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I am so with you on this. I read up on this case many years ago. In fact, a few people have detailed the complete 'lawsuit' event in full detail on the net. Yet people have adopted the word to justify selling a piece of 70s copy shite. Tokai was dragged into the lawsuit debate in the early 80s, due to a wrangle with Gibson, but it was nothing to do with the defacto Ibanez [non] case from the mid 70s..
But here is the problem. Let's imagine you are writing a review for "boutique" PAF clones, and a dozen pickup makers have sent you an example (all using the same type of Alnico magnet)
It is possible that you will conclude that "they all sound exactly the same. End of". (If that was the case then the industry is finished as everybody will just buy the cheapest one)
But I don't think you would conclude that. And at that point you have to use......Language.
If we choose to roll our eyes every time somebody attempts to describe the subtleties of sound then we may well succeed in shutting them up. But do we want to? This is what I had in mind when I mentioned "bloom" which is sometimes used on LPF when PAFs and vintage Gibson guitars are being discussed. I guess it is now seen as pretentious, but it didn't start out like that. It started as simply someone trying to communicate a particular sound.
PAF I vs PAF II
Because Gibson couldn't be arsed to be consistent on the production line, each humbucker had varying specifications, so had different sounds. The PAF I and PAF II are going head to head to win the battle of the reproduction slapdash pickups.
PAF I:
On whacking the strings, the PAF I has a VAAAARRRRRRUUUUMPH that is satisfying. With a underlying HNNNNNG that gives a vintage feel. Turn the amp to clean, and you get an AAAAAH smooth WOOOOOO and PWANG that sounds good.
PAF II:
Same as the PAF I really, with less GGGGGGGNNNNNNNUUUUUUUNNNNNNGGGGGG but a little more HOWANG.
Just nonsense.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Is your 'Strat' in fact a 'The STRAT'?!
Whoever said that people saying tone is in teh fingers was annoying, I totally disagree... It is. Teh lead guitarist in my band is a stunning player with great tone, when I play through his gear I sound totally different, it's a totally different tone. Teh only difference is teh fingers. Even if I became as technically competent as him I would never sound like him... And he doesn't sound like me through my gear... Which is his loss obviously...
Then there are the people who refer to electric guitar as a "lead guitar" presumably because it has a "lead" sticking out of its jack plug.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
"Relic'd". Stupid spelling for a stupid word for a stupid practice.