nope.
for most usually is just preference of look.
i like the pickup ring cos of small guard...of cos if mounted directly to wood would be my preference...this one would have differences...
the only real drawback of bat wing is the pickup usually needs something under it to keep it parallel to the strings...else usually for the bridge...the end where the polepieces are sit further away from strings than the other end.

almost any sonic differences between guards is just down to the diff in overall construction and pickups used...cos diff models...'61 reissue vs standard etc.

Can anyone recommend a good luthier around APAC region?

Best if you have experience with them yourself, I'm looking for someone that can build set necks.

Hanief? https://www.facebook.com/hanif.luthier

never had experience with him tho, but my old teacher asked him to make a few sepetars iirc

Your teacher is Jaya?

yea very long time ago lol

Whoa cool.. he's the only one i know has a sapetar hah.

He went back EM way too early before i have a chance to learn from him, but have always like his playing..

hes good, but funnily not a technical teacher

what did he emphasise during teaching then?

mostly theory and musical applications

like 7ths and 9ths , all over the fretboard,

1 hour and he just dumps an entire summery , which will take years to figure out

Been a while since I posted here. Took out my 59 on the weekend for some shots.
Was thinking if I should sell it to fund another watch?

I'm looking at this and thinking Mesa oh Mesa, too little too late.

i actually dont understand it

like aint mesa a modern sound already and the rec/mark one of the staples of modern amps

from watching Ola YT?

Saw somebody posted on GN la actually, which led to Ola. I feel like my "up-to-date ness" mcm slow a bit di 😅.

Maybe not so much the modern sound, but rather the features - the back end is probably where its mostly at. Built in dummy load, independent channel IR w/usb, direct out, variable cab load, ext bias, headphones, variac power...they finally getting on the band wagon. Which seems too little to late la in an age where end users just use modellers or simply "sedut" their sound. Brands like H&K, ENGL, Blackstar, AMT, DV Mark have had these for years. Ah well.

This post has been edited by pleasuresaurus: Nov 18 2020, 04:50 PM

eh they were one of the first la, just it was sooo bad no one used it

really? 🤔 Which model was this?

This post has been edited by pleasuresaurus: Nov 19 2020, 12:23 AM

Mark V:35/25 had the cab clone ,headphone out
Mark V had external bias, but duno for what reason no cab clone

but they were old la, before the days everyone got into IR so you only had a dummy load, some 1-2 speaker sims, and thats about it.

And the customer reviews seem to be pretty stellar, interesting!

which the amp or the cab clone?

the cab clone was quite much hated, i didnt give it a try. it was notorious for the standalone unit where cpt & chappers based it, then mesa intervened, and redid a really awkward video saying how "good" it was

should probably hook it up for a test, see how the clone sounds

The amp. Search came up Mark Five:35 - 35/25/10-watt from Sweetwater. Not sure if that is exactly the right unit but it had the right features and quite a number of user reviews, all good.