Whats A Bumble Bee, Gear Question |
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Whats A Bumble Bee, Gear Question |
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Jul 20 2012, 10:10 PM
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Hey Guys I have a question. I was in a guitar store the other day and saw a Gibson LP that said it was Bumble Bee equipped. The sales guy was busy so I didn't get to ask him what that was so I thought I'd ask here. Exactly what is a Bumble Bee?
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Jul 20 2012, 10:37 PM |
Hey Guys I have a question. I was in a guitar store the other day and saw a Gibson LP that said it was Bumble Bee equipped. The sales guy was busy so I didn't get to ask him what that was so I thought I'd ask here. Exactly what is a Bumble Bee? They are a capacitor, not sure what it would do but thats what they look like. -------------------- Guitars:
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Jul 20 2012, 10:40 PM |
Its a type of capacitor that was used back in the 50's. Some vintage fanatics think that this type of capacitor provides superior tone. I think thats hogwash. The most important thing about a capacitor is its value - i.e. how many micro farads it is - not what it is made from. But this doesn't stop Gibson from taking advantage of peoples naivete and selling these 50 cent parts for ONE-HUNDRED AND TWELVE dollars
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Jul 20 2012, 11:05 PM
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They are a capacitor, not sure what it would do but thats what they look like. Its a type of capacitor that was used back in the 50's. Some vintage fanatics think that this type of capacitor provides superior tone. I think thats hogwash. The most important thing about a capacitor is its value - i.e. how many micro farads it is - not what it is made from. But this doesn't stop Gibson from taking advantage of peoples naivete and selling these 50 cent parts for ONE-HUNDRED AND TWELVE dollars Thanks for the reply guys! It would make sense to have a capacitor like that on the guitar I saw since it was a re-issue of a '56 Goldtop. But I agree that Gibson prices are crazy. -------------------- My Sound Cloud Profile: http://soundcloud.com/casinostrat
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Jul 22 2012, 07:06 AM |
Hahah, I didn't know about this capacitors
Looking cool! |
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Jul 23 2012, 09:25 AM |
Its a type of capacitor that was used back in the 50's. Some vintage fanatics think that this type of capacitor provides superior tone. I think thats hogwash. The most important thing about a capacitor is its value - i.e. how many micro farads it is - not what it is made from. But this doesn't stop Gibson from taking advantage of peoples naivete and selling these 50 cent parts for ONE-HUNDRED AND TWELVE dollars Yeah a lot of that stuff is just in their heads !! |
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Jul 23 2012, 10:49 PM
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Yeah a lot of that stuff is just in their heads !! Yeah I know, I actually went back to the store and sat and played that LP for about 20-30 minutes. It was a Gibson custom 1956 goldtop, (beautiful guitar guitar by the way) and supposed to be an exact replica of the ones they put out in the 50's. Personally I didn't really think it sounded any different tone wise from my custom, which is a 1994 re-issue. Could just be me though. -------------------- My Sound Cloud Profile: http://soundcloud.com/casinostrat
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