Is that a Strat pickup, Mike?Mike Clayton wrote:I ordered a Custom Shop 69 pickup from Ebay on 15/3. I just received the following USPS tracking update:- "Your item departed a transfer airport in INTERNATIONAL, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND on March 27, 2020 at 9:06 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination.". Looks like I'm gonna get it!
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All the gear... absolutely no idea...
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Sure is - I've currently got a Fender 57/62 in the neck of my Strat & wondered how the CS69 would sound through the Vibroverb!
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It'll be like they were made for each other, I imagine!Mike Clayton wrote:Sure is - I've currently got a Fender 57/62 in the neck of my Strat & wondered how the CS69 would sound through the Vibroverb!
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In the neck position? I'd say definitely. The 69 set doesn't wind the bridge any different to the others so to some it can seem a bit weak in that position. I've a CS69 set in my Strat and I love those pickups for Strat cleans and 'that' neck tone.Mike Clayton wrote:Sure is - I've currently got a Fender 57/62 in the neck of my Strat & wondered how the CS69 would sound through the Vibroverb!
I listened to Kdawg's BK Strat last weekend and loved the tone. Also, after listening to Walter Trout yesterday, went online to see if his custom-wound pickup set from Seymour Duncan was available (it isn't). Anyway, I'm after something a bit more 'gritty' for the rosewood Strat I've not yet bought.
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Maybe made for each other but I am after "that" tone. I struggle with Strat neck pickups - they're always too bassy for my liking. The CS69s are more scooped than the 57/62's and the Vibroverb is scooped too. So god only knows! It's mostly my fingers I think...
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Molly, which BK pickups are in Kdawg's Strat? And are you referring to loving the neck tone?
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BK Apache.Mike Clayton wrote:Molly, which BK pickups are in Kdawg's Strat? And are you referring to loving the neck tone?
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And good in neck pos?codedog wrote:BK Apache.Mike Clayton wrote:Molly, which BK pickups are in Kdawg's Strat? And are you referring to loving the neck tone?
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I like it but, the way it's currently set up, it doesn't work for me. I usually rely on crunchy amps that clean up with rolling back volume. I'm used to having treble bleed in place. This one doesn't have it. I never realised how much it darkens without it. I still haven't played it through a clean amp. Hopefully this weekend... yes, I have that strat right now.Mike Clayton wrote:And good in neck pos?codedog wrote:BK Apache.Mike Clayton wrote:Molly, which BK pickups are in Kdawg's Strat? And are you referring to loving the neck tone?
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Keep us posted! I've just been looking at the BK Apache specs and listening to the neck. Sounds nice... but they always do on the demos!
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They are really nice sounding pickups, the neck is the star, quite low output tho' so I'm actually enjoying the TexMex in my road worn more as I can wind back the volume to get a similar sound but wind it up to get more dirt, horses for courses tho'...
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Went to Walter Trout's website to find out about his tone. He said he has his Mesa set on 'Death Metal' and does everything via the volume control. I just tried that on my Kotzen head and it works nicely perhaps partly because I have a treble bleed in there so can back-off without it getting muddy.jeremyb wrote:They are really nice sounding pickups, the neck is the star, quite low output tho' so I'm actually enjoying the TexMex in my road worn more as I can wind back the volume to get a similar sound but wind it up to get more dirt, horses for courses tho'...
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Yup, I can't live without treble bleed now. I understand it's not vintage but it's what I'm used to.Molly wrote:Went to Walter Trout's website to find out about his tone. He said he has his Mesa set on 'Death Metal' and does everything via the volume control. I just tried that on my Kotzen head and it works nicely perhaps partly because I have a treble bleed in there so can back-off without it getting muddy.jeremyb wrote:They are really nice sounding pickups, the neck is the star, quite low output tho' so I'm actually enjoying the TexMex in my road worn more as I can wind back the volume to get a similar sound but wind it up to get more dirt, horses for courses tho'...
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It's pretty hit-and-miss and there's no guarantee that the more you spend the more likely you are to hear what you want to hear. I had an old CBS Strat with cheap Fender Japan pickups in it and that had a very distinctive sound I really liked. But on paper you'd never want them.Mike Clayton wrote:Maybe made for each other but I am after "that" tone. I struggle with Strat neck pickups - they're always too bassy for my liking. The CS69s are more scooped than the 57/62's and the Vibroverb is scooped too. So god only knows! It's mostly my fingers I think...
Having said that, I went back and had a listen and I'm not now sure I do like it. It's a moving target, eh?
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Definitely a moving target and I think it depends alot on the amp/speaker involved. It struck me earlier today the irony of trying to achieve "classic" Strat tones that were created on (now) vintage instruments by seeking pickups from non-Fender manufacturers. You'd think Fender could create those pickups and the truth is, they probably do!
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