dirtyfunkg
Well-known member
Sup fellas
I'm planning out a new HSS partscaster build. Looking at mahogany or black limba with a flame maple top, roasted maple neck w/ ebony fretboard. Rear routed. I'm probably going to put a Gotoh 510 or a Floyd.
Any recommendations on what pickup combo to go for?
Background: If they were able to match in terms of levels/output, my dream would be a pair of Duncan SSL-1's then a JB in the bridge. Yeah... I'm a JB guy. However, those pickups are wildly unbalanced.
Goals:
I really love Strat neck and the neck/middle blend tones. The pinnacle of Strat tone is in the Hendrix and Frusciante (Blood Sugar) vein. Demoing a Strat and its pickups usually involves playing Soul to Squeeze and Bold As Love to check the clean and edge of breakup tones, then .
For the bridge position, as I mentioned, the JB is my favorite pickup that I've played (it came stock in my Edwards LP and I've completely gelled with it). That said, I'm open to trying something different. I like the tightness and bite of the JB. It cuts in the mix really nicely. I never use it for clean tones, though because it just sounds thin at lower gain. I'd love for the bridge pickup to be good for splitting, also.
Any recs?
I'm planning out a new HSS partscaster build. Looking at mahogany or black limba with a flame maple top, roasted maple neck w/ ebony fretboard. Rear routed. I'm probably going to put a Gotoh 510 or a Floyd.
Any recommendations on what pickup combo to go for?
Background: If they were able to match in terms of levels/output, my dream would be a pair of Duncan SSL-1's then a JB in the bridge. Yeah... I'm a JB guy. However, those pickups are wildly unbalanced.
Goals:
I really love Strat neck and the neck/middle blend tones. The pinnacle of Strat tone is in the Hendrix and Frusciante (Blood Sugar) vein. Demoing a Strat and its pickups usually involves playing Soul to Squeeze and Bold As Love to check the clean and edge of breakup tones, then .
For the bridge position, as I mentioned, the JB is my favorite pickup that I've played (it came stock in my Edwards LP and I've completely gelled with it). That said, I'm open to trying something different. I like the tightness and bite of the JB. It cuts in the mix really nicely. I never use it for clean tones, though because it just sounds thin at lower gain. I'd love for the bridge pickup to be good for splitting, also.
Any recs?