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Do you know if the Aria has kerfing? I recall from another thread (No bracing and a sound post? Questions regarding lawsuit 175 and Ibanez) that some of the Japanese archtops aren't kerfed.
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04-02-2017 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Socraticaster
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Which one are you referring to?
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Originally Posted by LtKojak
If I keep the EEB I might do something with the pickup, though I think it sounds pretty good even now.
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Originally Posted by LtKojak
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Originally Posted by Marty Grass
Instead eliminate the biases, by not having any visuals, make it a true 'blind test'.
Just label each test section with 'Archtop A', 'Archtop B', and 'Archtop C'. Now all one can relate to and judge is the sound. No bias by seeing a guitar.
Just my 2 cents....
Mark
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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This may come off as so obvious as to be insulting, but making changes to a guitar's setup can radically alter it's tone and feel.
I recently made some changes to my Epiphone Elitist Broadway that made the guitar sound and play almost like a completely different instrument, and all I did was change the strings from flats to rounds and raise the action.
Every once in a while, when I get the urge to shop for a new instrument, I'll make such setup changes that satiate my urge to splurge (temporarily).
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Originally Posted by Klatu
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
I think its inherent tonal footprint would suit the Epi better, if you ask me.
HTH,
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Originally Posted by LtKojak
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
"De gustibus non disputandum est"
- Gaius Iulius Caesar, Roman dictator
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Originally Posted by LtKojak
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Nice comparison, thank you.
Basically it would be very difficult to support a statement such as the Aria has aged and therefore sounds more dry or sweet.
The Aria has a wooden bridge, the other two doesn't.
Different pickups on each guitar, regardless of the EQ caused by the change of the different windings/magnets, you have a substantial volume difference between each of the instruments but it is quite noticable in the PE180 where the output sounds higher by at the very least 3DB.
The ear tends to perceive louder sound as better. we can't control this psych, no matter what you think.
The best sound engineers in the world make a "before and after" tests and compare the levels visually. thats right - visually, because our ears are deceiving.
A true test would have a TOM bridge on the Aria and interchanging the same pickup between them.
But thanks for that, was very interesting to hear.
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9 out of 10 times louder will be preferred.
FWIW, I have a TOM on my Aria PE-180/Memphis EL300. It still stomps a mud hole in the competition.
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That was a really cool comparison, thank you.
I always (unfortunately for my wallet) prefer solid wood to ply and I could hear the difference here. But wow that aria did impress me!
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