Recently I've been comparing my new RG370DX (basswood body, HSH pickup config) to my old Yamaha Pacifica (agathis body, HSS pickup config) and I'd have to say that the RG blows the Pacifica away when it comes to distortion but I don't know if I can say the same thing for the clean tones (atleast in the position with the neck and mid pickups working together). On the RG, the clean tone is kind of....sterile I would say but on the Pacifica it has a little more character to it.....I guess the word would be warmness.
Both guitars still have their stock pickups because I'm getting rid of the Pacifica in the near future and upgrading the RG but I was just curious as to whether the difference that I'm hearing in the tone has to do with the fact that the Pacifica has single coils and the RG has a humbucker or is it more with the differences between agathis and basswood. I can't say that I know anything about agathis and where it falls in the tonal wood selection.
Also, I'm going to upgrade this RG with a PAF Pro in the neck and a Tone Zone in the bridge so do you think that would warm up the clean tone any? Any feedback that anyone can give me on this would be greatly appreciated.
Both guitars still have their stock pickups because I'm getting rid of the Pacifica in the near future and upgrading the RG but I was just curious as to whether the difference that I'm hearing in the tone has to do with the fact that the Pacifica has single coils and the RG has a humbucker or is it more with the differences between agathis and basswood. I can't say that I know anything about agathis and where it falls in the tonal wood selection.
Also, I'm going to upgrade this RG with a PAF Pro in the neck and a Tone Zone in the bridge so do you think that would warm up the clean tone any? Any feedback that anyone can give me on this would be greatly appreciated.