The benefits of real wood pickup rings?

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Take notes.  There will be a test.

http://www.pickuprings.com/home

 

[Hobosaur]

Replace pickup rings, get Brown sound!  arty07:

 

[JCizzle]

Looks cool but seems like a bit much...

 

[greywolf]

i bought a maple ring /cover for my latest guitar project .. but it's for looks only

 

[SustainerPlayer]

Everytime I need a little more treble I replace with maple pickup rings.

If I need more bass I switch to the ones made of mahogany.

A little more midrange I use either swamp ash or alder  pickup rings.

Mostly because my amp was rather expensive and I do not like to put unnecessary strain on the EQ-pots on it.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

They look great if you're into that.  Do they sound great?  One customer reported more sustain.  Even he was skeptical.

 

[anorakDan]

If you think it makes a difference, it makes a difference.



I guess. :icon_scratch:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

There is a lot of truth to that,

 

[Cagey]

If you think it makes a difference, it makes a difference.

'Strue. The power of suggestion is tremendous. Much of dogma surrounding the electric guitar is based on it.

 

[JCizzle]

Only one way to find out; the double-blind, placebo controlled test. Someone go ahead ship me two guitars and two amps and I'll gladly conduct the research.  arty07:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Of course they'll be grain filled and painted black.

 

[SustainerPlayer]

Of course they'll be grain filled and painted black.

Oh man - that will surely kill the harmonics  :sad1:

 

[-CB-]

What a load of tripe.

What a load of tripe.
 
  What a load of tripe.

 

[Pelagaard]

mmm..... tripe...

 

[Dan025]

well the p-90 covers looks awesome. but too expensive.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Can't knock the looks, but it is a look.  If they make tone improvement claims, back it up.

 

[SustainerPlayer]

Can't knock the looks, but it is a look.  If they make tone improvement claims, back it up.

Why? Anyone knows that guitar mojo is a truism.

And I bet that Eric Johnson can hear the difference ...





:toothy11:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

The Eric Johnson stories have been exaggerated to Chuck Norris status.  For the sake of arguement, if he could hear a difference, he's still using the plastic ones on his humbucker equipped guitars.

 

[Hobosaur]

What I really love about this site:

It gives a broken link to a sound sample!