About 4 years ago I decided to buy the little black Epiphone Century reissue just to play totally lap style. Apart from the very poor pickup which I replaced this was an OK instrument for a budget steel guitar. I immediately replaced the pickup and this guitar turned out to be a very nice little guitar.
What I noticed straight away when I received this instrument was how good the harmonics are. They just jump out off the guitar everywhere..... an absolute joy. I think I spent the first day with a silly grin just playing harmonics.......... because for the first time in my life I could
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Back to the Jedson. I have improved my playing and can get harmonics in certain places but you have to be so precise. Not only that but they are quieter and do not sustain in the same way as other steels I have played including the little black Epiphone. There is a lot of wood cut away behind the bridge and pickup assembly plate on the Jedson and thought this might have something to do with loss of harmonic quality within the guitar. Having said this then I assume all fender deluxes would have the same issue and I am sure they do not!
Does anybody else have this experience of a certain steel guitar that will not play harmonics as well as other instruments?