darren
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Really interesting to hear the differences! I dropped the samples into GarageBand so i could easily loop, mute and solo them. My observations:
The Blackjack with the JB sounds the fattest and warmest to me... thick and chunky.
The Hellraiser's longer scale length and the 707 give it a more compressed sound and the attack is WAY more articulate than the JB. There's a bit of "twang" in there... very clear and "stringy". It seems to cut through better, But it seems to lack some of the depth and sonic complexity of the JB in the Blackjack.
The Universe with the Blaze in basswood seems to land right between the two. It has some of the attack of the 707, but isn't as flat-sounding in the middle of the spectrum. I'd be interested to hear what this sounds like with fresher strings on it. The tuning and/or intonation also seems slightly off on the UV.
The combination of the Blackjack panned hard left and the Hellraiser panned hard right sounds monstrous. You get the best of both worlds.
The Blackjack with the JB sounds the fattest and warmest to me... thick and chunky.
The Hellraiser's longer scale length and the 707 give it a more compressed sound and the attack is WAY more articulate than the JB. There's a bit of "twang" in there... very clear and "stringy". It seems to cut through better, But it seems to lack some of the depth and sonic complexity of the JB in the Blackjack.
The Universe with the Blaze in basswood seems to land right between the two. It has some of the attack of the 707, but isn't as flat-sounding in the middle of the spectrum. I'd be interested to hear what this sounds like with fresher strings on it. The tuning and/or intonation also seems slightly off on the UV.
The combination of the Blackjack panned hard left and the Hellraiser panned hard right sounds monstrous. You get the best of both worlds.