18
« on: February 28, 2023, 05:28:57 PM »
With a Fender it's "all about the pickup".
With the Thunderbird, it's all about the wooden "instument" and how it sings...
The electronics are secondary. (I kinda like the stock pickups on this one, though...more natural sounding than the EMG's on my Les Paul Jr)
There is a high register solo I do in "Smooth Operator"...by Sade...
I quote the first few notes from the record, and then just wing it...on the Fenders and the Les Paul Jr, the high register craps out.
The Thunderbird just sounds great. It sings. It lets me "Paint the picture" that I want to paint...that is, if the beer hasn't taken effect yet. Another story.
This may be the start of a collection.