fronobulax
Bassist, GAD and the Hot Mess Mods
- Joined
- May 3, 2007
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- Central Virginia, USA
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I'm going out on a limb here but...
Having lived with my Newark Street for almost a year, and knowing that my opinions can and do change, my opinion today is that sonically the Newark Street and my '67 Starfire are different beasts and I have a strong preference for the '67. If I could only use one word it would be "thin". There is something that the '67 has that the Newark Street is lacking. To my ears, with identical amp settings, the '67 is hotter/louder. The missing something often occurs at the start of a note and I think it is increased mid-range although I am not certain. Tangentially, since I practice in a room with a dimmer, they both seem to pick up the same amount of hum. I also think the tone control has a greater impact on the sound of the '67 than it does on the NS. If I work at it I can get them to sound very similar by tweaking the tone but the sound I prefer at this moment comes from the '67.
In addition to the PUs, the differences I am noticing could be due to the right hand position, the PU position and/or the strings - D'Addario flats on the '67 and TI Jazz flats on the NS. The right hand over the PU on the '67 may be the reason it sounds louder.
The NS is in no danger of losing its place in the stable because I don't worry about it when playing outside of the house, but I do find when they are both in the rack and I need to practice, I am grabbing the '67 more and more.
Having lived with my Newark Street for almost a year, and knowing that my opinions can and do change, my opinion today is that sonically the Newark Street and my '67 Starfire are different beasts and I have a strong preference for the '67. If I could only use one word it would be "thin". There is something that the '67 has that the Newark Street is lacking. To my ears, with identical amp settings, the '67 is hotter/louder. The missing something often occurs at the start of a note and I think it is increased mid-range although I am not certain. Tangentially, since I practice in a room with a dimmer, they both seem to pick up the same amount of hum. I also think the tone control has a greater impact on the sound of the '67 than it does on the NS. If I work at it I can get them to sound very similar by tweaking the tone but the sound I prefer at this moment comes from the '67.
In addition to the PUs, the differences I am noticing could be due to the right hand position, the PU position and/or the strings - D'Addario flats on the '67 and TI Jazz flats on the NS. The right hand over the PU on the '67 may be the reason it sounds louder.
The NS is in no danger of losing its place in the stable because I don't worry about it when playing outside of the house, but I do find when they are both in the rack and I need to practice, I am grabbing the '67 more and more.