He also strung it up with chainlink fencing :lol:Strat with Rosewood board |= thick and mellow.
If you want really bright, get an ash body, but the maple vs. rosewood thing to me is more about feel and aesthetic than sonics (maple is slightly snappier/pingier on the attack).
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YouTube - Stevie Ray Vaughan Little Wing
Which makes the sound less bright.He also strung it up with chainlink fencing :lol:
Which can change depending on string brand/material. Are you done yet? :lol:Which makes the sound less bright.
Heavy strings + rosewood board and it's still bright-sounding. Simply trying to make a sonic point.Which can change depending on string brand/material. Are you done yet? :lol:
Well, the vast majority of strats that I've tried, the maple boarded ones tended to sound brighter than the rosewood ones. Now, sure my sample size is probably under the 40 required for a good statistical mean, but I think I've got my basis coveredHeavy strings + rosewood board and it's still bright-sounding. Simply trying to make a sonic point.
I'm with Drew, it's really about feel. I voted my preference, but go with what your hands say.
Watts? (Luminosity). :lol:Well, the vast majority of strats that I've tried, the maple boarded ones tended to sound brighter than the rosewood ones. Now, sure my sample size is probably under the 40 required for a good statistical mean, but I think I've got my basis covered
We're also arguing "brightness" which doesn't have a solid SI unit behind it :lol:
Single coils have a small aperture so they're going to be brighter, SRV used single coils. Maple would have definitely made his tone brighter, no doubt about it, but single coils are why it was still bright enough. SRV also had a pretty thick tone despite still being bright, IMO.Heavy strings + rosewood board and it's still bright-sounding. Simply trying to make a sonic point.
I'm with Drew, it's really about feel. I voted my preference, but go with what your hands say.
Exactly....and since Steve sold me that guitar, it has been my go-to axe for 2 years now. Serious mojo is found there.Maple all the way for me. I like how it looks, like how it feels, and thought it was as simple as that until the day I picked up Steve's UV777GR and immediately "heard" some of the same mojo in it I like about my strat. There's something about the way the string snaps against the fretboard when you dig in with maple that I love.
Awesome! :rofl:maple >> wrongwood
Well, we could adopt an equation for the curve of the intensity as it depends on the frequency. Integrating over a predetermined range *could* provide a quantitative measurement of brightness.Watts? (Luminosity). :lol:
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