Santa Cruz Coffee Break #27 Zoomin’ with James May

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- July 1, 2021 at 4:11 pm #6002
  indexless
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  Greetings Forum,
  
  We take a sharp right hand turn this week and would like to introduce you to the science of acoustic Guitar pickups and the amazing Tone Dexter. Bert brings up a good point in that in this installment, we all learn the word WOBULATE This is a masterclass on acoustic amplification, we hope you enjoy it, here’s the links:
  
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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3o5j…
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- July 1, 2021 at 6:42 pm #6003
  bert
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  Thanks Rich, Tad, and James May…. what a awesome dose of education. I should get busy and wobulate for a few hours.
  
  You may/may not know the Englishman JustinGuitar.com who does online guitar education. ‘Warble’ is his word in tuning when the harmonics are fighting. I understand warble quite well, now to use ‘wobulate’ in the same sentence will be the challenge.
  
  🙂 bert
- July 2, 2021 at 5:15 am #6005
  tadol
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  Warbulate?
- July 2, 2021 at 6:55 pm #6007
  Hank
  Participant
  I really learned a lot.
  
  Maybe have SCGC build a system into the 75 T.A.T.S. 000 ?
  
  I currently have an LR. Baggs Sound hole Transducer and I enjoy the ability to use it on several different guitars….
  
  But it would appear that Jame’s system can better replicate the Acoustic sound of a “Trained” guitar.
  
  Tad….Expect a Call !
- July 3, 2021 at 9:56 pm #6028
  tadol
  Senior Moderator
  Any time! But I’ll say, installation is a breeze (any decent tech should be able to install the UltraTonic), but adjusting the switches for optimal balance takes a little more time, and is somewhat subjective. I completely believe it’s worth it, though!
  
  as far as having SCGC install and adjust it – well, they haven’t done one yet, but maybe one of these days. Maybe you could be first!
- July 3, 2021 at 10:50 pm #6031
  Chrisakadigdog
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  Well done! For someone as non technically inclined, electronics. , that was a master class in informative signal processing as I’ve ever heard. What a pleasant manner and coherent explanations….
- July 4, 2021 at 3:36 pm #6046
  bert
  Participant
  Just my opinion…. I would not want to see SCGC getting into installing pickup systems. It would be a huge side-track in their efforts to build outstanding guitars. I remember from back when Bill Collings telling his customers ‘no’ for that reason.
  
  Like Tad said, any competent dealer can do these types of things. The optimal EQ settings for these types of devices would be a nightmare for SCGC operations but an every day part of a dealers operations. .02c bert
  - July 4, 2021 at 5:59 pm #6048
    Hank
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    Good thought Bert…..We have a dearth of good acoustic guitar techs here in S.W. Florida.
    
    At first thought I thought SCGC could do it and that EQing it would be very simple….But you may be right.
    
    Or …..Maybe ……James May might be willing to do so ???
- July 4, 2021 at 6:55 pm #6051
  tadol
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  James is a left coast guy, but I’m imagining you could fly him out there to install and help you train some Tonedexter wavemaps as well – he’s a real nice guy, and a darn good musician –
  
  Start talking to some of those techs – maybe James could do some training out that way, and add UltraTonics to some shop inventories!
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