How to "convert" a P90 to sound like a Stratocaster single-coil pickup
Below is a video where I show how to get a P90 single-coil pickup to have "Stratocaster characteristics" by adjusting the pickup pole piece heights.
If you buy a Squier CV '50s Stratocaster, what are you getting? Other than the fact the fingerboard radius is a modern 9.5-inch instead of the old-style 7.25-inch curve, you are getting something "built like they used to make them", for all intents and purposes.
I get asked a lot how I get the sound I do when I record, and moreover how I do it with such a small setup.
Yeah, I'm kind of using out-of-computer the same way one would say out-of-body experience. I think there can be some similarities made between the two.
The last time I used a proper microphone to record anything was about 7 years ago; it was a Blue Snowball, used with a boom stand. In all honesty, the Snowball performed quite well and I was surprised how well it could capture a vocal. It did it so well that it almost didn't need any tweaking on a digital level.
This is a review... sort of. Actually it's more of a combination of the pros/cons of the DP-008, and why we're literally forced to seek out means of different ways of recording compared to how we used to do it.
In every guitar player's life - ones who play metal specifically - there is a point where playing only metal can sometimes get on your nerves.
"Hey.. I see a Squier logo on that pegboard!"
For some guitar players, picking as fast as possible with the most accuracy (meaning as little missed notes as possible) is important. And when you talk about fast picking, one technique is called sarod picking.
There are more than a few guitar players out there who absolutely hate reverb. And I mean hate it with a passion. They want absolutely nothing to do with it whatsoever.
