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Re: G&L Tribute ASAT Deluxe Carved Top - pickups, any experience?
A guy I know has Powered by Lace in his ASAT and it sounds outstanding.
A guy I know has Powered by Lace in his ASAT and it sounds outstanding.
G&L Tribute ASAT Deluxe Carved Top - pickups, any experience?
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Re: G&L Tribute ASAT Deluxe Carved Top - pickups, any experience?
My father has one of these, I think the stock humbuckers sound pretty nice; more chimey/transparent than thick and heavy.
My father has one of these, I think the stock humbuckers sound pretty nice; more chimey/transparent than thick and heavy.
Re: G&L Tribute ASAT Deluxe Carved Top - pickups, any experience?
Upgrading the pickups entirely depends on what you think the current pickups are not giving you, and what kind of music you'd like to play. I can certainly recommend a few pickups, but I don't know these answers yet...I'd like to narrow it down for you.
Upgrading the pickups entirely depends on what you think the current pickups are not giving you, and what kind of music you'd like to play. I can certainly recommend a few pickups, but I don't know these answers yet...I'd like to narrow it down for you.
Re: G&L Tribute ASAT Deluxe Carved Top - pickups, any experience?
I've only had the guitar for a week. This past Monday, it got its first real test at a killer open blues jam I try to attend. Plugged it straight into my Savage Macht 12x cranked for the first set, then into another guys Marshall Bluesbreaker combo with a Matchless Hot Box for the 2nd. Like others have stated, the stock G&L humbuckers sound bland. The bridge isnt terrible, but the neck is weak, muddy/bassy, not a good match for the bridge IMO and gets squealy with decent amounts of gain. So, the pickups gotta go! I think for now, I'll stick with the stock pots/switch/jack; they don't seem too cheap(Mighty Mite sealed 500k audio pots, Cortek switch). My ASAT Deluxe Tribute is all swamp ash, body and carved top(its the butterscotch one), maple neck/rosweood fretboard. I'd like to keep the coil tapping since it's "there" already. And I prefer black uncovered coils.
SO...JB/Jazz? 59/59? Or what and what? I'm not looking for any specific tone, but I want it to compliment the woods, be versatile, not completely suck coil tapped(I'm realistic, don't expect is to nail a single coil tele tapped), work with my 3 amps(1966 Super Reverb+various dirt pedals, Savage Macht 12x usually set pretty crunchy, and a redstripe Peavey Bandit using the channel switching for clean/crunch). Most importantly for me, I want them to clean up with the guitar volume knob, so nothing mega hot. Ability to find them used on Craigslist or ebay/Reverb another plus. I play blues, some rock, some rootsy Americana stuff.
I've only had the guitar for a week. This past Monday, it got its first real test at a killer open blues jam I try to attend. Plugged it straight into my Savage Macht 12x cranked for the first set, then into another guys Marshall Bluesbreaker combo with a Matchless Hot Box for the 2nd. Like others have stated, the stock G&L humbuckers sound bland. The bridge isnt terrible, but the neck is weak, muddy/bassy, not a good match for the bridge IMO and gets squealy with decent amounts of gain. So, the pickups gotta go! I think for now, I'll stick with the stock pots/switch/jack; they don't seem too cheap(Mighty Mite sealed 500k audio pots, Cortek switch). My ASAT Deluxe Tribute is all swamp ash, body and carved top(its the butterscotch one), maple neck/rosweood fretboard. I'd like to keep the coil tapping since it's "there" already. And I prefer black uncovered coils.
SO...JB/Jazz? 59/59? Or what and what? I'm not looking for any specific tone, but I want it to compliment the woods, be versatile, not completely suck coil tapped(I'm realistic, don't expect is to nail a single coil tele tapped), work with my 3 amps(1966 Super Reverb+various dirt pedals, Savage Macht 12x usually set pretty crunchy, and a redstripe Peavey Bandit using the channel switching for clean/crunch). Most importantly for me, I want them to clean up with the guitar volume knob, so nothing mega hot. Ability to find them used on Craigslist or ebay/Reverb another plus. I play blues, some rock, some rootsy Americana stuff.
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