How do lipstick pickups sound

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Tell Me About Lipstick Pickups. Thread starter AlligatorMtn Start date Aug 15, AlligatorMtn Member. Messages Messages 3, You might be able to get a hold of those. I forget which song he used it on, but it sounded amazing. Messages 11, I put a GFS lipstick in the middle of my Tele and love the tone. It is a strat-like tone, sounds almost out of phase like a 2 position. Lower outpu, great for scooped type chording or a different lead tone. Not as trebly as my strat pups. I have two lipstick-equipped guitars: a Danelectro Hodad and a Convertible.

On the Hodad, I keep the neck pickup 0. These are lipstick humbuckers with a higher output than the vintage models but not by much. They each split into a traditional single coil lipstick, as well.

I find that the neck being lower helps keep out some of the boominess that these semi-hollow guitars often fall victim to. The bridge pickup is close but balances with the volume of the neck. This gives me both depth and cutting power when playing in a mix. I find that keeping these pickups just the right distance from the strings balances potential shrillness while maintaining the pleasing sound artifacts these pickups produce.

Remember that pickup adjustment will depend your guitar, amp, pedals, and most importantly, your ear and music. Lipstick pickups are unlike any other single coil. When you're considering that next swap opportunity or parts-guitar build, ask yourself what levels of clarity, EQ and output you really want for the sound you're after. Nathan Daniel's scrappy design might be just what you're looking for. Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments.

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Blake Mills with a lipstick-equipped Danelectro. Reverb Gives Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. Age: 49 Messages: 5, There are no rules for a good Blues tone as so many types of guitars have been used.

But in the Blues world you do see Strats with the classic single coil Strat pickup mainly. Lipstick pickups are usually slightly lower output which can be a good or bad thing depending on how much thickness you want in the output. Stevie Ray Vaughan had a cool custom white Strat with lipstick pickups that sounded great though Messages: 3, Jfernan , Aug 30, Messages: 5, I actually like the Lipstick pup in the middle.

Either he or the Lipstick make it sound good in the middle. I usually never like the middle pup. Anyone has the internal construction of the lipstick pup, please post a picture. Alan , Aug 30, Obvioulsy I can never actually replicate SRV IMO it sounds much better than his signature strat.

Bug10 , Aug 30, Squier currently makes a cool Strat with lipstick pickups that sounds and plays great StratoTerr , Aug 30,