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Title: Quick question about the doc
Post by: gone phishing on January 13, 2012, 04:21:00 PM
The knobs are tone and volume? Or something else?

And also the little switches are for series/parallel and coil tap?

Sorry if I just look like a jackass haha I've wanted to know this
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: picture_of_nectar on January 13, 2012, 05:26:07 PM
yes, forward switch is coil tap, rear is series/parallel.

When switched to Series it effectively turns both pickups into one, so the 3 way pickup switch does nothing. In this setting it has a fatter, or hotter tone.

A really cool setting is split in series, gives it a bit more of  a twangy, almost tele tone.
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: patrickstefanski on January 13, 2012, 05:28:06 PM
Quote from: picture_of_nectar on January 13, 2012, 05:26:07 PM
yes, forward switch is coil tap, rear is series/parallel.

When switched to Series it effectively turns both pickups into one, so the 3 way pickup switch does nothing. In this setting it has a fatter, or hotter tone.

A really cool setting is split in series, gives it a bit more of  a twangy, almost tele tone.


yeah, how the hell would you know?!
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: picture_of_nectar on January 13, 2012, 06:45:39 PM
cause I play it everyday almost everyday... ;)
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: gone phishing on January 13, 2012, 07:47:53 PM
Quote from: picture_of_nectar on January 13, 2012, 06:45:39 PM
cause I play it everyday almost everyday... ;)
you lucky person haha. but thanks for the response man
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: fulltone1989 on January 13, 2012, 08:00:10 PM
Sorry for the thread-jacking, there's a youtube of a possibly-new doc of Trey's that he was playing during the set-break at 12/31/11 - It was on the stream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9m5HTGWVLA&context=C3faf6deADOEgsToPDskKg-annln5GAUT2Z1ayVcHM

At around the 1:30:00 mark you can see Red riff on it after Fishman describes his reggae/blues discovery. It's a G4, Tobacco-burst, with white binding on the body.

I'd definitely recommend favoriting or DL'ing the whole run and watching it.
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: the_great_lemon on January 13, 2012, 08:44:43 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it might be his old spruce topped doc.  It was either before or after his maple/padauk one...
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: picture_of_nectar on January 13, 2012, 09:34:41 PM
It is. Was Sunburst-ed sometime in the last few years. Unless he has more than one which isn't all that unlikely.
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: gone phishing on January 13, 2012, 09:44:51 PM
Quote from: the_great_lemon on January 13, 2012, 08:44:43 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it might be his old spruce topped doc.  It was either before or after his maple/padauk one...
Yeah I thought this as well
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: IamWILSON on January 13, 2012, 10:22:30 PM
Yeah his old spruce top was redone.  Notice the Marley inlay on the headstock!
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: fulltone1989 on January 14, 2012, 04:46:55 PM
My bad guys, didn't even notice that. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the vid!
Title: Re: Quick question about the doc
Post by: Phabulous on February 24, 2012, 11:40:13 AM
So that's Old Reliable, with a refinish job?  I guess Paul filled in the old hole where the single coil used to be?