Demioblue
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Guys, help me out. I might have just landed myself into a zone of no return, and possibly even a bottomless pit.
I played a vintage 1955 Ash bodied stratocaster recently.. This guitar is probably the most amazing strat I've ever played tone-wise. The tones were clear, chimey and VERY fat. it was really really thick sounding, but very clear on every single note. middle positions were quacky, but not thin. There was a lot of meat. almost piano-like. Very gilmour-like. The in-betweens were knopfler-esque despite using a V-pick. This was all on clean. Guitar was 100% stock.
The neck was like a baseball bat, and I'm sure that had something to do with the tone. i also played a 1956 refin that paled by comparison. The 56 was alder though...
So, what modern day single coil replacement would give me that fat tone in the neck and middle? i'm also looking for a thick sounding bridge, almost tele-like.
Any suggestions?
I played a vintage 1955 Ash bodied stratocaster recently.. This guitar is probably the most amazing strat I've ever played tone-wise. The tones were clear, chimey and VERY fat. it was really really thick sounding, but very clear on every single note. middle positions were quacky, but not thin. There was a lot of meat. almost piano-like. Very gilmour-like. The in-betweens were knopfler-esque despite using a V-pick. This was all on clean. Guitar was 100% stock.
The neck was like a baseball bat, and I'm sure that had something to do with the tone. i also played a 1956 refin that paled by comparison. The 56 was alder though...
So, what modern day single coil replacement would give me that fat tone in the neck and middle? i'm also looking for a thick sounding bridge, almost tele-like.
Any suggestions?