tomcassy
New Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 3
Favourite Quo Album: Blue For You
Favourite other bands.: Stryper
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Post by tomcassy on Sept 14, 2020 8:48:03 GMT
Hi Folks
i want to prepare my guitar for 4500 times and Backwater - and i want to know if anybody knows what type of humbucker was used in Ricks MelodyMaker.
thx for your support guys!
Tom
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Post by madturk on Sept 19, 2020 15:09:14 GMT
Either PAF or ‘57 Classic by the look of it.
But just because you have the same pickup you might not get the sound.
Whether in the studio or live, he was playing through a massive tube amp.
This can’t be replicated on amateur equipment.
Anyway I have always loved Ricks other guitars. Sg Junior. Melody Maker, Schecter.....
I was reading about Stevie Ray Vaughan’s tone. He plugged straight into a 100 watt Marshall which was cranked all the way up. No pedals at all. Not many of us mere mortals would ever be able to turn up that loud.
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tomcassy
New Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 3
Favourite Quo Album: Blue For You
Favourite other bands.: Stryper
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Post by tomcassy on Sept 24, 2020 5:48:03 GMT
Thx man!!
i´ll try and we´ll see whats happend .... or how it sounds.
cheers
Tom
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Post by freewilly on Sept 25, 2020 19:51:59 GMT
I've a guitar with 57 pups. Sounds about right to me but, as the post above said, you ain't ever gonna get it 100% spot on. Different styles, touch, EQ, amps, even leads make a hell of a difference. Put yourself into it and just have a shit load of fun  |
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Post by madturk on Oct 9, 2020 19:21:52 GMT
I would never post this on a guitar forum because I would get a lot of haters....
But I think that aftermarket pickups are a con.
It is a market which exists because 1. They are affordable. 2. They are easy to install. 3. It is easy to make people believe they will get “that 60s tone” or whatever.
I think it is all 99% bull@@@@
Emporer’s New Clothes. Clever marketing.
For example, I watched a video of a guy playing a 1995 Fender Stratocaster. All original. In the comments one guy said how amazing the tone was. And now he was going to take out his Seymour Duncan’s and put the original standard pickups back in!!!
All the most famous players had standard pickups in the 60s and 70s.
OK. Rant over.
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