Hey guys,
Over on rig talk forum there was a pretty interesting thread surrounding these new Stonetone granite sustain blocks. I worked out a deal with the owner where I receive a block in exchange for doing him a couple comparison videos, so here we are. The guitar I tried it in was a 1990 Jackson Rhoads Pro with JB/Jazz pickups. For the comparison I used a Mesa Mark III blue stripe into an Egnater 2x12 with vintage 30s. Miked up with a SM57 into a fast track into garageband, and made sure to have new strings before recording. I also captured the EQ curve of both blocks, recorded dry with an Apogee Jam. I went from the stock thin brass block to the granite block to a brass big block I had purchased for this test, I didn't include the stock block in the recordings however. So from going between the granite block and the big brass block I felt there was a difference in the high end. Not a huge difference, but at least noticeable. I'm going to try it on another guitar next, might have a bigger effect on a different guitar. Either way big difference, small difference, no difference... the block is interesting and it was cool to get to try one. Now it'd be cool to get to hear steel, brass, titanium, aluminum, tungsten, granite... all in one test.
What do you guys think? Do you hear a difference, which do you prefer?
Clean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCmZfLlfzks
High Gain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxMcoQ4GQnQ
The first EQ curve is the A string A2/110 Hz on the bridge pickup. Stonetone is white, brass is purple.
The second curve is a strumming passage on the bridge pickup. Stonetone is blue, brass is yellow.
Over on rig talk forum there was a pretty interesting thread surrounding these new Stonetone granite sustain blocks. I worked out a deal with the owner where I receive a block in exchange for doing him a couple comparison videos, so here we are. The guitar I tried it in was a 1990 Jackson Rhoads Pro with JB/Jazz pickups. For the comparison I used a Mesa Mark III blue stripe into an Egnater 2x12 with vintage 30s. Miked up with a SM57 into a fast track into garageband, and made sure to have new strings before recording. I also captured the EQ curve of both blocks, recorded dry with an Apogee Jam. I went from the stock thin brass block to the granite block to a brass big block I had purchased for this test, I didn't include the stock block in the recordings however. So from going between the granite block and the big brass block I felt there was a difference in the high end. Not a huge difference, but at least noticeable. I'm going to try it on another guitar next, might have a bigger effect on a different guitar. Either way big difference, small difference, no difference... the block is interesting and it was cool to get to try one. Now it'd be cool to get to hear steel, brass, titanium, aluminum, tungsten, granite... all in one test.
What do you guys think? Do you hear a difference, which do you prefer?
Clean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCmZfLlfzks
High Gain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxMcoQ4GQnQ
The first EQ curve is the A string A2/110 Hz on the bridge pickup. Stonetone is white, brass is purple.
The second curve is a strumming passage on the bridge pickup. Stonetone is blue, brass is yellow.
