Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

[Gearjoneser]

I've been trying to find the magic HSS setup for awhile, and something just occured to me......Jazz B, 59B, or C-5 bridge, SSL-1 middle, and Twangbanger in Neck pos.

Since I want a powerful, yet vintage looking neck pickup, wouldn't a Twangbanger bridge supply some vintage wallop, to keep up with a humbucking bridge?

Your thoughts?

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

I have the thought more that once that a TB in the neck of an HSS set up would be a great idea...I do not own an HSS guitar so I have nver tried it, but if you were to go with a vintage output bridge (59, jazz, A2pro0 then a hotter neck (twangbanger) the balence should be a lot better!

GJ, if you try itm let me know how it works out!

Good luck

 

[jeremy]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

i might think the twangbanger might be a little too round for the neck but ive never tried it and it might be pretty cool. i bet it would sing with gain for melodic solos

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

I've thought about this idea too -- and on a regular SSS Strat at that.

I figure on just popping the Twangbanger in the neck position and if it's too heavy, I'll just open it up and take about 500 turns off to bring it down to around 7.7k. Still too heavy? Take a few more turns off, etc...

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

I'm going to buy one and try it out in the neck position. I'm really just looking for something that has a traditional strat look, but is almost as hot as Rails type pickups. Also, a tone in between a vintage strat neck and a neck humbucker. The Twangbanger might give me that. I'm not too concerned about the notch positions, because I use that guitar more for the humbucking bridge and single coil neck. I just want a better balance between them. It would be great if it worked beautifully, and a new HS or HSS combo is born!!

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

For me the ideal would be a tapped Twangbucker.

 

[jeremy]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

for what you are looking for, i think it might work well. i think itll keep up output wise with a bridge bucker and the tone is gonna be thick for sure

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

Why not use a Phat Cat neck in an HSS set up? it'll keep up with a ridge 'bucker for sure and is plenty thick.

 

[ankalar]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

I'd definitely like to know how it sounds. I'm looking for a hotter neck pickup (like a Hot Rails) but with the vintage look and, like you said, tone between a single coil and a humbucker.

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

I think it would be a homerun. I'm still trying to find something the
Twangbanger Can't do. So far it's covered all the base's. So I geuss
putting it in a H-S-S would be the next step .

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

I'm going to order one, and the worst that can happen is that I don't care for it in the neck position. Then, I can just put it in the bridge pos. of a different guitar. I'm pretty sure it'll work in the neck position though. I'll probably use a Fender Fat 50 middle pickup.

It'll be nickel C-5/Fat 50/Twangbanger.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Anyone Try a Twangbanger bridge in neck position?

GJ,

Keep us posted!

I'm going to order one, and the worst that can happen is that I don't care for it in the neck position. Then, I can just put it in the bridge pos. of a different guitar. I'm pretty sure it'll work in the neck position though. I'll probably use a Fender Fat 50 middle pickup.

It'll be nickel C-5/Fat 50/Twangbanger.