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Why doesn't the tone control work for the bridge-only pickup selection on a Stratocaster?

Sat 2012 Sep 8

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.

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sweet freedom

Tue 2012 Sep 4

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.

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Computerized guitars (and whether they're worth buying or not)

Tue 2012 Sep 4

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.

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Is it wrong for a musician or band to have no Facebook page?

Sun 2012 Sep 2

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.

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Full Stack vs. Half Stack vs. Combo Amplifier

Wed 2012 Aug 29

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.

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