IMMUSICRULZ
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I think it's fair to say that without pickups, an electric guitar wouldn't sound like an electric guitar!
But, I've always felt that the pickups on a Strat are very crucial to the sound of one of Leo's greatest creations. The neck pickup has a softer tone than the middle or bridge pickups, whilst the middle pickup sounds more...well in between a neck pickup and a bridge pickup!
The bridge pickup, however, is the one used the most on a Strat. The riff on Smoke On The Water, for example, is a bridge pickup on a Strat, as is the riff on Where The Streets Have No Name, and Sultans Of Swing (which is a cross between middle and bridge pickups played at the same time.)
Even newer guitarists like Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys have been known to use the bridge pickup on their Strats. And I gotta be honest with you, it sounds really good.
The neck pickup is used for the songs Le Freak by Chic and Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers. As I mentioned earlier, the neck pickup on a Strat is quieter than a bridge pickup on a Strat. I think if you had a good set of pickups like a Seymour Duncan pickup, or even DiMarzio humbuckers, like the one Dave Murray has on his Strats, you'll be prepared to play your first Strat!
But just let me know.
But, I've always felt that the pickups on a Strat are very crucial to the sound of one of Leo's greatest creations. The neck pickup has a softer tone than the middle or bridge pickups, whilst the middle pickup sounds more...well in between a neck pickup and a bridge pickup!
The bridge pickup, however, is the one used the most on a Strat. The riff on Smoke On The Water, for example, is a bridge pickup on a Strat, as is the riff on Where The Streets Have No Name, and Sultans Of Swing (which is a cross between middle and bridge pickups played at the same time.)
Even newer guitarists like Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys have been known to use the bridge pickup on their Strats. And I gotta be honest with you, it sounds really good.
The neck pickup is used for the songs Le Freak by Chic and Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers. As I mentioned earlier, the neck pickup on a Strat is quieter than a bridge pickup on a Strat. I think if you had a good set of pickups like a Seymour Duncan pickup, or even DiMarzio humbuckers, like the one Dave Murray has on his Strats, you'll be prepared to play your first Strat!
But just let me know.