Fikealox
New member
Hey guys,
For a while I've been looking to move away from the low-output PAFs I've been using for ages. I've loved the PAF neck models, but I really want a thicker, beefier sound and a bit more compression for the bridge. With that in mind I replaced one of my bridge humbuckers with a hotter PAF-style pickup (still vintage voiced), and while taken on its own it does sound better than the old bridge, it now sounds very different to the neck (I guess mainly due to its compression). It's really important for me to have well-matched bridge and neck pickups because I use my selector switch a lot mid-song, and mid-solo, and it doesn't suit my purposes to have the tones vary hugely.
Anyway, I use alder-bodied 25.5" scale superstrats, with bolt-on maple necks and maple fingerboards. Despite my love of superstrats, I like lush, thick LP-type tones, so I've been looking at the PATB-3 bridge pickup. My question is: will the PATB-1n match it well (in terms of output, brightness, and overall tonality)?
To give a benchmark: I like how a Screamin' Demon bridge and Jazz neck match, or how a Full Shred set matches, but I really dislike the difference in tone between a Dimebucker bridge and 59 neck.
I hope my question isn't too confusing. I find it hard to be precise when talking tone. Thanks in advance!
For a while I've been looking to move away from the low-output PAFs I've been using for ages. I've loved the PAF neck models, but I really want a thicker, beefier sound and a bit more compression for the bridge. With that in mind I replaced one of my bridge humbuckers with a hotter PAF-style pickup (still vintage voiced), and while taken on its own it does sound better than the old bridge, it now sounds very different to the neck (I guess mainly due to its compression). It's really important for me to have well-matched bridge and neck pickups because I use my selector switch a lot mid-song, and mid-solo, and it doesn't suit my purposes to have the tones vary hugely.
Anyway, I use alder-bodied 25.5" scale superstrats, with bolt-on maple necks and maple fingerboards. Despite my love of superstrats, I like lush, thick LP-type tones, so I've been looking at the PATB-3 bridge pickup. My question is: will the PATB-1n match it well (in terms of output, brightness, and overall tonality)?
To give a benchmark: I like how a Screamin' Demon bridge and Jazz neck match, or how a Full Shred set matches, but I really dislike the difference in tone between a Dimebucker bridge and 59 neck.
I hope my question isn't too confusing. I find it hard to be precise when talking tone. Thanks in advance!
