4 guitars = 4 pickups. The family photo album

nickb_boy

Sometimes it's nice to have options.  For me those options always include single pickups.  So the family of 4 has grown in to this:

Babones

Veh Nice! I could spank those into next week.

underdog

I'd happily have any of those but that SG is effing gorgeous

guitarfishbay

Cool. SG is a great colour 

Bridgehouse

That's not an SG

underdog

Bridgehouse said:

That's not an SG

OK then melody maker.

Bridgehouse

underdog said:

Bridgehouse said:

That's not an SG

OK then melody maker.

Much better

dindude

What an amazing collection. Love a single pickup guitar.

Chalky

I always think they look like a motorbike missing its front wheel - makes me think Why?

I obviously don't get it.

Jack_

Lovely flooring.

adamm82

Hmmm after seeing this perhaps I could get a red doublecut. 

monquixote

What have you got against neck pickups?!

underdog

Honestly never miss the second pickup, the only thing I use the neck pickup for on my Les Paul's is to set the volume really low so I can have some "clean" at the flick of a switch.

My junior I just love, less to fiddle with and worry about just use tone and volume when needed.

nickb_boy

monquixote said:

What have you got against neck pickups?!

Don't have anything against neck pickups.  Wouldn't mind an old 50s Musicmaster with single neck pickup

I find it's like amps.  I much prefer a single channel amp because otherwise the other option just feels like a compromise to me.  These days I find myself using the guitar controls a lot more to sculpt the output and tone and don't find I'm missing out just because I can't flick to another pickup.  

Maybe one day I'll go back but for now I'm pretty content.

merlin

nickb_boy said:

These days I find myself using the guitar controls a lot more to sculpt the output and tone and don't find I'm missing out just because I can't flick to another pickup.  

Maybe one day I'll go back but for now I'm pretty content.

This. ↑ Exactly. 

guitarfishbay

monquixote said:

What have you got against neck pickups?!

I have single H guards for both my strats. Volume control only - basically the fewer things to break or get in the way the better, and I can play my band's whole album with the bridge pickup on full volume (I use a volume pedal).

I do use neck pickups for fun though, haven't taken them out of my PRS/Gibson. I don't have any guitar that couldn't have a neck pickup. The great thing with Strats is you can change combinations without routing ever being visible.

nickb_boy

Chalky said:

I always think they look like a motorbike missing its front wheel - makes me think Why?

I obviously don't get it.

But if you're building a motorbike a front wheel is kind of one of the main requirements in the design, unless you want a unicycle which is a different mode of transport altogether.  

If you're using a motorbike analogy I see it more like this as a single pickup:

Vs multiple pickups




Some folk also put Bigsbys on their guitars which would be kind of similar to fitting a spoiler on a motorbike

Winny_Pooh

Nice variety pack of colours there. Sexy calendar pics.

Babones

More like 

Neil

Gorgeous collection.

That DC! 

guitars4you

The Melody Maker looks cool in pelham blue but if I could borrow one, on a long term deal, it would be the cherry DC - Nice choice of guitars - most of my stock has to many pick ups for you!!!!