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maxoom
Post subject: I am convinced
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The back trem area cover sucks tone and dampens the free moving vibrations of the body.
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Nevin1985 wrote:
Doubtful, the only reason people take them off is because the guy before them took it off and the first guy to ever take it off probably didn't know why he took it off.

Mine never came with one. Problem solved for me.


Eric Johnson says take it off 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnyKw-ig ... re=related
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I also doubt everything you just said especially since you don`t even have a cover.

So happy for you.DH
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If you think it sucks the tone then just take it off.

Was your original post a question or stating a fact? If you were asking for opinions then its not really cool to flame people when their opinion doesn't necessarily agree with yours.

Just my 2.5cents.

Cheers and peace man!

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why not do a shootout? cover versus no cover and we can vote on the better tone? IF there is a difference
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Blaqdog wrote:
Nevin1985 wrote:
Eric Johnson says take it off 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnyKw-ig ... re=related


But he was grinning as if to say: "You don't believe me, do you?" And I'm not sure I do. I think it's just a bit of marketing bulls**t.

Mind you, it's gotta be the cheapest mod I can think of!
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VerySlowHand wrote:
Blaqdog wrote:
Nevin1985 wrote:
Eric Johnson says take it off 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnyKw-ig ... re=related


But he was grinning as if to say: "You don't believe me, do you?" And I'm not sure I do. I think it's just a bit of marketing bulls**t.

Mind you, it's gotta be the cheapest mod I can think of!


Lol. I have mine off because it feels more comfortable against my stomach :lol: Like instead of the back plate I feel the wood instead. And if it improves tone, then that's just an added bonus 8)
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Mine is on becasue when I had it off my stomach hair would get pinched in the tremolo springs and depilate me, causing me horrendous pain and jerky movements on stage... :wink:

Get real people!
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If that were true, then why buy a guitar that uses a pickguard period? Wouldn't that also mean that guitars with no pickguard have better tone than one's that do?

I'm having a hard time believing it. It's just a piece of plastic screwed onto the wood.

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tremolo arm wrote:
Mine is on becasue when I had it off my stomach hair would get pinched in the tremolo springs and depilate me, causing me horrendous pain and jerky movements on stage... :wink:

Get real people!


D'you think EJ shaves his stomach? We need to know.
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I think some guys leave it off because they lose it after they change strings.
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maxoom wrote:
The back trem area cover sucks tone and dampens the free moving vibrations of the body.


WOW ever thought of loosing the pickguard? After all theres more surface area covered by it, it must really take away from the guitars tone. :lol:

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VerySlowHand wrote:
tremolo arm wrote:
Mine is on becasue when I had it off my stomach hair would get pinched in the tremolo springs and depilate me, causing me horrendous pain and jerky movements on stage... :wink:

Get real people!


D'you think EJ shaves his stomach? We need to know.


sorry i have a bad mental image of a bloke practicing/playing guitar topless.

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maxoom wrote:
The back trem area cover sucks tone and dampens the free moving vibrations of the body.


Everyone has an imagination, some more active than others.

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I am convinced... It makes no difference either way!

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