YellowDog
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I'm putting together an HSH Am Std Strat...if I don't go with Bare Knuckles, I'll probably fit CC/SSL-6/PGn (unless anybody has any better ideas?)... At the moment, it has Lil'59/orig. Fender/Lil'59, but that's all gonna go. For now, while I'm still experimenting with different wiring/switchng combos, I want to temporarily fit a full-size HB in the bridge, and I've got two lying around here: a JB and a DMZ Breed.
The JB came to me fitted in the bridge slot of my LP, and I hated it in there (the usual culprits: boomy bass, high-mid spike, and FAR too compressed for my tastes), but I've heard they work well in the majority of Strats. I haven't tried the Breed in anything yet.
The Strat is alder-bodied, with a one-piece maple neck. It has the standard tremolo (locked down at the moment, but I may replace it with a Wilkinson in the future). I'm looking for the usual, impossible result: an LP vibe from a long-scale, bolt-on alder/maple guitar. Which of these two would you recommend, and (more to the point) how would they differ? If I like either, I'll keep it in there and forget about the CC.
The ability of the pickup to split well would be a distinct advantage, partly with the middle pup for the Strat-in-pos#4 sound, and partly for a good single-coil bridge tone (I have a Godin LGX with a CC which is pretty good at a faux-Tele tone when split). In series HB mode, I suppose I'm looking for classic rock tones (Free, AC/DC, ZZ Top, VH, G'n'R) and slightly more modern stuff (Sum41, Green Day, Blink 182, RATM - yeah, I pay the bills working in a cheesy covers band!).
The JB came to me fitted in the bridge slot of my LP, and I hated it in there (the usual culprits: boomy bass, high-mid spike, and FAR too compressed for my tastes), but I've heard they work well in the majority of Strats. I haven't tried the Breed in anything yet.
The Strat is alder-bodied, with a one-piece maple neck. It has the standard tremolo (locked down at the moment, but I may replace it with a Wilkinson in the future). I'm looking for the usual, impossible result: an LP vibe from a long-scale, bolt-on alder/maple guitar. Which of these two would you recommend, and (more to the point) how would they differ? If I like either, I'll keep it in there and forget about the CC.
The ability of the pickup to split well would be a distinct advantage, partly with the middle pup for the Strat-in-pos#4 sound, and partly for a good single-coil bridge tone (I have a Godin LGX with a CC which is pretty good at a faux-Tele tone when split). In series HB mode, I suppose I'm looking for classic rock tones (Free, AC/DC, ZZ Top, VH, G'n'R) and slightly more modern stuff (Sum41, Green Day, Blink 182, RATM - yeah, I pay the bills working in a cheesy covers band!).
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