BlueStrings
New member
First off, a pic!
(not pictured, big mug of coffee)
So I went to buy a strat but I didn't really "feel" any of the models there, or they were too expensive ;_; . There was a Squier Tele with maple board that was amazing, but somenthing else caught my eye.
I remember being a teenager and seeing Kelun's guitarrist playing a Jazzmaster and thinking that was the coolest guitar ever.
Well, I found one with P90s! IT SOUNDS SO DAMM GOOD, finally a bridge pickup that isn't annoying, I actually find it pleasurable to change to all 3 positions, at any gain level!
It's sweet in the neck, and raunchy/screamy in the bridge, never brittle, and with the Varitone I can either cut mids for a more 'fendery' sound, or use it as a pseudo boost.
Not what I went to buy, but actually fits me perfectly, I am in cloud 9
Sadly it goes out of tune rather fast when using the tremolo, but I guess I can't expect much from this price range. Otherwise it's stable, and comfy.
I will be changing the nut to TUSQ and strings to 0.10, and send to a luthier to set it up, hopefully that will help.
Any other tips for keeping it in tune? Other priority upgrades for tuning stability?
I am learning to use a tremolo, mostly for light down vibrato and some down-pulls for 'inflection', it adds a cool sound when used sparingly (like thishttps://youtu.be/2qS8sag1UWY).
No changes planned to pickups, I think these already sound great and just needs some shielding.
Peace out!
(not pictured, big mug of coffee)
So I went to buy a strat but I didn't really "feel" any of the models there, or they were too expensive ;_; . There was a Squier Tele with maple board that was amazing, but somenthing else caught my eye.
I remember being a teenager and seeing Kelun's guitarrist playing a Jazzmaster and thinking that was the coolest guitar ever.
Well, I found one with P90s! IT SOUNDS SO DAMM GOOD, finally a bridge pickup that isn't annoying, I actually find it pleasurable to change to all 3 positions, at any gain level!
It's sweet in the neck, and raunchy/screamy in the bridge, never brittle, and with the Varitone I can either cut mids for a more 'fendery' sound, or use it as a pseudo boost.
Not what I went to buy, but actually fits me perfectly, I am in cloud 9
Sadly it goes out of tune rather fast when using the tremolo, but I guess I can't expect much from this price range. Otherwise it's stable, and comfy.
I will be changing the nut to TUSQ and strings to 0.10, and send to a luthier to set it up, hopefully that will help.
Any other tips for keeping it in tune? Other priority upgrades for tuning stability?
I am learning to use a tremolo, mostly for light down vibrato and some down-pulls for 'inflection', it adds a cool sound when used sparingly (like thishttps://youtu.be/2qS8sag1UWY).
No changes planned to pickups, I think these already sound great and just needs some shielding.
Peace out!
