Re: Guild Kim Thayil signature Polara/S-100 coming up
Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:33 pm
Isn't it just exactly that... a phase switch?Unicorn Warrior wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:45 pmIt looks great. I wonder what that phase switch is.
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Isn't it just exactly that... a phase switch?Unicorn Warrior wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:45 pmIt looks great. I wonder what that phase switch is.
Haha. I guess I should’ve said, I wonder what will it do in terms of the sound? I’ve never found out of phase sounds useful. So I was maybe hoping it split coils or something.Pacafeliz wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:33 pmIsn't it just exactly that... a phase switch?Unicorn Warrior wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:45 pmIt looks great. I wonder what that phase switch is.![]()
Yeah actually I'd been thinking about making a thread about that question lately. Who needs or out of phase sounds? It used to be a boom but who actually ever used it?!Unicorn Warrior wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:38 pmHaha. I guess I should’ve said, I wonder what will it do in terms of the sound? I’ve never found out of phase sounds useful. So I was maybe hoping it split coils or something.Pacafeliz wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:33 pmIsn't it just exactly that... a phase switch?Unicorn Warrior wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:45 pmIt looks great. I wonder what that phase switch is.![]()
The Newark St. Guitars were previously all made in Korea. I have two, and they're absurdly nice for their price point.BoringPostcards wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 5:17 pmDefinitely GAS inducing. I might take a serious look at this. It could dethrone my SG Standard.
If it’s anything like the Polaras I’ve tried in the past few years, it should be excellent.
In series & out of phase is a whole different sound! From the way the specs are written, I'd expect the switch to put the individual humbucker coils out of phase, with their mate. It's still a scooped sound, but with more girth. It makes for cool dirt tones.Pacafeliz wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:57 pmYeah actually I'd been thinking about making a thread about that question lately. Who needs or out of phase sounds? It used to be a boom but who actually ever used it?!Unicorn Warrior wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:38 pmHaha. I guess I should’ve said, I wonder what will it do in terms of the sound? I’ve never found out of phase sounds useful. So I was maybe hoping it split coils or something.
It's not bitching about prices, it's legitimately concerning. I pointed out the same thing with the Surfliner Deluxe. These "premium" Indonesian guitars they're making are overlapping with the Korean prices, and that's not to imply one country has superior guitar factories than the other, but WMI (the Korean factory making the regular Polaras) has been doing a particularly exceptional job on those.