stratdeluxer
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Tonight was the first time I had the chance to run my Tokai Les Paul through it's paces..The neck pickup is the stock pickup and it is warm,and round,and sustains great and has a nice clean tone...Not too dark and with a little jangle to it...
The Classic 57 in the bridge of this guitar just really sucks though! It's bright and sounds ok without the band,but while playing with the band it has no mids and just doesn't cut right.This pickup is all highs and lows and no mids...Turning up just makes me too overbearing...Frustrated tonight to say the least! I feel like I'm getting the highend bite of a Tele through a Les Paul.....Yucky..
Here's the current setup....Classic 57 in the bridge w/ .033 cap on the tone pot...DR Pure Blues strings .010's...The D'Addarios would make the guitar even brighter,but I'll bet it cut better,but maybe in a bad way?
Fender Cyber Twin...Works great with my Gibson SG with it's stock pickups though I'll have to admit that the CT has been set up for my fender guitars.
The tone I was getting tonight wasn't muddy and had clarity but it was just missing the right amount of mids and was too toppy and maybe anemic...
What do you all think to cure this problem with the bridge pickup in this thing?
John
The Classic 57 in the bridge of this guitar just really sucks though! It's bright and sounds ok without the band,but while playing with the band it has no mids and just doesn't cut right.This pickup is all highs and lows and no mids...Turning up just makes me too overbearing...Frustrated tonight to say the least! I feel like I'm getting the highend bite of a Tele through a Les Paul.....Yucky..
Here's the current setup....Classic 57 in the bridge w/ .033 cap on the tone pot...DR Pure Blues strings .010's...The D'Addarios would make the guitar even brighter,but I'll bet it cut better,but maybe in a bad way?
Fender Cyber Twin...Works great with my Gibson SG with it's stock pickups though I'll have to admit that the CT has been set up for my fender guitars.
The tone I was getting tonight wasn't muddy and had clarity but it was just missing the right amount of mids and was too toppy and maybe anemic...
What do you all think to cure this problem with the bridge pickup in this thing?
John