Re: Any Drawbacks Using a Humbucker For Middle Pickup in a Strat?
Guys - if you are going to mention 3rd bucker music from artists that have recorded since the mid 60's, you'll need to put links. Blueman doesn't play that new-fangled rock and roll stuff.
Also, he has the marketing data, and has discussed this with the CEO's of every major guitar company. It IS for the reason he says it is. The fact that YOU do not agree is not relevant. How many of you remember when you thought pickups with A2's in the neck sounded great, like the PG and the A2P? Blueman explained it to us, and now we know those are bad. Remember when you thought the Custom was just awesome? Then he explained to us how no matter what sound you sought, or what music you played, the C8 was better. Blueman is simply right, and your individual opinions don't matter.
I had a Valley Arts Tele, with a PG neck, Hot rails middle and a Tele single in the bridge. I thought that using the middle to beef up the bridge was great. And splitting it to combine with the neck was fantastic for adding extra slice. And, it gave a nice flat out rock sound in HB mode on it's own. Great rhythm sound. All by simply flicking a switch and no knob twiddling! But I now know that is wrong and got rid of that guitar.
In fact, I'm getting rid of all my real Gibsons and replacing them with Epi's using either C8's or UAO5's. I have played for 30 years and probably owned as many guitars and who knows how many pickups. But I saw that one clip of Blueman playing, and I have never questioned anything since!
He knows what he is talking about. It may have nothing to do with the tone you seek, but you are wrong. You want Blueman tone! Just get on the page and stop arguing.
(Did any of you hear that Billy Gibbons, after reading some of Blueman's posts, is going to have Duncan rework the the Pearly Gates with a UAO5? He can't believe he was using those A2 sounding pups from that 59 all those years and thought it was good! I heard even Seymour himself was wondering what he was thinking!)
