Opinions on the Fender Alternate Reality Sixty-Six

[ArtieToo]

Re: Opinions on the Fender Alternate Reality Sixty-Six

Wow, I guess I'm about the only person here who likes the large headstock on the Sixty-Six. I would however chance the pickups on it to something completely different from the norm. I was thinking two nickel covered humbucker-sized P90s or a set of 3 Jazzmaster pickups.

I like the big headstock too. Not crazy about the Tele pups though. I'd probably swap them out for lipstick-tubes to retain the look. I especially love this in the Natural color.



I really don't need more GAS right now.

[Benjy_26]

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I dislike tele neck pickups and the CBS headstock isn't my favorite. I'm going to have to pass on this one.

[Aceman]

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An interesting curiosity.

Call me when you actually meet someone who owns one, let alone playing out / recording with it.

[jeremy]

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it looks cool but tele neck pups are a no go for me

[Killertofu]

Re: Opinions on the Fender Alternate Reality Sixty-Six

An interesting curiosity.

Call me when you actually meet someone who owns one, let alone playing out / recording with it.

uhm... me.

[ICTGoober]

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the bridge humbucker has a lower output than the single coils and is kind of squeely with lots of gain.

Lower output or lots of gain.... Which is it? It can't be both.

[Chistopher]

Re: Opinions on the Fender Alternate Reality Sixty-Six

You can have lots of gain on a lower output pickup. Look at Slash and Billy Gibbons.

[Discharged]

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Hard pass. Just the opposite of what could appeal to me.

/Peter

[GuitarDoc]

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Lower output or lots of gain.... Which is it? It can't be both.

Wrong.

Of course you can have both.

[Mincer]

Re: Opinions on the Fender Alternate Reality Sixty-Six

You certainly can boost the signal lots of different ways after the pickup, from distortion to EQ pedals to onboard preams.