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On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 14:30:50 -0700, Alan <alanb4@uswest.net> wrote:

>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:
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>> >> On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 02:09:29 GMT, "Phxbrd" <phxbrd@earthlink.net>
>> >> wrote:
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>> >> >"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".

It is a combination of materials, wood can also be brighter,  a Parker
Fly (composition)  can be bright - the equation comes down to the
interaction of magnet and vibrator.

Think humbucker vs. single pole, there are all manner of
intreractions, but string gauge will add to the fidelity, not just
treble brightness,  on each.


>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. 

Tell Leo Kotke that....

> It doesn't matter for shit how much
>brighter the signal is at the pickups if the note is out of
>key.

No, an off note is an off note.

But it will sound bigger, not just brighter,  on heavier gauge
strings.

>> 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.

Or try "Couldn't Stand the Weather" and a nice Fender stack.