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Uncle Samuel wrote:
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> On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 04:03:12 -0700, Alan <alanb4@uswest.net> wrote:
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> >Uncle Samuel wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 02:09:29 GMT, "Phxbrd" <phxbrd@earthlink.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >"Uncle Samuel" <stars@bars> wrote in message
> >> >news:d39rivocsfl5q641g69cukk77ofhrln1ou@4ax.com...
> >> >> On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 00:01:19 GMT, "Phxbrd" <phxbrd@earthlink.net>
> >> >> wrote:
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> >
> >
> >> >> >> I bet you used those crappy Pickering cartridges too! Or maybe it was
> >> >> >> that Shure gobbige.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Shure, that tracked at a half ounce.
> >> >>
> >> >> And sounded like it too, thin, tinny, poor separation. Stanton was the
> >> >> most balanced performer.
> >> >
> >> >You just stepped in it after a good start.  Separation has nothing to do
> >> >with tracking pressure.  Mebbe you were an apprentice.
> >>
> >> It has quite a bit to do with the overall performance (hence
> >> separation numbers) of the cartridge. That's why all the broadcast
> >> boys like Stanton's. Sure you ran a gram to 1.25, but the sound
> >> quality was far improved. A Shure would dance on you if the skating
> >> wasn't spot on and you'd lose portions of the signal. The Pickering's
> >> were tolerable, but Stanton ruled for my span.
> >>
> >> It's like guitar strings, heavier is better, that's why SRV's solos
> >> were so punchy, BTO's chords too.
> >
> >Not too butt in, but heavier guitar strings are not better,
> >they are just heavier.  In general, heavier strings are for
> >rhythm players.  Most lead guitarists prefer a lighter gage
> >because they are easier to bend.  If you ever get a chance
> >to look at some old film, take a look at both Jimi's and
> >SRV's hands.  They're huge.  Muscular, not slender, and
> >definitely atypical for us mere mortals.
> 
> Heavier equates to greater pickup fidelity.
> 
> It's a magnetic pole and a vibrating transmitter. More is better.

It's a musical instrument, not an electronic equation, and
the word you're struggling to find is "brighter".  Heavier
strings are "brighter".

They're brighter because they're bigger.  That's a
characteristic of both electric AND acoustic guitars. The
problem is, bending a note on heavier gauge strings is a
stone cold bitch.  It doesn't matter for shit how much
brighter the signal is at the pickups if the note is out of
key.

 
> I don't dispute your human scale morphology, but you can get a much
> fatter sound with a larger guage...if...your fingers have the size to
> go there...

Play bass.