Hey guys,
I have an Epiphone standard Les Paul imitation and I have 2 concerns.
First off, I want to be able to use a tremolo arm, out of the ones I`ve seen I liked the Jazzmaster, though the luthier recomended a Bigsby (I guess it is because it is much easier to install).
Now what I am interested in is (apart from the vibrato effects) getting those chimey, bell-like sounds you can hear for instance, at the beggining of Bull in the heather by Sonic youth, kinda like a third bridge thing. That why I was first interested in the Jazzmaster type of bridge, because the extension of the strings in that area would give it more sustain.
So the question is, if I were to add a Jazzmaster type of bridge or a Bigsby could I get those sounds out of the guitar? I mean, would the bridge humbucker pick them up? Or do I need to add another mic under the strings?
Thank you
if you want chimey sound, you want single coil pickups, preferably in the neck position. your humbuckers prolly won't do it quite to your specs.
maybe if you tried a tremolo pedal? I have a dano one that's pretty decent and cheap.
btw, how do you pronounce tremolo???? is it like treMOlo? TREmolo? I never know how to say it.
The dictionary says "trem o lo".
dpdp666, I think a bigsby would be the easiest to install on yours. The Jazzmasters have a flat top, while you LP has a carved top. The way the Jazzmaster mounts looks like it requires a flat top, I'm also not sure where you would purchase a Jazzmaster trem unit, Bigsbys are easy to come by though.
While some players like the sound of the Jazzmaster trem, it is notoriously finicky and not that great for stable tuning. It also requires a routed cavity in the guitar body -- something you are not likely to do on a LP. A Bigsby is a great trem unit for creating a nice shimmering vibrato, but is will not make your Epi LP sound chimey like a Jazzmaster. That chimey sound is more than sustain. It's also certain attack characteristic which happens to be more associated with Fender-type (longer scale, bolt-on maple necks ...) guitars. And U2B is correct, part of the sound is the single coil pups -- and also the amp you choose ... think Fender.
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If you have the money, why not go out and look for a guitar with what you're looking for? Who knows, you might like the regular Epi for the thick distorted tones, then maybe look into a Jazzmaster for other tones.
Steve-0
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thanks for your replies.
To further clarify, what I meant with chimey sounds is, like the picture shows, the sounds that are produced when you play over the bridge (in the red area). So what I`d like to know is, do I need to add a mic there? Or would the bridge humbucker pick up the sound?
