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Originally Posted by tdowns
I've been very busy, but I plan to work toward an analysis that includes the pickup position COMBINED with the response of the electronics. I don't know if anyone would care, but it is a personal goal of mine.
I have always been curious how Leo determined the Tele bridge position and slant. I'm sure it was experimentation. It is definitely a "sweet" spot. I bet he would flip out to know we humans could simulate that with a computer today. Not that looking at plots would tell you if it sounded good!! It's just an academic exercise.
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I would love to see the results of that analysis.
No, looking at plots wouldn't tell you if it sounded good. But I think it would quantify some of the characteristics that make up the timbre, and timbre is often a factor that affects our perceptions how good it sounds. A musical instrument designer that can figure out how to alter the timbre in predictable ways can better target his designs. A guitar tech / hobbyist that can figure out how to alter the timbre in predictable ways can better target his work repairing or modifying guitars. A musician that can figure out how to alter the timbre in predictable ways, and can assimilate that into his song writing and playing, can better "say what he means" musically. And some musicians will have things to say musically that sound good to some listeners.