Fatter Than A Little 59 Please!

[OlinMusic]

I have a LIL 59 in my Maple/Ash 54 RI strat. I want more balls and fuller tone. I am hoping not to route it. I just wanna know that I can take my strat on any gig and go Metal if needed.

I am not a huge HOT RAILS fan. The 59 is great with a pretty twang, but I want something that's fast, fat, and works well in this type of guitar.

SUGGESTIONS?

 

[Artie]

Re: Fatter Than A Little 59 Please!

A Cool Rails is a pretty good compromise between those two.

 

[Rev Donzo]

Re: Fatter Than A Little 59 Please!

Just turn the treble all the way off at the amp -- and buy a better gain box!

 

[OlinMusic]

Re: Fatter Than A Little 59 Please!

It did have the HFS, the HFS DOES KILL, amazing, creamy and fat responsive tone. However, it just doesn't clean up, not as open as I want, nor does it have the tone I am currently looking for. I still have it for when I feel like putting it back.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Fatter Than A Little 59 Please!

If you don't want to spend a bunch, try the Dimarzio Fast Track 2.

If you don't mind a custom shop jobber, send your Lil 59 back and have an Alnico II mag installed. Theodie sold me one like that. They called it the Lil PG, but it sounds more like a Lil CC to me.

 

[Rev Donzo]

Re: Fatter Than A Little 59 Please!

I put a huge magnet on the back of my guitar and ran a wire to it and that helped my 59 get more power