GGJaguar
Reverential Member
I had the Bluesbird out all weekend to tweak the pickup heights to get the optimum combination of clarity with richness that humbuckers generally can do. It was a struggle. Single notes and arpeggios sound great, but I have to play with a light touch while playing chords to avoid the tone getting muddy. My guitars with SD-1s don't seem to behave this way (I have dig in harder to get the pickups before they start getting muddy). In its current set-up, the BB makes for a killer lead guitar, but I’m a rhythm guitarist (and bass player). I’m still open to a pickup swap but need to do more research for possible candidates. So unless I can find the right pickups, I think this guitar is going to be a one-trick pony rhythm player that excels at hard rock.