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Author: GBK
Date: 2007-09-15 17:11
It has been said that some top tier pros change(d) their instruments every 6 years, because they no longer found the instrument to play as when it was younger.
As Ben said, I also think that experimenting with a different (newer) barrel can dramatically change the focus and/or resonance of the instrument.
Case in point - I own a 96xxx R13 which I felt was losing the ring ("ping") which I remembered it once had. Replacing the original R13 barrel with another from an instrument slightly newer had a big effect on the focus and response. The instrument just felt better.
It took many weeks of playing and I really tried to be honest and judge if there was a distinct difference in the quality and response with the newer barrel, or if I was just trying to hear something that wasn't there.
IMO there was a big enough sound difference to conclude that a different barrel, in this case, brought the instrument back to where I felt it originally was...GBK
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