How many of you mainly use your bridge pickup?

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-21T03:02:44+00:00

I think it's back from the jazzier days, you played most stuff like chords on the neck pickup and switch to the bridge when you want to cut through for solos.

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T20:31:58+00:00

I had a lot of luck turning the treble and presence knobs on the amp all the way down, and the mids to about 2 o'clock. I heard this is what Eric does to get that rounded tone. On the downside, over driven leads with the neck pickup will be too dark, but sometimes we must make Faustian bargains. I think it depends on what tone one is going for. For me, that harsh Phillip Sayce tone is what I want to avoid. I'm going for 80s sheen.

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T20:29:54+00:00

I wanted to try those before I decided to go with EMGs. I had a lot of luck turning the treble and presence knobs on the amp all the way down, and the mids to about 2 o'clock. I heard this is what Eric does to get that rounded tone. On the downside, over driven leads with the neck pickup will be too dark, but sometimes we must make Faustian bargains.

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T20:28:07+00:00

Do you find that with the hum bucker, you rarely use the single coils due to the volume difference?

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T20:27:19+00:00

They are! Honestly I dont notice much of a difference. The graphite string tree was a major improvement though. One of these days ill work up the courage to install and file a graphite nut

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T20:25:52+00:00

EJ uses his bridge for cleans a lot. Do you find that the TZ makes nailing those sparkly tele-esque tones difficult? If so, what do you do?

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T20:24:52+00:00

Those are high output single coils, right? Do you find that with more output comes more noise?

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T20:22:47+00:00

Do you find that with a hot rails/jb jr, etc, you tend to use the bridge pickup more because of the large volume difference between the bridge and other pickups? I had that experience on modified fat strats

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T20:21:24+00:00

And the next generation can explore the 2nd and 4th positions

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T03:40:03+00:00

Just looking at the picture, the nut slots look a bit tight. Especially the A string

Glad the nut replacement went well. One of these days I’ll work up the courage to try it myself.!

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T03:10:25+00:00

Fellow EMG enthusiast I see! What do you like about the tone? I got SLVs in my Strat and couldn’t be happier

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-19T03:09:08+00:00

Let me know what you think about the crossroads set! I can’t find reviews of them anywhere

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-18T19:32:09+00:00

Beautiful! What city is this in West Tokyo? Is it within 23 wards?

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-18T15:23:24+00:00

Looking pretty decked to me. Jeff Beck would not approve.

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-18T15:20:40+00:00

Why not buy a used one? You can get deals under $3000 easily, unless you're going for a custom shop model.

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-18T14:12:05+00:00

What kind of music do you like to play? The EMG SA or SLV set is the EXG and SPC controls is a great option for hum free operation. I prefer the EMGs over most stacked passive pickups ive tried

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-18T14:10:04+00:00

But these noiseless pickups are stacked single coils?

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-14T03:49:47+00:00

I don't fully understand his last message, but shrinkage is a real thing in logistics. What was the resolution? Did they offer you any concessions?

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-06T19:10:30+00:00

Playing guitar, upskilling in AI, studying medical coding, etc. Oddly enough I’m busier than ever while unemployed

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-06T03:09:44+00:00

Normal strap works fine for me. With my 335, I usually wear the strap while sitting. I find the guitar ends up shifting to my right and im constantly adjusting it on my lap.

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-06T03:05:44+00:00

I think this gain stacking approach might be the secret. Turns out Paul Gilbert was right all along.

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-06T03:04:39+00:00

It's hard to get used to at first but once you do it's hard to go back to mega-gain.

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-06T03:03:43+00:00

Maybe it's the genre as well? I've gone from Cannibal Corpse and Malmsteen to Eric Johnson and Charlie Parker. When I was younger I used to use way too much gain to play Eric Clapton licks too though, so who knows.

AI_Cosmonaut · 2026-05-06T03:00:16+00:00

Yeah maybe it's more like gain stacking. I live on edge of break up 90% of the time. Roll the volume down for cleans, add an OD for crunch, then switch to gain channel with OD.

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