picked one up about a month ago cause it was a cool color, but I
forget what that swicth does! Good thing I'm mainly a strat guy I guess. The
EE Gretsch did play pretty well though.
"Grant W. Petty" <gpetty@aos.wisc.edu> wrote in message
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> As a Strat player, I'm trying to figure out what the tone switch on the
> Elliott Easton Gretsch does .. the guitar seems brightest (and most
> musical) in the middle position. But the two non-center positions sound
> virtually identical to my ear -- both way too muddy/dark for my taste. Is
> there some combination of pickups that makes the tone switch more useful
> than it seems to me right now?
>
> Also, I find the pickup switch/knob combination on the Gretsch confusing:
> two knobs and one switch just to control the balance between the two
> pickups. Seems to me, you could eliminate the switch and replace the two
> pots with just one that sweeps over various blends of the two pickups.
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> Give me the 5-position selector on my Strat, plus my Torres Engineering
> blender pot, any day.
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Re: Elliott Easton Gretsch guitar: tone and pickup switches? - miker - 11:45 14-11-05
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> musical) in the middle position. But the two non-center positions sound
> virtually identical to my ear -- both way too muddy/dark for my taste.
Dat's why it's called a "mud switch". :)
Check out the Gretsch Pages forum, lots of informed folks there.
miker
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