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'quack' can be achieved with any guitars with a neck + mid single coil feature. Seymour Duncan has gone so far as to create a pickup with an inherent quack- the Duckbucker:
stratocaster 2nd
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sounds like you bought it in haste...
anyway, what's a quack? it's that inherent tone coming from 2 single coil units (particularly the neck + mid units) activated together.
anyway, what's a quack? it's that inherent tone coming from 2 single coil units (particularly the neck + mid units) activated together.
mrteddybear
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how much did u pay for the samick copy?
stillwater
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Subversion,
may i seek your opinion of the duckbucker...
does it really feel like a vintage coil?
does it truely replicate all the quacks and all?
thanks my friend
may i seek your opinion of the duckbucker...
does it really feel like a vintage coil?
does it truely replicate all the quacks and all?
thanks my friend
edo83, be warned that if the SRV look ain't your thing you had best avoid that stratocaster... its fragile paint wears of really quickly... swapping out pickups isn't cheap as you have to get a new pickguard, and have a good rewiring done... however, if blues and funk is your thing, i advise it better be left stock(pickups) and a maple board would be good... The highway series sports a humbucker single humbucker configuration, so you're better off with it and have an extra fret comparing to the mexicans, unless you utterly hate beat-up gear...
hohoho SRV's 1 of my heroes :lol: beaten up gear is fine with me.....as long as it's not caused by some freak accident. I'm spoilt for choice actually, cos i like blues and funk.....also hard rock and metal. So i'm wondering how versatile is a HSS setup.........sorry to hijack but any advice here?
Hey man, pickup configuration is also a factor when it comes to versatility... A s-s-s strat can be able to handle metal and hard rock if fitted with the right pickup like hotrails. One more thing to note is the wiring also, for some H-H, there is a 5 way switch and it is quite versatile, able to replicate singlecoil sounds.
IMO the s-s-h, h-h, h-s-h, s-h, h-h... etc doesn't matter as much. I aim for the tone and sound that I like instead. U can use any configuration to play any genre of music... don't restrict yourself.
To ans your qsn, the s-s-h is like a hybrid of s-s-s and h-h. It can give you a mixture of nice sound. In a nut shell it can cover what you seek (funk, blues, hard rock and metal) but the most important factor is the player himself. If the player can make all kinds of effect with a guitar, any configuration is still versatile.
Just my 2 cents, pls correct me if I am wrong... me still noob
Cheers!
IMO the s-s-h, h-h, h-s-h, s-h, h-h... etc doesn't matter as much. I aim for the tone and sound that I like instead. U can use any configuration to play any genre of music... don't restrict yourself.
To ans your qsn, the s-s-h is like a hybrid of s-s-s and h-h. It can give you a mixture of nice sound. In a nut shell it can cover what you seek (funk, blues, hard rock and metal) but the most important factor is the player himself. If the player can make all kinds of effect with a guitar, any configuration is still versatile.
Just my 2 cents, pls correct me if I am wrong... me still noob
Cheers!
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stillwater said:
the duckbucker is useful if you depend on only one pickup to produce the quack, otherwise, stick to a strat combo, it's more versatile. tone-wise, the duckbucker is worth it, it sounds best in alder bodies or other similarly bright sounding wood. 8)
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sorry guys off track again, Hey Subversion...
may i seek your personal opinion on what's the best single-coiled hum cancelling(or low noise) pickups u ever tried that best impress you in terms of vintage tone and which replicate all the strat feel?
so far for me, only virtual vintage 54 (neck) works... i mean i've found my tone in that pickup... have u tried that?...n if u happened to have, wonder if u know of any duncan pickup that sounds like that?
thanks again bro
may i seek your personal opinion on what's the best single-coiled hum cancelling(or low noise) pickups u ever tried that best impress you in terms of vintage tone and which replicate all the strat feel?
so far for me, only virtual vintage 54 (neck) works... i mean i've found my tone in that pickup... have u tried that?...n if u happened to have, wonder if u know of any duncan pickup that sounds like that?
thanks again bro
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spikes said:
my Highway1 strat is quiet, even at high gain settings. attributable to:
*a reputable cable
*3-pin amp plug
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stillwater said:
i'm very pleased with Fender's 57/ 62 single coil, it's IMO even better than the custom shop '54 model i have as default in my 50th Anniversary Am Series Strat. it doesn't possess that excessive twang, sounds superb clean & even better with a Tube Screamer.
you can e-mail/ PM me if you think we are side-tracking too much 8)
