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http://www.carltonguitars.com.au
http://www.brierleyguitarpickups.com.au

My friend and luthier, Ray Carlton, dropped over to visit this morning. He wanted to show me a new build, a T-Style Custom Classic that features Mick Brierley's Broadcaster Pickups, an alder body and a maple/rosewood neck. Since I had another Custom Classic here with exactly the same pickups and electronics, we thought it might be fun to do a little comparison to see if the woods (body and neck) made any difference. This was not a precisely measured comparison, i.e., there may have been slight differences in the pickup heights and the ash guitar's strings were a little older, etc. But it was fun so we thought we'd share it with you anyway.

Guitars: 2 x Carlton Guitars Custom Classic T-Style, both with Brierley Broadcaster Pickup sets and identical electronics. Please consult Ray Carlton for details.
Amp: Laney Amplification VH100R and Laney 2x12 Cab with G12M's
Extra effects: N/A
Cables: Goodwood Audio and Providence
Power Supply: N/A
Mic: sE V3 Dynamic and VR1 (https://www.seelectronics.com) (Vibrolux); Samson Airline77 (me)
Camera: Canon 60D (me) and Nikon D5100 (pedal)
Soundcard: AVID Mbox Pro 3 (for recording) & Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX II XL+ (mixing and bouncing).
Computer: Apple iMac 27" i7 3.4 GHz 16 GB RAM
Software: Logic Pro X, Waves L3-16 Limiter (to keep levels in check at output), Apple Final Cut Pro X (video editing and Youtube compression).