Does removing the pickgaurd really alltar the tone - Page 5

xguitardevilx · 11-07-2009, 01:13 PM

YouTube - hitler pickguard

StrangerNY · 11-07-2009, 01:17 PM

Finally! Five pages in and Hitler finally arrives to clear things up.

I was gettin' disappointed there for a while.

Thank you xguitardevilx for this useful post.

- D

xguitardevilx · 11-07-2009, 01:21 PM

I was like..who dropped the ball here? Had to clean things up

You're welcome StrangerNY.

i am wet · 11-07-2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dennistruckdriver

My direct ancestor, Francis Eaton, signed the Mayflower Compact, so you see, I have a bit of English wit about me.

Those who signed the Mayflower Compact

The following are the names of those individuals aboard the Mayflower who, in 1620, signed the Compact which, by Hon. Francis Baylies, in his History of New Plymouth, says that this compact, adopted in the cabin of the Mayflower established a most important principle, which is the foundation of all Democratic institutions and the basis of the Republic.

John Carver, John Turner,
William Bradford, Francis Eaton,
Edward Winslow, James Chilton,
William Brewster, John Crakston,
Isaac Allerton, John Billington,
Miles Standish, Moses Fletche,
John Alden, John Goodman,
Samuel Fuller, Degory Priest,
Christopher Martin, Thomas Williams,
William Mullins, Gilbert Winslow,
William White, Edmond Margeson,
Richard Warren, Peter Brown,
John Howland, Richard Bitterage,
Stephen Hopkins, George Soule,
Edward Tilley, Richard Clark,
John Tilly, Richard Gardiner,
Francis Cooke, John Allerton,
Thomas Rogers, Thomas English,
Thomas Tinker, Edward Dotey,
John Rigdale, Edward Leister,
Edward Fuller

Hey im related to this guy!

i am wet · 11-07-2009, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xguitardevilx

YouTube - hitler pickguard

:l augh2:

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!

weirdotis · 11-07-2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xguitardevilx

YouTube - hitler pickguard

You beat me to it...

ScottiePumalate · 11-07-2009, 04:42 PM

I want the goldtop...so bad.

Sin Nombre · 11-07-2009, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moff40

To directly answer your question: No, pickguard on or off will make no difference whatsoever.

I'm a newbie here too so don't want to be argumentative but I think it can depend on the guitar you are dealing with. I took the pickguard off my Squire and I'm sure I heard a difference, and seemed like a lot less volume also. So I agree with the people who say do your own testing.

The Guitarist · 11-07-2009, 06:59 PM

I want to quote this whole FUCKING thread!

In fact i just did.

Sin Nombre · 11-07-2009, 07:22 PM

BTW that Nazi clip was hilarious but there is no way in Hell it was translated correctly. There is some serious bs going on in this thread and I think it started with post #1.

crazymike · 11-07-2009, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xguitardevilx

YouTube - hitler pickguard

That is the funniest thing I've seen or heard all week. THANK you for the LOL!!! If you werent a grown ass man I'd give you a hug!!!

Von Bek · 11-07-2009, 07:51 PM

StrangerNY · 11-07-2009, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sin Nombre

BTW that Nazi clip was hilarious but there is no way in Hell it was translated correctly.

Umm, yeah. I kinda did that on purpose.

- D

River · 11-07-2009, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sin Nombre

BTW that Nazi clip was hilarious but there is no way in Hell it was translated correctly. There is some serious bs going on in this thread and I think it started with post #1.

Divination · 11-07-2009, 11:20 PM

so let me get this straight if i remove the pickguard i get slash tone right???

River · 11-07-2009, 11:33 PM

No, you get "alltar" tone.

Ride on a Pony · 11-07-2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sin Nombre

BTW that Nazi clip was hilarious but there is no way in Hell it was translated correctly.

That is perhaps the funniest thing I've read in this thread yet.

xguitardevilx · 11-07-2009, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazymike

That is the funniest thing I've seen or heard all week. THANK you for the LOL!!! If you werent a grown ass man I'd give you a hug!!!

LMAO glad to see I made somones day.

PS. (hugs are okay..as long as you aren't gay..)

Divination · 11-07-2009, 11:41 PM

damn... alltar tone don't want that... although at least my tone hasn't spilled on the floor

Sin Nombre · 11-08-2009, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sin Nombre

BTW that Nazi clip was hilarious but there is no way in Hell it was translated correctly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ride on a Pony

That is perhaps the funniest thing I've read in this thread yet.

Why is that so funny? LP's weren't invented until after WWll.

Now back to the on/off thing. To me tone is a subjective thing, you either like it or you don't and everybody is entitled to their opinion. But as has been pointed out, when you take a pickguard off it changes the look of the guitar and looks are not subjective. It either looks right or it doesn't and it doesn't matter what anybody else thinks. Therefore the takeaway is PICKGUARD OFF!
Sorry, strong words from a newbie but I just kind of had to get it off my chest.

X–Ray · 11-08-2009, 08:28 PM

i do not know if this is a serious question or not, but i will assume so...

blah, blah, blah - over the years i have had them off/on countless times - only based on whether a particular lp looked better with it off or on.

either my ear has never been good enough to tell the difference, or there is no effect on the tone, i have not heard a change either way.

maybe it just sounds better/worse in your imagination and not in reality.

HellfireLP · 11-08-2009, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xguitardevilx

YouTube - hitler pickguard

this was fucking fantastic....

X–Ray · 11-08-2009, 09:05 PM

StrangerNY's wit and creativity is the toppermost...

YouTube - hitler pickguard

kylehnewman · 11-08-2009, 09:12 PM

quit trying to resurect this thread. i got my damn answer now quit making fun of my spailin skills and leave me alone.

Boleskinehouse · 11-08-2009, 09:20 PM

Rock n Roll!!

StrangerNY · 11-08-2009, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X–Ray

mrpesca's wit and creativity is the toppermost...
YouTube - hitler pickguard

Hold up.

Pesky posted the video to YouTube. I made the video.

- D

PINKBITS · 11-08-2009, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

Rock n Roll!!

X–Ray · 11-08-2009, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrangerNY

Hold up.

Pesky posted the video to YouTube. I made the video.

- D

my bad!

StrangerNY's wit and creativity is the toppermost...

(mrpesca is witty as well)

StrangerNY · 11-08-2009, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X–Ray

my bad!

StrangerNY's wit and creativity is the toppermost...

(mrpesca is witty as well)

Thanks for the correction!

And for the record, Pesky is wittier than I am.

- D

diceman · 11-08-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kylehnewman

quit trying to resurect this thread. i got my damn answer now quit making fun of my spailin skills and leave me alone.

Thanks for the bump. I hadn't seen this thread until just now when you popped it to the top of the page.

For the record, the pickguard resonates and increases your sustain. No effect on tone, though.

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xguitardevilx Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 655 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Does removing the pickgaurd really alltar the tone I was like..who dropped the ball here? Had to clean things up You're welcome StrangerNY. __________________ Equipment: '96 Gibson Les Paul Standard Cherry Sunburst '95 Fender American Standard Strat Vintage Sunburst '72 Epiphone acoustic Marshall JCM 900 amp head Marshall MG100HDFX amp head Roland Micro Cube (tiny thing screams!!) "Keep it heavy, keep it metal" check out my music at www.myspace.com/deadmosh777

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11-07-2009, 11:20 PM	#135 (permalink)
Divination Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Land down under Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Does removing the pickgaurd really alltar the tone so let me get this straight if i remove the pickguard i get slash tone right??? __________________ if music were to cease to exist I would cease to exist.

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River Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Crestone, Colorado, USA Posts: 12,970 Thanks: 94 Thanked 134 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Does removing the pickgaurd really alltar the tone No, you get "alltar" tone. __________________ When you don't know where you're going, every road takes you there. And you can't make a wrong turn. Rory Gallagher is "The man who got me back into the blues." - Eric Clapton

11-07-2009, 11:41 PM	#139 (permalink)
Divination Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Land down under Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Does removing the pickgaurd really alltar the tone damn... alltar tone don't want that... although at least my tone hasn't spilled on the floor __________________ if music were to cease to exist I would cease to exist.

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X–Ray terminal cowbellitis Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Here, There, and Everywhere" Posts: 976 Thanks: 122 Thanked 27 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Does removing the pickgaurd really alltar the tone i do not know if this is a serious question or not, but i will assume so... blah, blah, blah - over the years i have had them off/on countless times - only based on whether a particular lp looked better with it off or on. either my ear has never been good enough to tell the difference, or there is no effect on the tone, i have not heard a change either way. maybe it just sounds better/worse in your imagination and not in reality. __________________ Two guitars Two amps Too little talent Suggested reading: "Sacred Cow Syndrome" http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/1063781-post143.html

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