So I'm in the mood to get one of these new Charvel guitars and I cant seem to understand exactly what my ears are hearing between the different models. I don't like the stock pickups that come with either of the model, but those can be changed. Its the way that they are mounted is where I'm hearing different...things
Anyway, what I'm hearing from the models with a pick guard is that they seem to sound a little brighter and more, fender-like I guess. Maybe that's just a characteristic of a guitar with a pick guard? But in addition to sounding brighter, they seem to sound clearer as well.
Now the models that have the pickups mounted with a ring :
seem to be darker, full, and smoother sounding. Like there is more low mids coming through. Granted this particular model has the maple on top, it still sounds rather dark to my ears.
These models are all pretty similar as far as as the woods and hardware that are being used. The guitar with the mounting rings comes with a JB in the bridge, and the one with the pick guard comes with a Distortion. Different pickups, but the pickups are pretty similar so the sound shouldn't change all that much. It's been years since I have owned a strat style guitar. All my guitars as LP types with mounting rings on the pickups. I'm really wondering if what my ears are hearing, really IS what the main difference between these guitars are. Right now my favorite sounding one is the maple top with the mounting rings, but I still like the clearness and snap of the model with the pick guard. I would be worried that the model with a pick guard might get too bright at times and i might have trouble finding the perfect pickup for it. But I still like it! The model with the maple top sounds fuller and richer, but worried that it might not have the snap and attack that I hear from the model with a pick guard. But again, I still like that guitar! They seem to nice to actually hate either one.
Anyone else on here have one of these guitars,or any similar style and been through the process of trying to decide what configuration to go with?
Anyway, what I'm hearing from the models with a pick guard is that they seem to sound a little brighter and more, fender-like I guess. Maybe that's just a characteristic of a guitar with a pick guard? But in addition to sounding brighter, they seem to sound clearer as well.
Now the models that have the pickups mounted with a ring :
These models are all pretty similar as far as as the woods and hardware that are being used. The guitar with the mounting rings comes with a JB in the bridge, and the one with the pick guard comes with a Distortion. Different pickups, but the pickups are pretty similar so the sound shouldn't change all that much. It's been years since I have owned a strat style guitar. All my guitars as LP types with mounting rings on the pickups. I'm really wondering if what my ears are hearing, really IS what the main difference between these guitars are. Right now my favorite sounding one is the maple top with the mounting rings, but I still like the clearness and snap of the model with the pick guard. I would be worried that the model with a pick guard might get too bright at times and i might have trouble finding the perfect pickup for it. But I still like it! The model with the maple top sounds fuller and richer, but worried that it might not have the snap and attack that I hear from the model with a pick guard. But again, I still like that guitar! They seem to nice to actually hate either one.
Anyone else on here have one of these guitars,or any similar style and been through the process of trying to decide what configuration to go with?