Blog: In Praise of the Single-Pickup Electric Guitar
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Aasinsilta
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Have to get myself one some day
Have to get myself one some day
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Funkfingers
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Hasn't this topic been covered before? As in, within the last twelve months.
Hasn't this topic been covered before? As in, within the last twelve months.
baritone
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I would eventually like to have a single-bridge-pickup-guitar and a single-neck-pickup-guitar. The only thing I don't like about neck pickups is that they are frequently placed right under the 24th fret natural harmonic node, which makes 5th fret harmonics inaudible. Maybe a single-middle-pickup-guitar would be better.
I would eventually like to have a single-bridge-pickup-guitar and a single-neck-pickup-guitar. The only thing I don't like about neck pickups is that they are frequently placed right under the 24th fret natural harmonic node, which makes 5th fret harmonics inaudible. Maybe a single-middle-pickup-guitar would be better.
Dr. Vegetable
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Amen. Single-pickup guitars rock!
Amen. Single-pickup guitars rock!
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
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I don't. No appeal to me at all. I want the tonal versatility of a 2nd PU.
I don't. No appeal to me at all. I want the tonal versatility of a 2nd PU.
Lewguitar
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When I saw Robben Ford last summer the only guitar he played was his Tele. I was right in front of him for the whole show and was surprised that he rarely, if ever, used the neck pickup. Pretty much everything he played, including all the jazzy chords he's known for, he played on the bridge pickup of that '59 Tele. Robben used one pedal: a Xotic EP Booster. And the only amp he had onstage was a Fender Super Reverb Amp - probably a rental. I was astonished at the warm jazzy sounds he was able to coax from just that Tele bridge pickup - the guitar might just as well have been an Esquire.
When I saw Robben Ford last summer the only guitar he played was his Tele. I was right in front of him for the whole show and was surprised that he rarely, if ever, used the neck pickup. Pretty much everything he played, including all the jazzy chords he's known for, he played on the bridge pickup of that '59 Tele. Robben used one pedal: a Xotic EP Booster. And the only amp he had onstage was a Fender Super Reverb Amp - probably a rental. I was astonished at the warm jazzy sounds he was able to coax from just that Tele bridge pickup - the guitar might just as well have been an Esquire.
jtougas
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Paul Simon would seem to think so, and Eric Clapton might as well.
Caught Clapton last year - awesome show - and I *SWEAR* he never left the middle p'up on the Strat.
Paul Simon would seem to think so, and Eric Clapton might as well.
Caught Clapton last year - awesome show - and I *SWEAR* he never left the middle p'up on the Strat.
RorySquier
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I think one-pickup guitars are rad and I really admire the simplicity in these guitars. One pickup guitars even sound better...Phil X explains in more thorough detail.
I think one-pickup guitars are rad and I really admire the simplicity in these guitars. One pickup guitars even sound better...Phil X explains in more thorough detail.
kramersteen
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I love them but i only have one unfortunately.
Not the greatest either,
I love them but i only have one unfortunately.
Not the greatest either,
Myaccount876
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I love 3 pickup guitars with every switch an doodad I can throw in it, but my number one is and always will have one bridge pickup.
I love 3 pickup guitars with every switch an doodad I can throw in it, but my number one is and always will have one bridge pickup.
ItsaBass
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It's been the norm to me since 2001, when I purchased my LP Junior. This picture includes my No. 1 (the tan Esquire), my No. 2 (the sunburst Jr.), each of their backups, and what quickly became my No. 3 after I bought it (the Rampage). I have many guitars of many types, but these three do 90 percent of the lifting when it comes to actually playing in front of people. Any time I play anything else live, it's just for fun, not because these guitars can't do it. I've had the Jr. since 2001, the tan Esquire since 2002, and the yellow LPMM since 2004 (got it thrown for free when I bought my "then new" LP Standard). The other two I added last year. Oh, and they're all stock too. Imagine that...
It's been the norm to me since 2001, when I purchased my LP Junior. This picture includes my No. 1 (the tan Esquire), my No. 2 (the sunburst Jr.), each of their backups, and what quickly became my No. 3 after I bought it (the Rampage). I have many guitars of many types, but these three do 90 percent of the lifting when it comes to actually playing in front of people. Any time I play anything else live, it's just for fun, not because these guitars can't do it. I've had the Jr. since 2001, the tan Esquire since 2002, and the yellow LPMM since 2004 (got it thrown for free when I bought my "then new" LP Standard). The other two I added last year. Oh, and they're all stock too. Imagine that...
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blueman335
Mojo's Minions
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Any decent guitar should be enough to get you thru a gig. And a lot of guys EQ their amps for one PU and use that all night. But, I think it's really nice to be able to have the larger variety of tones available at the guitar that 2 PU's offer.
Any decent guitar should be enough to get you thru a gig. And a lot of guys EQ their amps for one PU and use that all night. But, I think it's really nice to be able to have the larger variety of tones available at the guitar that 2 PU's offer.
Brian Griffin
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Use a 22-fret neck or maybe a single-coil sized neck pickup.
Use a 22-fret neck or maybe a single-coil sized neck pickup.
tubecrunch
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Great minds think alike.
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Great minds think alike.
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Myaccount876
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