synthpenguin
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I never used to outside of some specific "jazzy" sounds (and my hollow body that only has a neck pickup), but I started using it that way more on my tele after being inspired by this video:
Does anyone actually use their neck pickup for rhythm playing?
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ragingplatypi
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I’m a weird animal who will use anything for anything. I like the necks and bridges on my main guitars.
Having said that, my favourite three guitars have neck pickups that would be considered relatively low output. My Vela is from a few years ago and has the single coil (ish) thing in there and I love it. Also have a Tokai Les Paul goldtop with (traditional style) P90’s and a PRS Stripped ‘58 which has the 58/05 humbuckers. These are in a vintage direction and (for my ears anyway) still have a nice clarity on the neck. I might feel different if I had a set of nail bombs in these? Most of the tones I gravitate towards are clean / edge of breakup so that probably contributes to my neck pickup fondness. On the occasions I go for a gain monster amp model then I generally prefer the bridge.
I also prefer neck pickups on strat and tele to the bridge. Maybe I just like woofy things!
Having said that, my favourite three guitars have neck pickups that would be considered relatively low output. My Vela is from a few years ago and has the single coil (ish) thing in there and I love it. Also have a Tokai Les Paul goldtop with (traditional style) P90’s and a PRS Stripped ‘58 which has the 58/05 humbuckers. These are in a vintage direction and (for my ears anyway) still have a nice clarity on the neck. I might feel different if I had a set of nail bombs in these? Most of the tones I gravitate towards are clean / edge of breakup so that probably contributes to my neck pickup fondness. On the occasions I go for a gain monster amp model then I generally prefer the bridge.
I also prefer neck pickups on strat and tele to the bridge. Maybe I just like woofy things!
