Thought you guys would appreciate my pair of SC-1s, an '82 (right) and an '83 (left): http://imgur.com/a/kTJMl (i'm having trouble embedding the photo for some reason, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )
I've been gigging with these guitars - one in E standard, one in Eb - and they are really fantastic!
The '83 plays slightly better for reasons I haven't quite hit on yet, but it's easily a pound heavier than the '82, so the '82 is my main gigging guitar. It is just SO light and easy to play! I have it set up with 11's and it just rips.
The two guitars sound absolutely identical, as you might expect. Both are 100% stock.
I was considering having a more powerful custom pickup made by Tim McNelly - an MFD-sized humbucker - but I really do like the sound of the pickup when everything's clicking. I'm trying to instead make adjustments to my rig to compensate for an occasionally-anemic clean tone.
My SC-1s
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WitSok
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Re: My SC-1s
Wow, that's a sharp pair of SC-1s! They look great. 
Cheers, Dan
Cheers, Dan
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yowhatsshakin
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Re: My SC-1s
Nice stuff indeed!!
- Jos
- Jos
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JagInTheBag
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Re: My SC-1s
before you swap out pickups, try adjusting the pole pieces underneath the strings you feel aren't sounding loud enough clean. That is how they are designed. Share your results please!
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y2kc
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Re: My SC-1s
They are fantastic! I would leave the pickups in there and keep them original.
just my 2 cents,
y2kc
just my 2 cents,
y2kc
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jbnah
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Re: My SC-1s
Thanks guys! I will try and tweaking the pickup height and polepieces before tomorrow's gig.
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meursault
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Re: My SC-1s
Gorgeous guitars...
I think you can swap the pup as much as you want... as long as you keep the original one... personally, I'll give a try to the big MFD they placed in the last SC2 run... they're hotter (especially the bridge one) and nothing anemic...
Edit : first experimenting with the pole piece is of course the best advice so far! ^^
I think you can swap the pup as much as you want... as long as you keep the original one... personally, I'll give a try to the big MFD they placed in the last SC2 run... they're hotter (especially the bridge one) and nothing anemic...
Edit : first experimenting with the pole piece is of course the best advice so far! ^^