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Originally Posted by Cuki79
Listened carefully and I think the Epoxy is less spectacular with the HD-28 than with the previous guitar (Larrivée?).
Luckily, the stewmac european distributor seems to have the 5" clamp avaiable again so I ordered one.
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Good News On The Clamp!
The only difference I can really hear is that the Martin HD-28 installation has a stronger bass level than the Larrivee C-03 TE. This may be because the Martin is a dreadnought versus the Larrivee's L-body shape? Both guitars are rich in bass content with the Larrivee being just a bit more balanced than the Martin. The Martin will likely need to be attenuated by a preamp by about -3 dB @ 98 Hz for most venues and for recording pickup direct to the computer. I look at the rich bass on both guitars as a positive as I don't have to try to get more bass into the signal, to begin with, because it isn't lacking.
My thoughts on Bass-signal content: Cuki, is it just me or have you also noticed that when bass is lacking in a pickup signal, that even after EQing in a goodly amount of bass with a preamp to compensate for the lack of bass, it just doesn't sound as full and distinct as having a strong bass content in the signal to begin with?