Hi guys, While you're on this, would you happen to know anything about mini-humbuckers? Was thinking of replacing the pickup on my Yamaha AEX 500. Took a look at Seymour Duncan, but you can't really tell without playing with it, can you?'
Cheers, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 12:40 AM Subject: Re: OT: Bill's NoLogo Strat-was: black cloaking tape > On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:48:55 -0400, you wrote: > > >I recall Vantage guitars. Used to work in a music store way back when. > > > >IIRC, they were Japanese solid bodies; Did the more expensive ones > >have a neck-through-body design (a la B.C Rich)? > > Yes, the more expensive ones did. Mine isn't one pf those. :) > > >I also wonder if they were the ones that came standard with DiMarzio pickups? > > Could be. I replaces the pickup in mine with an EMG active pickup. > *Very* nice unit. > > >I remember some of the guitar and bass players that worked at the > >store saying that the sound and quality was somewhat variable, but > >that if one looked, a real nice playing guitar/bass could be found > >among them. > > Yep. They play nice and where the manufacturer skimped was in the > bolt-on components like the tuning machines and bridges. I eventually > replaced just about everything but the wood on mine! > But every time I went into the studio, the engineer would express > amazement at the great sound from this bass they'd never heard of > before. > > >
