I'm currently using a 90's Yamaha YG1212. Ash body maple/ebony neck. Has Duncan Alternative 8 bridge, JB Junior middle, Cool Rails neck.
Now lets get on to the situation. I love the Cool Rails. It gives enough warmth and bite with my amp settings [PODxt Live Brit-800 - sounds best to me after trying other 'amps' in the POD] whereas the Alternative 8, always has this harshness that cannot be dialed off! There is some 'high end' in there that's kinda piercing that I hate.
So now, I'd like the bridge pickup to be warmer so that it sings during solo but not muddy for rhythm playing [need it to go 'jrengg jrengg jrengg for chords]. I'm a fusion player playing mostly around hard rock settings. Just love mixing different elements especially jazzy lines into hard rock. Not metal though. I quit metal.
Tonal references:
Shawn Lane - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yf5eNVik_E Fantastic tone! So... Human!
Taeyeon of SNSD - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyq3jOR9GNY Yes! A singer as my tone reference! Like Shawn Lane, I want to make my lead lines as 'human' as possible. What's better than to have an awesome singer as a reference? Taeyeon has a very nice 'tone' [ok la voice]. It's warm and doesn't sound harsh when she hits the high notes. Just love her! Forever SNSD!
I went to Duncan's website and used the 'Tone Finder' or whatever-it-is-called and it suggested to have a Custom Custom while Dimarzio suggested Andy Timmon's model. So, what are your recommendations?
Now lets get on to the situation. I love the Cool Rails. It gives enough warmth and bite with my amp settings [PODxt Live Brit-800 - sounds best to me after trying other 'amps' in the POD] whereas the Alternative 8, always has this harshness that cannot be dialed off! There is some 'high end' in there that's kinda piercing that I hate.
So now, I'd like the bridge pickup to be warmer so that it sings during solo but not muddy for rhythm playing [need it to go 'jrengg jrengg jrengg for chords]. I'm a fusion player playing mostly around hard rock settings. Just love mixing different elements especially jazzy lines into hard rock. Not metal though. I quit metal.
Tonal references:
Shawn Lane - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yf5eNVik_E Fantastic tone! So... Human!
Taeyeon of SNSD - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyq3jOR9GNY Yes! A singer as my tone reference! Like Shawn Lane, I want to make my lead lines as 'human' as possible. What's better than to have an awesome singer as a reference? Taeyeon has a very nice 'tone' [ok la voice]. It's warm and doesn't sound harsh when she hits the high notes. Just love her! Forever SNSD!
I went to Duncan's website and used the 'Tone Finder' or whatever-it-is-called and it suggested to have a Custom Custom while Dimarzio suggested Andy Timmon's model. So, what are your recommendations?
