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Topic: Getting a Canopus Tone out of a PSG |
Mat Rhodes
From: Lexington, KY, USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2007 11:00 am
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I don't own one, but I love the fat, sweet tone of Canopus guitars. I'd like to get that tone out of my PSG, but I've had no luck no matter how many tone knobs I twist on a Peavey Nashville 1000. I've read Maurice Anderson's and others' posts on tone, but not helpful for what I'm trying to do.
Is there a secret in the Canopus's pickup or body materials that I could transfer to my PSG? Maybe order a pickup and have it installed?
And is it safe to assume that this brand of guitar is popular with the Japanese population of steelers? |
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Roman Sonnleitner
From: Vienna, Austria
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Posted 13 Oct 2007 12:52 pm
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AFAIK, the Canopus steels either have two pickups, or a single pickup placed farther away from the bridge than on many other steels - and fat and sweeet tone is typical for neck pickups, so you might try to get one mounted on your PSG, if that is possible. |
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Roger Shackelton
From: MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Oct 2007 6:59 pm
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What about a pickup on a sliding mount, with 4--6 inches of travel? |
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George Keoki Lake
From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 13 Oct 2007 9:06 pm
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I own a D-8 CANOPUS and really, I find it difficult to define the tone. All I know is, that compared to my FENDER CUSTOM T-8, the tone of the CANOPUS is fatter and more to my liking. One of my students has a Canopus single p/u single 8 which to me, has an even better tone than my D-8 with its duo p/u's. Go figure !
I don't know how many Japanese play CANOPUS, however many of the leading steel players in Hawai'i seem to prefer the product. FWIW. |
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