HRW tone on a full archtop

[MartyGrass]

Here is the best example I could find. Kenny Burrell plays this live on his Heritage Concert Master, which is basically an x-braced Super Eagle with a single HRW on Heritage's award winning (made that up!) 4 point mounts.

 

This sounds exactly like my Super Eagle with a set of alloy (semi-bright) flatwounds.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005LD1P9G/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk6

 

 

The HRW tone is distinct. The bass is a little muddy and the treble is crytal clear, slightly thin without being shrill. Mids are well voiced. The hollowbody influence is well captured.

 

Compare this to a PAF style pickup on a similar but slightly smaller archtop.

 

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000THAYMS/ref=dm_mu_dp_trk11