Hey guys!
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as for the dual-scalarizer tele i have, here's my quicky review:
The tele (an 86 mij fender, to the unfamiliar), out fitted with a set of emg t's originally sported the crystal scalarizer. thyis gave it a very acoustic tone (as veggiejoes fingers and ears witnessed). and treated the sterility that is associated with active pick ups. this axe is my "kamikaze jazz shred box, i dont mind it gathering battle scars, and whisper to it whenever i find a new ding on its being i softly whisper- "life's a b#tch... learn to f#ck it!"
anyways, i really dug the acoustic qualities, the separation and harmonic spread was fantastic, but i wanted a little bit more electricity-oomph, so we tried the metal. the woodiness increased, the glassy presence was still there but the extra mids gave the tone a real kick in the rumps. the neck pick up got more jazz smoky, bridge barked, in between was good too. it grew rock balls!
then comes micsis' text about a dual config.
having more surgery done, with classic BAMF and Sushi tech horniness (i gues creativity is in the hormones!), BAMF proceeded with the operation. results?
The only guitar I used to describe my utmost praise was Nardski's Matsumoto nylon string, for that box exhuded beauty, and tone, that exemplified the beauty of NATURE. Now, this tele had that too!
I am not exaggerating by saying that the dual scalarizer tele (which BAMF dubbed the "crystalmeta") spoke with the delicacy and gentleness of a rainforest, roared like the ocean and moved air like rolling thunder!
i got the best of both worlds: definition and detail, a full sound, a and a broad spectrum. yes, it was 3D, it was vivid! and everyone noticed that i sat in the studio a helluva lot longer than usual, and played with more sensitivity than ever. masarap... my bakemono was growling with gratitude and pleasure. and guess what? I got to welcome the return of the twang! It was (in bruce almighty expression) GOOOOOOOD!
heck, with my god-awful sched, i look forward to getting home to play it! feel free to give it a try.
Now that is a GAS-inducing review if I ever saw one. The descriptions of the scalarizer has actually made me rethink about what guitar I should keep. I have a hunch it will do wonders in a 335 w/ P90s... (tingin mo vjoe?)
I have gotta get me one of these!!!
Yup! GAS inducing! So much so that I spent Sat. night outfitting 3 more guitars with crystal sparklers.
I'm sure the sparklers can work wonders for most if not all guitars. But which to go with for your 335? Crystal or metal? Or both? Switchable? Hehehehe!
It would be nice to try them all to find out which combinations suit our individual tastes/ears. Being the tinkerer that I am, I'm already thinking of a way to rig up an unobstrusive selector switch... kaya lang nahirapan ako to work in those guitar cavities.... fumble fingers eh.
But my fumbling, bumbling attempts were worth it. It was hard to put down each guitar after putting in the crystal scalarizer. I just wanted to keep playing, even if only at low volume and clean. The strat now sounds much sweeter. I was skeptical that noiseless pickups could be improved on, but I like this Kinman set even more now! The tele sounds even better - still fat, but also clearer on the neck pup, but not shrill on the bridge pup. Tho I have to play this one some more (esp in OOP mode) so as to put my finger on what else changed for the better... (ear fatigue, plus my durned neighbor is a real kj)
I also noticed tonal changes to the Esprit. The previously slightly-muddy sounding neck pickup(Duncan-Designed '59) now sounds clear and defined. The previously sharp sounding bridge pickup (Duncan-Designed JB) gained some low-end and roundness - much more pleasant to me. Both pickups in tapped mode also gained some roundness. (Tapped neck sounds a bit similar to a strat now.) As did the OOP modes.
I can't wait to try these guitars out on a loud amp!
And I can hardly wait to try the metal scalarizers on the same guitars.
And for sure I want to try what the guitars will sound like with both scalarizer models in them! GAAAASSSSSS!