Hello everybody! I just bought another guitar. It is an ESP LTD Hybrid-300 and it's a bit of an odd one.
The Hybrid-300 is like someone took a Les Paul Jr. double cut and bred it with a Tele. Mahogany body and set mahogany neck, tilt-back 3+3 headstock, 24 3/4" scale.....those are all Gibson style.
The body is a slab, single volume and tone with 3-way switch, combination metal bridge/pickup mounting ring and Tele neck single coil pickup are totally Tele.
Anyway, I have one of these already and there's something about it that makes me reach for it over my nicer, more expensive guitars. This one just fits. Love the style, love the tones, love the simplicity and I love the fact that it's a little different than the average Strat, Tele or LP, but it's still able to have a classic range of useful tones.
The one I already own has a JB Trembucker in the bridge position and a Quarter Pound Tele in the neck spot. They pair with each other nicely. However, I'm thinking of replacing the stock pickups on the new one and contemplating a different combination.
I tend to play dirty with lots of effects. Not really into shredding, intricate metal or clean-ish bluesy tones. More J Mascis, less Joe Bonamassa if that makes sense.
So, for a full sized Trembucker for the bridge and a single coil Tele neck pickup, what would you choose?
The Hybrid-300 is like someone took a Les Paul Jr. double cut and bred it with a Tele. Mahogany body and set mahogany neck, tilt-back 3+3 headstock, 24 3/4" scale.....those are all Gibson style.
The body is a slab, single volume and tone with 3-way switch, combination metal bridge/pickup mounting ring and Tele neck single coil pickup are totally Tele.
Anyway, I have one of these already and there's something about it that makes me reach for it over my nicer, more expensive guitars. This one just fits. Love the style, love the tones, love the simplicity and I love the fact that it's a little different than the average Strat, Tele or LP, but it's still able to have a classic range of useful tones.
The one I already own has a JB Trembucker in the bridge position and a Quarter Pound Tele in the neck spot. They pair with each other nicely. However, I'm thinking of replacing the stock pickups on the new one and contemplating a different combination.
I tend to play dirty with lots of effects. Not really into shredding, intricate metal or clean-ish bluesy tones. More J Mascis, less Joe Bonamassa if that makes sense.
So, for a full sized Trembucker for the bridge and a single coil Tele neck pickup, what would you choose?
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