different pickup manufacturing methods and designs sound different.
the same design and manufacturer's pickup will sound different on the
same guitar too if mounted in a different orientation relative to the
top, nut and bridge.
in general, i believe buying equipment to enhance ones sound is
counterproductive. it tends to lose the focus on ones personal
improvement that is so necessary to reaching goals. i liken it to
golfers who are members in good standing to the 'driver of the month'
club, who will insist that the lastest $500 toy is finally the answer
to their problem. yes, it may help for a while, but it is only for a
while, because the real problem lies elsewhere. eventually they manage
to groove their poor swing skills on the new club, and are back where
they started.
i think your instincts are correct regarding "the sound is in your
fingers, and nothing else matters" statement, but it is perhaps a
little too extreme to agree with completely.
regards,
huey
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--- In jazz_guitar@..., "bebmen" <bebmen@y...> wrote:
Does a good pickup really change the sound? I mean, I have always
thought that the sound is in your fingers, and nothing else matters.
Last year I bought chinesse Epi Dot with serial Epiphone pups, and to
my vast surprise they sound good. Will any Gibson 57 or Seymour make
me sound better?
