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TEB

(13,651 posts) Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:26 PM Oct 2020

Tone rider pickups $106 ultimate blues for Mexican strat

Dropped them in yesterday and they sound awesome, playing through a old twin then a supro to a 1 watt tube for price they sound great. Neck middle bridge hold Alnico 5’s Grey bottoms.
Dcr neck was 6.2 middle 6.3 bridge 6.8
Wiring is all vintage braid the poles are vintage staggered
The winding neck and bridge clockwise middle counter clockwise.
New pots green chicket cap and 250 CT’s on pots.

If you are a budget player as I sure I like Seymour Duncan’s the man makes fine product. To save few dollars and to make a 2017 Mexican strat sound like it was made in 67 were all looking for decent tone I tried these for first time and am pleased.

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Tone rider pickups $106 ultimate blues for Mexican strat (Original Post) TEB Oct 2020 OP

I've actually met Seymour, friend of a friend ... mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #1

Cool TEB Oct 2020 #2

Let's see a pic of your awesome budget axe TEB ... mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #3

Can't post from I phone that's what sucks TEB Oct 2020 #4

I don't know Apple too well but don't they include cloud storage? mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #5

I'll ask my kids TEB Oct 2020 #6

He was very chill and down to earth, cool ass dude ... an old hippy type really ... mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #8

It's nice to know that you can get the vintage sound on the cheap. Beakybird Oct 2020 #7

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. I've actually met Seymour, friend of a friend ...

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:31 PM

Oct 2020

Hung out a couple barbeques he was at at my buddies in Clayton, CA, circa 1999.

Anyways, pics or it didn't happen

TEB

(13,651 posts)

2. Cool

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:33 PM

Oct 2020

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. Let's see a pic of your awesome budget axe TEB ...

Reply to TEB (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:35 PM

Oct 2020

Also the old Twin, I love those

TEB

(13,651 posts)

4. Can't post from I phone that's what sucks

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:38 PM

Oct 2020

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

5. I don't know Apple too well but don't they include cloud storage?

Reply to TEB (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:41 PM

Oct 2020

And if they're in the cloud I thought they had URL's?

If so you should be able to post the URL on DU. May have to allow sharing, but it should be doable.

If my understanding is correct

Otherwise can install Imgur app on your phone and share that way I'd think

TEB

(13,651 posts)

6. I'll ask my kids

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:43 PM

Oct 2020

? Was Seymour laid back I read article how he brought either Hendrix or page a set of pickups

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

8. He was very chill and down to earth, cool ass dude ... an old hippy type really ...

Reply to TEB (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 05:14 PM

Oct 2020

I vaguely remember that apocryphal story and also forget to whom it was, but Hendrix seems more likely ... I wish I'd asked about it at the time I saw him.

Beakybird

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7. It's nice to know that you can get the vintage sound on the cheap.

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:44 PM

Oct 2020

I have an '80's Ibanez strat, and if I weren't also distracted by acoustic guitar, piano, singing, and songwriting, I would pop one of those Tone Riders in for sure.

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