That's good to know. Based on your avatar, it looks like we also have the same taste in mic preamps lol. I have also the same Shadow Hills and 1073 model's. They're the 2 I seem to use most
Yeah no idea why they don't seem to get talked about. I just know about them because they stood out to me in this mic pre shootout vid I saw, so I bought one after. I don't actually generally like that much the API it's supposedly based on
I have a bunch of keeper guitars with oil finish too. They're keepers because they have other unique qualities I like about them from their wood choices, but I've always found all the oil finish guitars I've had (and tried) to sound dry, lacking in harmonics and the notes don't connect as well when playing melodies or leads. A lot of guys don't care much about finish, but to me it makes a big difference in sound. I find it also even more apparent the sound character of the various finishes when I play the guitars unplugged
Fwiw I actually do think Sweetwater is a really good sounding name. Most of the others I'm indifferent about. Mesa/Boogie, Diezel, Train Wreck and Dumble are also imo awesome names
Hipshot Fixed for the win!
As a former gig player, I have to have great tuning stability. Over the years, I've had some pretty spendy hardtails and every damn one had tuning issues. No thanks.Just buy fixed bridge guitars. Problem solved
Play the guitar, not the name on the headstock.
Honestly, it reminds me of a the vacuum cleaner brand Electrolux. Fantastic guitars but every time I see it, that's what pops into my head.
How did it do with the ol' oatmeal test?
I don't know if they do; I've never felt the need to try and swap out tuners since my Floyds worked great. The HT guitars are various Explorers, LPs, Destroyers etc etc...I usually used them for drop tuned stuff. Funny thing though, one of the cheapest HT was a Washburn X series (made in Korea I think) with the Buzz Feiten tuning system...that one actually stayed in tune very well. It was a 300$ guitar lol. I still have that guitar somewhere here.
Looks like locking tuners and a proper bone/graphtech nut (no pun intended) could make you happy with hardtails.
Agreed. All the guitars I had with those features didn't have tuning issues and for me at least the better tone (with all other specs being roughly equal) vs Floyd or Kahler style bridges is worthwhile
Here's the deal though...and, no offense to the home player. But, it's a far different thing to play a 4 hr night, with humidity and/or hot/cold temp/sweat affecting your guitar; vs a home player that doesn't play for 4 hrs with 3 15 min breaks, with no humidity/sweat dripping/people bumping in to your guitar lol. It's just very different. So, for my needs a Floyd is a must have. Or, for my 'former' needs since I'm not playing out anymore lol.
