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Fascination Vintage: Exploring the Magic of Vintage Instruments
Why are replicas of vintage instruments so popular? What makes vintage guitars special? Can a new guitar truly capture the sound of a vintage one? Do these guitars enhance your playing experience? And what qualities can we transfer from vintage to modern instruments?
Join us in Episode 213 as Thomas explores these questions and more. In a thrilling blindfold test, Thomas will play several guitars while the livestream viewers guess which guitar is being played.
We’ll compare the guitars using two sound profiles: a clean, edge-of-breakup sound, and a Plexi overdriven sound. But before the audience makes their judgments, Thomas will showcase the unique qualities of vintage Strats that modern reissues can’t replicate.
Key Aspects of Vintage vs Reissue:
• Pickup Magnetization: How vintage pickups differ.
• Electronics: Potentiometer values, capacitor types, and values.
• Wood Aging: The impact of old wood on sound and modern methods like freezing or roasting wood.
• Paint Jobs: How a heavily used guitar’s paint can affect vibration differently than new lacquer.
Thomas will share his personal criteria and preferences for Strats, demonstrating with different models what’s important to him. He’ll compare three Strats with identical specs across different price ranges:
• His affordable signature model by Vintage for €619
• The €2,990 BluGuitar 61 Masterbuilt
• His priceless original ’61, valued at ten times that price
Thomas will explain the modifications he’s made to his ’61 Strats to achieve his ideal sound.
Thomas’ Special Specs for All His Strats:
• Treble bleed: 180-270 pF
• Bukka Switch: Reducing hum and harshness
• No tone control on the bridge pickup
• Brighter neck pickup due to higher resistance value of the tone pot
• Middle pot for the middle pickup
• Tone caps: 22nF for middle, 100nF for neck pickup
For those who are interested in buying a vintage guitar, Thomas has some…
Vintage Market Insights:
• Current trends in the vintage market
• Differences between player and collector grade vintage guitars
• Comparison between vintage guitars and new remakes
Don’t miss this deep dive into the world of vintage vs reissue guitars!
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