Hiwatts-n-Gibsons
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Or am I an outlier? It doesn't matter if they're wired with a Treble Bleed or not. I just don't like how '50s wiring impacts the middle position tones.
It's not like it sounds bad perse, but I tend to play with my guitars set with the neck volume on 6, and bridge volume on 8-9.
With modern wiring it yields cleans without mud on the neck pickup, a flick to the bridge yields a nasty aggressive snarl, and the middle position sounds like a beefier but still articulate less upper mid range emphasized version of my bridge pickup that is my ideal for heavy rhythm tones.
With the '50s wiring it seems to sound too thin with the bridge pickup volume set higher than the neck, so I don't get the same options as I do with the Modern wiring scheme.
It's not like it sounds bad perse, but I tend to play with my guitars set with the neck volume on 6, and bridge volume on 8-9.
With modern wiring it yields cleans without mud on the neck pickup, a flick to the bridge yields a nasty aggressive snarl, and the middle position sounds like a beefier but still articulate less upper mid range emphasized version of my bridge pickup that is my ideal for heavy rhythm tones.
With the '50s wiring it seems to sound too thin with the bridge pickup volume set higher than the neck, so I don't get the same options as I do with the Modern wiring scheme.
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