toastyrat wrote
Wow, thats an interesting guitar. How does that lipstick sound in the middle? How do you usually use the pickups, or do you use all positions?
Its more twangy than a Strats middle pup. But to be quite honest, I rarely use it. It will work well for country, though. I also had to drop it lower as the other pups, as it is right in my common playing position and my plectrum hits the pups housing...
I wanted a Thinline with a humbucker in the neck pos and a single coil in the bridge pos. The lipstick was just a bonus, if you like. Combining the bridge and neck (position 3 on this guitar) gives you a great sound, combined with the body, of course. It has lots of bottom and the bridge pup gives it extra mid-range and snap. Played through a Fender valve amp, that tone snaps your head back. Brilliant and I love it!
The bucker on its own is great for darker sounds, or for the sort of "Clapton Woman Tone" when playing blues.
I was quite surprised by the bridge pup, as I thought it would be more Tele-like - thinner and twangier. But its actually much warmer than my Strats bridge pup.
