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Topic: Anyone Else Modify Their Chandler?(poor man's Asher content) |
William Craven
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South Carolina, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2011 7:15 am |
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This is one of three main lap steels I'm currently playing. This one I've got in a Ben Harper CGCGCC tuning for about four songs a night. It's Ben's fault I'm a lap steel guy; heard him in middle school and thought "what is making that sound?"
Chandler makes great American made steels but their pickup is useless for my needs; very thin and Hawaiian sounding
Enter Mr. Seymour Duncan and Voila! So much warmer, so much more rock and roll. It's really a poor man's Asher. Bill makes by far my favorite steels on the market today, but I have to have at least three of these things onstage every night. One day I'll have a few of the real deals but until we get some more radio play, this will have to do.
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Chris Walke
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St Charles, IL
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Posted 6 Apr 2011 7:57 am
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Neck position pickups are often omitted in lap steels, which is disappointing to me. I love that mellow sound, and with a little grit added in, it's heavenly.
Even on my standard electrics, I rarely play the bridge pickup. I'm more of a middle or neck pickup guy.
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Twayn Williams
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Portland, OR
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Posted 6 Apr 2011 9:21 am Re: Anyone Else Modify Their Chandler?(poor man's Asher cont
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| Chandler makes great American made steels but their pickup is useless for my needs; very thin and Hawaiian sounding |
Yes, those bridge pups can be really bright, especially if you run your amp bright. I find the trick is simply to crank down the tone knob. I would say they're probably not a good pup for massive amounts of overdrive. Chandler does make a humbucker version that would be a drop in replacement. You might give 'em a call.
As for neck humbuckers, I'm not a fan. Mud city for my amps and how I play, but to each his own! For what it's worth, I had an import Asher that I replaced the bridge and pups on and while it was a fine guitar, I never really bonded with it so I sold it.
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Bob McElroy
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2011 9:43 am PUP placement?
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William,
Trying to figure out from photos and can't get it; what fret is the neck pup coil under now?
Which Duncan?
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William Craven
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2011 12:36 pm Pup
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The center of the pickup is under the 24th fret-ish. Upon further review it's actually a DiMarzio pawn shop find. I put the SD in a different slide that I've since sold. Exact model is unknown
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Bob McElroy
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2011 5:42 am I plan on same modification
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I have an ancient Dimarzio PAF that I will be using. It came out of the guitar that taught me about neck PUP placement: a 24 fret Ibanez Artist. Beautiful guitar that was lacking sonically in the neck position compared to guitars with a pickup at the 24th fret.
Is neck/bridge setting useful? |
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Darrell Urbien
From:
Echo Park, California
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Posted 15 Apr 2011 9:40 am
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Next up, hollow tone chambers?  |
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Bob McElroy
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2011 10:05 am Oh man
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| Please tell me that is NOT an option. I have fought ES addiction for years. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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William Craven
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2011 12:30 am Pups
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I really can only use the neck setting because, to my ears, the stock Chandler is just a piece of junk. I'll replace it one day.... one day
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 16 Apr 2011 11:50 am
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| I really enjoyed the Chandler when I owned one. It was the too narrow neck width and string spacing that made us part company more than anything else. |
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