I just finished putting together my SSH superstrat greenie, made mostly from Warmoth parts. It came out great, although I was hoping more for Dweezil green, and the color came out more like Vai’s greenie, with white pickguard and knobs, chrome recessed original Floyd Rose; the flutter is fantastic. But here’s my problem – I’ve got an Air Norton (S) in the neck, Virtual Vintage Solo in the middle, and Air Zone in the bridge – and I don’t like the sound. I’ve mentioned in the past that my favorite guitar for soloing is my Ibanez S540 with QM pickups; I love the Wizard neck, of course, and even with the stock pickups, I get great clarity and smooth sustain on legato runs using both the neck and bridge pickups. When I was planning my greenie, I was hoping for more of the same, along with a more versatile middle. Well, the sound is a disappointment; it’s a much less focused sound from both bridge and neck pickups, and doesn’t come close to the sustain, articulation, or even output of my Saber.
So am I simply being unrealistic in wanting my light swamp ash-bodied guitar with a gigantic recessed Floyd to sound similar to a mahogany-bodied Lo-Pro trem-equipped Ibanez? Or is there another pickup configuration you could suggest that might get me closer? I’m thinking of maybe trying a Duncan ‘lil 59 in the neck and perhaps a Fred or Mo’ Joe in the bridge? Any thoughts?
So am I simply being unrealistic in wanting my light swamp ash-bodied guitar with a gigantic recessed Floyd to sound similar to a mahogany-bodied Lo-Pro trem-equipped Ibanez? Or is there another pickup configuration you could suggest that might get me closer? I’m thinking of maybe trying a Duncan ‘lil 59 in the neck and perhaps a Fred or Mo’ Joe in the bridge? Any thoughts?
