I find the middle pickup indispensable for 50s-style rhythm stuff. Otherwise, I'm mostly a neck-pickup guy.

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

I like Neck-Middle, and Bridge solo.

Right now, mid-bridge, definitely.

My most frequently used position is the neck and middle pickups together, or the bridge on its own. I have a 3-position switch, though, so I'm often knocking it and getting just the neck or middle pickups. When that happens, I play around for half an hour or so and ask myself why I don't use those pickups on their own more. I like a slightly overdriven middle pickup, but really don't enjoy that on the neck.

Then my toddler son comes up and removes the knob altogether. Many of my endeavours end that way...

Neck 70% of the time, middle the other 30%.

Bridge or neck/mid

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"I started out with nothing, and still have most of it"

The neck-middle is my fav.

Martian, how the (bleep) do you get a neck /bridge combo sound? Is there a 7-way switch out there?

Hi JSJH: dunno if this is how Martian is doing it, but this is one way (note the diagram at the bottom of the page):

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics ... tches.html

I believe Forum user Miami Mike has a guitar with that switch on to achieve neck+bridge and likes what he gets.

Though, having read many of his posts, I suspect a simple push/pull pot to bring in the neck for seven sounds is probably Martian's secret...

Cheers - C

The absolute best way to get that sound is
http://www.fralinpickups.com/images/blendschem2.jpg

And you can do it with whats already in the guitar.

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All three at the same time! And neck/bridge!
hint: dg

I agree with Martian... it really depends on the tone of the song that you are playing. I find myself changing pickups while playing certain parts of a song. I have found that I like the sound of the Shine On You Crazy Diamond when I go from the neck/middle and switch to the bridge. Layla, I like to bounce from the bridge to the middle pickup, etc.

With Distortion...Metal--Bridge or Bridge/Middle. Blues--Bridge/Middle or Middle/Neck.

Clean...Depends on what I am doing...Middle, Middle/Neck (love that one for slow songs), and neck.

RK

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

hum it is all about your right hand techniques. get with it!

Yep your right i used to use the bit of wire from the trem wrapped around my little finger. I dont use it anymore though. I found its only practical for practicing. Whenever i tried it onstage i'd rip the wire off the trem.

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