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11-27-2018, 08:02 AM
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Color affecting sound?
Years back, I read a Guitar Player interview with some rocker who claimed he could hear the difference between battery brands in his effects pedals....
It was my opinion that he was simply having the interviewer on... This morning, I see that Billy Corgan is saying that the color of paint on a solid-body electric affects the sound. Now I know that electric players argue endlessly over wood types and such, but the color of the paint? I think he’s having us on as well. 
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11-27-2018, 08:11 AM
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The psychological aspects affecting our views of reality are not to be ignored, but I think he is joking.
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11-27-2018, 02:00 PM
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my blue strat like totally sounds different than my white strat.
 play music!
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11-27-2018, 02:16 PM
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Well guitar players, and electric guitar player especially, hear with the eyes a lot, maybe he's joking about that?
Though it's not color, but over the years the sonic impact of the type of paint and primer used on even a solid body electric guitar is a matter of ongoing discussion. I tend to think that any possible small difference in finish types is overwhelmed by the other variables to the point of irrelevance, but I do admit to liking the colors (as well as the shape variations) of electric guitars. Even it makes no difference in sound, they are fun to look at and hold in their variety.
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11-27-2018, 02:26 PM
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Red sounds better.
Bob
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11-27-2018, 05:11 PM
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I saw that Corgan headline yesterday. Not sure if he's serious or not but I've never found that in my experience .
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11-27-2018, 05:35 PM
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Quote:
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11-27-2018, 06:15 PM
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Quote:
play music!
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11-28-2018, 05:14 PM
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Stevie Ray Vaughan got the color nailed to give him the best tone.
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11-28-2018, 05:22 PM
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Ken Kesey is reported to have been able to taste color and perceive differences in the depth of ink on a printed page, but I'm pretty sure that was brought on by something other than music appreciation ...
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