The failure of the Fender Blacktop series (and what Fender could have done to prevent it)
I saw this on the Guitar Center web site today:
On the majority of Stratocaster guitars whether made by Fender or by Squier, when you select the bridge pickup alone, neither of the tone controls affect the sound. The bridge pickup is "always on 10" no matter what you do with either tone knob. However the tone controls do work for the other four switch positions.
There are some songs from certain time periods that say a ton of about a decade. Sweet Freedom by Michael McDonald is one of them.
The vast majority of solid-body electric guitars today are pretty much manufactured the exact same way they were 60 years ago. Planks of wood make up the body and neck, and simple passive (meaning non-"active") electronics are used for pickup selection, the pickups themselves, volume control, tone control and output jack.
I've been on the internet a long time. A really long time. Heck, some of you reading this probably weren't even born when I first started using internet in 1996. No, I'm not saying that to brag (because it's really nothing to brag about), but I am saying I've seen a lot of things come and go over my 16 years of using internet.
Sometimes it can be confusing which powered amplifier setup to go with, because you're not sure which one will be able to do the job right.
Sometimes I get emails requesting I write about specific stuff and this is one of them. If you'd like to email me in your own question, write me.
There are three things you can do with guitars that always work when it comes to getting attention, be it on stage or on internet video. All three are really cheap and really easy to do.
Recently I've been watching the original run of The Twilight Zone from 1959 through 1964.
When I first tried Dunlop Tortex picks in .88mm size, I was hooked. I've tried many picks over the years, and I always go back to the Tortex - but I have very specific reasons why I do.
