Originally Posted by
tot_Ou_tard
That was what I was suggesting that versatile meant. It plays well with effects. So this is just a property of single coil pups.
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I'm hankering for an Eastwood Tuxedo, which is a Fender-scale set-neck hollowbody with a 12" fretboard and hot P90s.
25 1/2" Fender-scale neck, 12" radius, semi-hollow, 'hot' P-90's?
Consider a G&L ASAT (Tele-type) Semi-Hollow. The "stock" G&L #2 neck on ASAT's is a 7 1/2" radius, but you can get one with a "#1" neck, 12" radius. Either is 1 5/8" at the nut, 2 1/4" at the heel.
But it's G&L's Magnetic Field Design (MFD) ceramic magnet single coil pickups that make them stand out with more articulation and definition vs. 'regular' fixed polepiece Tele or Strat single coils. This is why Leo Fender designed them that way: to improve on his original pickup designs for the Tele & Strat. Using individual, adjustable height magnets for each string, as well the pup's being overall height-adjustable at either end. You can really set up the guitar customized to the string gauge and playing style.
On the ASAT Semi-Hollow or ASAT Special, these are 'soapbar' sized, similar to a P-90. On standard ASAT's, they're more the size of a 'normal' Tele bridge or neck pup. The soapbars play a bit hotter and with more range.
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