Seegs
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I really like this guitar and got it to be my #1 ax in my blues trio...I have had it for awhile and really like how it sounds when I plug in and I have had some pretty amazing practice sessions with it...
What I haven't had is that great moment with my band...it sounds very good but something is off...my bass player remarked after rehearsal the other day...it looks like you are working too hard...late he even said it sounds like that guitar doesn't want to play that song...one of our rockier ones...
Sometimes I struggle to find the pickup selector or volume controls which is deadly because I sing as well...other times I plant myself in the middle position and stay there and the fumbling is gone but I miss out on some of the other tones that this guitar has on offer......
The other day at a gig I sound checked it and it was fighting me...was way too warm and didn't sit in the mix well and that was with a pretty bright setup...vox ac15 style amp and a celestion 12" gold...even with my 64 baseman and 2X 10" golds it is just too polite with my band...
I was ready to sell or trade it for a SVL strat which I covet...but my good bud came to the rescue with some sage advice and told me not to give up on it because I would live to regret it...he said he believes the guitar has way more to offer in it...
So...even though I extolled the virtue of the stock pus before...and they do sound good...I broke down and decided to give it one more chance with a set of replacement pickups...I find that these pickups are just too warm...polite and smooth for my needs...
On the way are a set of Throbak Dogear P-90s...the SB special set which is an under wound neck pu 7.6K which is very clear and an overwound 8.8K bridge pu...Jon recommended this set for my 330...I have an 8.4K dogear in an 80 Burny Les Paul Jr. and it has transformed that guitar into a fire breathing monster so I decided to stick with the Throbaks because they are amazing pickups and I know what I am getting...
Hopefully this will be the added kick that my 330 needs for it to work with my band as well as it does otherwise...
If not Emporium here I come...
Chow,
Seegs
What I haven't had is that great moment with my band...it sounds very good but something is off...my bass player remarked after rehearsal the other day...it looks like you are working too hard...late he even said it sounds like that guitar doesn't want to play that song...one of our rockier ones...
Sometimes I struggle to find the pickup selector or volume controls which is deadly because I sing as well...other times I plant myself in the middle position and stay there and the fumbling is gone but I miss out on some of the other tones that this guitar has on offer......
The other day at a gig I sound checked it and it was fighting me...was way too warm and didn't sit in the mix well and that was with a pretty bright setup...vox ac15 style amp and a celestion 12" gold...even with my 64 baseman and 2X 10" golds it is just too polite with my band...
I was ready to sell or trade it for a SVL strat which I covet...but my good bud came to the rescue with some sage advice and told me not to give up on it because I would live to regret it...he said he believes the guitar has way more to offer in it...
So...even though I extolled the virtue of the stock pus before...and they do sound good...I broke down and decided to give it one more chance with a set of replacement pickups...I find that these pickups are just too warm...polite and smooth for my needs...
On the way are a set of Throbak Dogear P-90s...the SB special set which is an under wound neck pu 7.6K which is very clear and an overwound 8.8K bridge pu...Jon recommended this set for my 330...I have an 8.4K dogear in an 80 Burny Les Paul Jr. and it has transformed that guitar into a fire breathing monster so I decided to stick with the Throbaks because they are amazing pickups and I know what I am getting...
Hopefully this will be the added kick that my 330 needs for it to work with my band as well as it does otherwise...
If not Emporium here I come...
Chow,
Seegs
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