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Hello Rick;
Glad to be of help. As far as SM SSL1 pickups, I don't have any
experience with them, but Seymour Duncan makes GREAT stuff always,
and I seem to remember that this is their plain vanilla vintage Strat
model (I could be wrong, though - check somewhere on the web), which
will probably sound great.
Ivan
--- In , "Johnston, Rick"
<rick.johnston@u...> wrote:
> Thanks Ivan!
>
> Would you recommend Seymour duncan SSL 1 pick ups???
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipongrac [mailto:ipongrac@g...]
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 1:06 PM
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: The right guitar and amp??
>
>
> --- In , "Johnston, Rick"
> <rick.johnston@u...> wrote:
> > HELP!!! Sorry for yelling, but I need to make a decision on a
62
> reissue
> > strat with EMG pick ups and a Clapton preamp. I also have the
> opportunity
> > to pick up a Polytone mini brute, can you guys give me some
advice
> on this
> > set up as far as producing a good, wet surf tone???
>
> I'll take a shot. The Clapton preamp adds midrange to the tone -
> like adding steroids. When reading Clapton's description of it, he
> said it made the Start sound more like a Gibson, so it apparently
> increases the output, overdriving the amp more. Not useful for
> surf. I don't know if it'll have an impact on sound when kept on
> minimum, but most likely it will to some extent. EMG pickups are
> usually used by guys that play very distorted metal - i think their
> highest profile users are Kirk Hammett of Metallica and David
Gilmour
> (who also tends to use very distorted guitar tones). However, when
> played very cleanly they will not give you the warm sound that we
> associate with a Strat - I think the term 'clinically clean' would
be
> most appropriate.
>
> HOWEVER, I'm a big fan of '62 reissue Strats (I have two) and would
> recommend that you get the guitar if you can get a good price and
> then take the entire pickguard assembly, the pickups, the preamp,
the
> knobs, etc. and sell it on eBay - you'll be able to get GOOD bucks
> for it - probably between $150 and $200. Then buy yourself an
> already preassembled '62 reissue assembly, which will probably cost
> you more like $120, even new (Fender's '57/'62 reissue alnico
pickups
> are GREAT!). And be happy with your awesome sounding '62 reissue
> Strat!
>
> Ivan
>
>
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