Sunday, October 30, 2011

likin' the neck pickup

yeah, since I've had the strat (sept. 10) I used the bridge/middle pickups.  Yesterday while messing around I tried the neck pu and with the right amp settings I finally found a great tone that doesn't ring my ears.  This is the strat lead tone that so many like to use.  rich, full, bell-like.  In the past when I've tried for it my ears couldn't take it.  I think the trick is to have the amp in "jazz" mode which tones everything down, and to have the gain set very low.  Tone is at 5 or 6 on the amp.  A little reverb is there too. 

just when i'm thinkin' about jazz, the blues comes back! 

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