GJgo
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So it was freezing & snowing here today, had some time to kill. Put together this comparo video where I took a rough 1960B I picked up & ran through various wiring setups holding everything exactly the same except for the wiring. I did it to answer some questions for me, with all the threads out there on this topic I thought it would be good to post the result!
The sound difference were subtle & could probably be tweaked with knob turning. The big thing I came away with was the difference in feel.
- 4 ohm mono I thought was muddy & lost pick definition.
- 8 ohm stereo I thought was pretty good everywhere, but not the best.
- 16 ohm mono parallel series had by far the best pick attack & feel. The tonal range was very wide & smooth. This may be my favorite.
- 16 ohm stereo series parallel also had a good pick attack, however it was angrier & the bees were out. There's something about it I really liked though, the aggression. It was however a little thinner but it really played to 80s metal I think.
I'm going to have to vacillate between the two 16 ohm options for a while before I decide. What do you think?
https://youtu.be/w94uI53hvjY
The sound difference were subtle & could probably be tweaked with knob turning. The big thing I came away with was the difference in feel.
- 4 ohm mono I thought was muddy & lost pick definition.
- 8 ohm stereo I thought was pretty good everywhere, but not the best.
- 16 ohm mono parallel series had by far the best pick attack & feel. The tonal range was very wide & smooth. This may be my favorite.
- 16 ohm stereo series parallel also had a good pick attack, however it was angrier & the bees were out. There's something about it I really liked though, the aggression. It was however a little thinner but it really played to 80s metal I think.
I'm going to have to vacillate between the two 16 ohm options for a while before I decide. What do you think?
https://youtu.be/w94uI53hvjY