Dear Traktor — Comparing Pickups?
A Question from Reg:
"Where on the Mobius Megatar website can I compare the various pickup options for sound? Thanks!
Traktor replies:
"This is actually one of the most difficult things to do, because the amp and effects in general have a much more dramatic effect on the sound than the actual instrument you start with.
"And to compare them, you pretty much need to run all the samples through the same amp and effects. For comparison, the effects should be very minimal and the amps should be very typical and popular amps.
"Still, your own amp and effects will give you the largest amount of control to dial in the sound you want, with any instrument. (So don't go crazy. It's OK to pick whichever instrument by how it looks, for example, as you'll still be able to get just about any sound with your amp and effects.)
"Though, if you know that you want a bright, Nashville sound, for example, you might as well start with an instrument made from light-colored, bright-sounding maple, and one of our custom string-saddle sets (GraphTech 'TusQ') is good for maintaining brightness. Or alternately if you really want a warm Jazz tone, might as well start with the warm-sounding premium dark woods in the MaxTapper or ToneWeaver. Just so you're starting in the neighborhood where you want to live.
"As to recordings, we do have some older recordings where we attempted to provide comparison, here --
http://megatar.com/english/models/TrueTapper/truetapper.html
"The Eclipse sound is provided on the demonstration Video.
"And if you click MaxTapper and ToneWeaver links near page top, you can hear some recorded comparison sound clips.
"And one more thing ...
"If you want to compare the sound of a Stick, a Megatar, and a Strat, we do have a set of recordings where the sound chain is identical, and the song is identical. You'll find that sound comparison here --
http://megatarcomparison.com/mobius-megatar-chapman-stick-songs/
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