[Maestro and the Muse]

Originally Posted by mudfinger

Looks like a vari-tone circuit, essentially a 5 way switch with various levels of basscut, kinda like the opposit of a tone knob, but with preset values. One of the coolest electronics options Gibson ever came up with.

Actually, the vari-tone circuit does exactly what a tone knob does but only when it's set to 1. The varitone shunts treble to ground at different cap levels. Big D Guitars will give you the specs on my varitone. So, it's not a basscut, but a passive treblecut.

The big D is a great addition to this guitar. It essentially does LP/ES-355/Tele all in one, with the varitone and the coil-tapping. Not to mention that the Classic II pickups were basically made for this guitar. I've never heard pickups respond this well to a particular guitar: warm, full and sustaining, all the while being clear as a bell.

We'll have to see how she competes with my DGN '59 Replica when it gets here next week, but she surely beats out my 2 deluxe strats and my Tele for the whole package of 'versatility, tone, and feel'.