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Date Posted: 09:33:14 05/22/03 Thu
Author: E. S. Anderson
Author Host/IP: 24-197-185-109.dul.mn.charter.com / 24.197.185.109
Subject: Re: Speculations & Questions About Lane's Pickups
In reply to: Ed Hennessy 's message, "Re: Speculations & Questions About Lane's Pickups" on 19:33:50 05/12/03 Mon

>Here's how I would describe their sounds: smooth, with
>no hum or noise whatsoever. The overall sound that
>came from the guitar (which I imagine owes as much to
>the strings, body composition, and technique of player
>as the pickups) was the roundest, fullest sound I'd
>ever heard from a guitar. It still had a bit of that
>"cold" sound that strats are known for, and string
>attacks definitely yielded a punchy-poppy sound
>(although that may have something to do with the
>nearly non-existent action). I couldn't believe the
>sustain from such a setup. I hope this amateurish
>description helps.

Yes, thank you so! That does help me . . . I was aware of their sustaining propertie and silent functioning (no hum), but I had also read that they actually allow for distinct sounds in the five different positions possessing something like vowel-characteristics (oo, ee, ah, et cetera).

>I'm really amazed that Vigier isn't a bigger name in
>the luthier business. Not a single person in any of
>the music/guitar stores in Cental New York seems to
>have heard of them.

Yes, you would think that Vigier would be better known with Lane, Ron Thal, and Stanley Jordan all using them.

>And a thousand thanks for posting the Musician
>article. I've waited a LONG time to read that!

You are most welcome. I photocopied the article from the Library at which I worked and thought it fantastic. Then looking about online I wondered why nobody ever mentioned it. So I figured, to hell with it I'll just post the damn thing myself.

>PS- Does everyone say "I'm going to enjoy watching you
>die, Mr. Anderson" to you? I'm in a Matrix mood, and
>I've just been dying to use that line (as a joke of
>course), but I don't want it to be the 8,000th time
>you've heard it.

Well, I do hear the occasional "Matrix" line, but usually when someones says "I'm going to enjoy watching you die Mr. Anderson" it is unrelated to the film. Women!

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