Members Valtiel Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Nothing sounds worse than bridge position cleans on an LP. I'm sure someone will post an exception to this tho. I'm pretty sure Adam Jones almost always plays on the bridge when clean, although I can understand why some would not like that sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khoifish321 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 you know, I've moved to playing leads with my bridge 90% of the time. It's a lot harder to play leads that way, but it really made me clean up my playing, especially for really fast shreddy stuff. I strictly use my bridge when I practice now just so I don't have the neck tones cover it up. I also love the feeling and the attack on really fast solo runs with palm mutes in them. Just doesn't sound the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fishbowlfire Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 The Ibanez Super 58 pickup is about the best neck pu I have ever used or heard for that matter. Yeah it's used for a lot of jazz stuff which I don't play but for overdriven rhythm, and leads it's amazing. Super musical and lots of bottom end but never muddy or plucky. Never. With an Echoplex and a chorus pedal you can get some amazing deep "violin" tones which are very cool for Eric Johnson type studio stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neilrocks25 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I would hate to own a guitar with out that choice.... Scratch that a Les paul Jr is the only guitar I would own with out a neck pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exafro Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I love neck buckers for cleans and leads. Mark III + Airnorton above the 12 fret= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 With all this love for neck pickups the interesting question is why only jazzboxes from the early days of electric guitars came with neck pickups only? I mean, if you are looking for a single pickup guitar (that is not a jazz/blues semi) chances are that in 99.6% of cases you will find that the pickup is in the bridge position. Have guitar manufacturers really gotten it all totally wrong for many decades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exafro Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 With all this love for neck pickups the interesting question is why only jazzboxes from the early days of electric guitars came with neck pickups only?I mean, if you are looking for a single pickup guitar (that is not a jazz/blues semi) chances are that in 99.6% of cases you will find that the pickup is in the bridge position.Have guitar manufacturers really gotten it all totally wrong for many decades? No, most rock rhythm sounds best playing with a bridge pup, which has pretty much dominated guitar playing the last couple decades or so. Still, its kinda rare to see one pup guitars, 2 or more pups are the most common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Valtiel Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 With all this love for neck pickups the interesting question is why only jazzboxes from the early days of electric guitars came with neck pickups only?I mean, if you are looking for a single pickup guitar (that is not a jazz/blues semi) chances are that in 99.6% of cases you will find that the pickup is in the bridge position.Have guitar manufacturers really gotten it all totally wrong for many decades? No right or wrong here. I would be perfectly happy with a Jazzbox with only a neck pickup. Makes sense that that is the only pickup a Jazz player would want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 No right or wrong here. I would be perfectly happy with a Jazzbox with only a neck pickup. Makes sense that that is the only pickup a Jazz player would want. I admit that i would never want a single neck pickup guitar as the only guitar to own - simply because imo that is too limiting stylistically, whereas i could easily live with just one guitar with just one bridge pu. ....................... Personally i can see a neck pu's usefulness in clean playing - but as soon as some overdrive gets into the equation to me they sound too dark and muddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members exafro Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I know that single pickup guitars are rare - erhemm - but my point was that i think that the love for neck pickups in this thread is higly exaggerated going by what guitar manufacturers actually have for sale. Well in my case: Could I live without a neck pup? yes. Could I live without a bridge pup? No. That doesn't mean that I don't want anything but a bridge pup. I'd say the guitar manufacturers have it right. Just because people love neck pups doesn't mean they don't love bridge pups even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -Juggernaut- Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 some of my favorite guitars have been single hum. Love them. can take it or leave it, but normally ALWAYS use the bridge pick-up...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HRM Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I'll tell you one thing I DON'T need on my LP or SG, and that's the Tone knob on the neck pickup. I use it a lot on the bridge, but never for the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grumphh Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Well in my case: Could I live without a neck pup? yes. Could I live without a bridge pup? No. That doesn't mean that I don't want anything but a bridge pup. I'd say the guitar manufacturers have it right. Just because people love neck pups doesn't mean they don't love bridge pups even more.We seemingly agree I was just commenting on the general tone in the thread that to me seems to exaggerate the importance of the neck pu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I love those Slash-esque fat, creamy, liquid tones [sCOM solo, etc.] that he gets out of his LP neck pickups. Strat neck pickups not so much, but for clean/semi-dirty bluesy stuff they're nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chaos2767 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I love the fat rich tone I get from mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitar_face Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Allan Holdsworth doesn't need a neck pickup. Nuff said. That guy is really talented but honestly I can't think of a worse guitar tone. Sounds like a pos solid state amp with a nasty chorus put up to max in the mix. Come to think of it that might be exactly what he's doing . Anyway for me with my HSS Dinky (w/ BKPs now ), I can't help but switch to one of my singles for cleans/mid-gain and the bucker for distorted sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Facing Failure Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 lol.. you can laugh but I've got classical music training. 8 years of it. I can get as technical as the next guy... doesn't mean I have any interest in making myself the next segovia or di meola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nodachi Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Really depends. For leads, if it's just a balls to the wall solo, bridge pickup. Epicness or blues? Neck. For cleans, the neck almost always sounds better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jbandy10 Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 For me: Neck = Cleans and leads. Bridge = Anything with gain that isn't a lead. Every other position I usually wire to coil split for cleans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pioneerprogress Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 Nothing sounds worse than bridge position cleans on an LP. I'm sure someone will post an exception to this tho. Amazing cleans w/ neck p/u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chezdon Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 You are in the minority. Sometimes it's nice to have smooth leads rather than them be trebly all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agradywills Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 That guy is really talented but honestly I can't think of a worse guitar tone. Sounds like a pos solid state amp with a nasty chorus put up to max in the mix. Come to think of it that might be exactly what he's doing . Anyway for me with my HSS Dinky (w/ BKPs now ), I can't help but switch to one of my singles for cleans/mid-gain and the bucker for distorted sounds. Was thinking the same thing but too scared to say anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FBird Nation Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 you need like a jazz or something This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FBird Nation Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 The only thing I really use the neck p/u for is that fat, bassy, smooth woman-tone for some lead work. I keep the tone control rolled back on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members la0tsu Posted February 12, 2010 Members Share Posted February 12, 2010 I know that single pickup guitars are rare - erhemm - but my point was that i think that the love for neck pickups in this thread is higly exaggerated going by what guitar manufacturers actually have for sale. Logic fail. No one has said they want their guitars with ONLY neck pickups. Most people have said they can't imagine having a guitar WITHOUT a neck pickup. The fact that the vast majority of guitars are made with neck pickups backs that up. No exaggeration involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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