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Was in a band a few years ago. It became apparent that our set was beyond the vocal ability of the singer. After a tortures gig in which he murdered a few rock classics I sent an email to the band suggesting that it may be time to revamp the set and get some rehearsal time booked. Never mentioned the duff singing at all. In all fairness he was ok on about a third of the set. I got a message back suggesting that the band had played that set for years and were in no hurry to ditch anything. Also I was told don't reinvent the wheel and if I wasn't happy,I knew where the door was.... I sent one word back....SLAM!

Thanks for the replies so far, folks.. 👍

Fell out with many usually lead guitarist`s who think they run the show. Guess what, they don`t!!

That’s what I’ve got in my Frankenjazz. Flippin’ amazing preamp!

Here are Bill Lawrence's explanations: https://www.wildepickups.com/pages/q-filter Worth reading, really.

If I remember correctly, it was Bill Lawrence's idea to start toying with an impedance changing switch. I need to check, but I'm quite sure I have some schematics somewhere... And I found the explanations from the guy himself, see below.

There’s nothing wrong with MIJ/CIJ Fender instruments. In general they are top notch for consistency. The 62 Jazz reissues are more common and therefore maybe more prone to modding than some models that are less common in Europe…..like the PB-70US. Remember that Japanese Fenders have various grades - typically denoted by a second double digit. Say, JB-62-75 where the first number refers to the model year of the reissue and the second set of numbers denotes the price (in 00’s Yen) when it first sold. The lower priced versions came with a smaller headstock and small footprint tuners, as well as locally specified PUP’s. The body wood may be Basswood (Linden), which is light but dings easily. Higher valued instruments have larger tuners (similar to US) on a typical Fender headstock. The body wood is typically alder or sen (ash). The PUP’s may be wound to US spec or imported US PUP’s. Hence the term US in PB-70US. Basically you will have to look far and wide for a bad MIJ Fender.

I don't use a plectrum for the different tone, I use it because the metacarpal of my right forefinger was broken when I was in my early 20s and it set with the knuckle perceptibly lower than the rest of my hand, so alternating between first and middle fingers is awkward and can get uneven - for some things I simply can't manage it with alternating fingers but can with a plectrum.

Oversized Luggage - Meyhem Lauren

Just wanted to check in these super-sensitive days - that's not the same as blackface, is it?

Yeah they look decent thanks I've actually found a nice Sandberg 6 string hopefully be collecting next week I'll post some pics 👍

Great video Dan, certainly gives a good run through of the sounds available from those pickups 🙌

I can't even get the pickup out of its cover to see, and if it is it'll probably be lead-free solder which I'm not set up for.

Very cool. I’ve had my eye on this for a while. Will be keen to hear how you get on! Congrats.

Man In A Suitcase - The Police