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How To Make A Strat Sound Good

January 2, 2018 by Stig Leave a Comment

Fender Stratocaster

So you’ve bought a Fender Stratocaster, or another strat-style guitar with three single-coil pickups and a non-locking tremolo system, but you can’t get it to sound the way you want it to. Don’t panic — here are some tips on how to make a strat sound good.

Single-coil pickups – clean and overdrive

August 3, 2014 by Stig Leave a Comment

Single-coil pickups

…the net result is the classic, American Clean Tone™ The single-coil pickup has been with us for the better part of a hundred years now, and although there has been some developments for increasing the output, cutting down on noise and reducing string pull, the basic premise is the same now as it ever was. […]

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