ES-125.....THIN or FAT?????????..........

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Re: ES-125.....THIN or FAT?????????..........

Post by flatfiver » Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:22 am

Sounds like an ES-120

http://www.provide.net/~cfh/es120t.jpg

They've got sort of a Melody Maker pickup.
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Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:12 pm

Thats the one.

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Post by dj_techa » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:12 pm

I prefer the thin bodied one.  My room mate has a single pickup one painted black, and its pretty nice sounding, all though the feedback can get un-controllable.
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Post by i love sharin foo » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:44 pm

PorkyPrimeCut wrote: Thats the one.

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I really like those ones. I think it has something to do with the pickguard and the non--cutaway body, but I think they are supercool.

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Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:11 pm

dj_techa wrote: ........its pretty nice sounding, all though the feedback can get un-controllable.
I'm really curious about this. Is there really no way of preventing the feedback??
i love sharin foo wrote: ........I really like those ones. I think it has something to do with the pickguard and the non--cutaway body, but I think they are supercool.
I wasn't keen. The pickguard just felt really cheap & flimsy.
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Re: ES-125.....THIN or FAT?????????..........

Post by dj_techa » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:14 pm

Tons of ways.  I have an epi casino w/o the pick guard, and it gets some great feedback too.  If you want to control it, get some strips of foam, stuff em in the F holes, and just play with the location and amount as you see sonically fit.  Takes about 10 minutes to find a good setup, then i just leave em there.  The 125s dont have alot of bracing going on, so the feedback is more than other gibsons, but it could be much much worse.
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