Start vs Variax take 2

Right. I don't really care wether you like this or not, I haven't recoded these to sound great, I have recorded them to try to give a representative A vs B test. This concept seems to bother some people so I'll say this using very small words

it is an A vs B test.

Could either sound better?

Yes they could !

Would that involve EQing them differently?

Yes it would.

Would this lend its self to the pepsi challenge, altering only one variable ?

No it would not.

so, which one is the strat, which is the variax.

Recorded using the neck PU into a PodXT Live set to patch 1b @ 24/44.1 into Logic

Umm...Why aren't you using the old thread?

Sounds to me like neck A is thinner and more digital sounding.
Neck B sounds more like a real guitar.

I say B is the strat. Here's why. A still sounded very similar to the other clip in the other thread. Also, if the variax model was after a '59, and the real strat was an 80's or so, I would think that the pickups might possible be a touch hotter in the strat, as they are a bit more modern. I'm probably way wrong, but that's what my ears hear.

Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonUmm...Why aren't you using the old thread?

Because they are different sound clips recorded using different pickup settings (both neck this time) and a different interface (Pod XT live). Not the same at all !! Changing sound clips after some people had voted would also not be fare !

Last day for this one, answers this-afternoon !

Ok we are in the last 25 hours for this one !!

Cast your votes please ladies and gentlemen !

[u]Neck[/u] pickup, you say? "Neck B" is the Strat. One reason I was willing to part with my '62 RI (apart from facing eviction if I didn't raise some rent money fast) was that the sound got so much less clear as the selector moved away from the bridge pickup. I'd still like to have it back.

The strat was clip A

I wonder if Line 6 based their sample on a MIJ RI ? :rolleyes:

I have heard that the Japanese pickups weren't as good as US issue. I'd still like to have that axe back, but I'd probably change the pups & pots.

from the Line6 book, the guitar they modeled it on was a 59 Strat, (probably why it sounds (but not plays) better than my Calif 89 strat) !

Baaa !