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To much teble from the bridge pickup can be a big problem on a strat.
My americn standard dosn't seem to have it though. Every other strat
Iv'e owned did. Right now I'm playing with wiring a tone pot (youve
got two) as an indipendant volume pot for the neck pickup.Instead of
cutting trebe you roll some neck pickup in. Seems to help. Miller
--- In , "atbrcr" <Sandmansrfgtar@a...>
wrote:
> Hi everyone. Need some help from ye surf music experts. I realize this
> stuff is probaby top secret. But could you give me some advice as to
> amp tone settings, and pickup seletions you people use to
> aquire "the"sound. My setup is a strat through a re issue reverb unit
> through a re issue twin reverb or a hot rod deville 4x10. One of the
> things I've noticed is when playing the bridge pickup, the tone is way
> to thin without really turning down the treble, but then if I do so it
> limits pickup selection If I need to change in the middle of a song.
> I've experimented with taking the reverb unit out of the chain and it
> still doesn't make alot of difference. By the way I did change out the
> 12ax7 in the reverb unit to a 12at7. No noticeable difference. And one
> final note, did a lot of trad surf bands use bassman amps besides the
> coveted dual showmans and twin reverbs. I have seen some pictures of
> trad bands with guitarists plugged into a bassman. Thanks ahead of time
> for all of your help!
