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My Gamp;L Legacy has 3 Alcino 5 pups, which are tremendous for vintage strat tones (I tend to use it for blues and cleaner rhythms - the in-between position is very cool). On the other hand, I don't tend to use the bridge pup that much and would really like to be able to go to a humbucker to play harder rock tunes, such as Skynyrd and AC/DC. I do have an SG and an LP, but I'd like the Gamp;L to be more versatile. The Tone Wizard is telling me Little 59 and I tend to agree with that - what do you think?

I like the Cool Rails a bit more. It has more snap and chime than the Lil 59, which should help it blend in a bit better with the stock neck and mid.

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Originally Posted by Davey from : localhost/you go

What, no wiring diagram!?

What kind of amp/pedals are you using?

How do you set your tone (PTB) controls on your Legacy?

I usually set my Legacys up with the guitar's PTB Treble on 10; and the Bass on 5. Then I set my amp tones. If I need more FAT from the bridge, I can roll a bit of the PTB Treble off, and roll the PTB Bass UP. This really adds a lot of punch.

I have a JB, Jr. in another Gamp;L guitar--an S-500. While I like this pickup, it BARELY has enough power to hang with the very hot Gamp;L MFD single-coils; AND I lost all of my quot;quackquot; in position 2. I'm thinking about swapping the original pickup back in.

Everyone would love to have a guitar that will sound exactly like a vintage Strat AND a Les Paul at the flip of a switch. Lots of guitars come close, but nobody has ever really done it, IMHO. I also have a Legacy Special with the Gotoh Blades, and while it gets CLOSE to LP tones, and CLOSE to vintage Strat tones--I think I am better served by playing my Legacy/Strat songs on my Legacy, and my Les Paul/2HB songs on a Les Paul. Yes, switching guitars on a gig can be a PITA, but to me it's worth it. (I try to structure our sets so I'm not changing on every song!) So my thought is, quot;I bought the guitars to play, and by God, I'm gonna take 'em out and play with them!quot; LOL!!

Good luck in your search.

Bill

The other one to look at is the Hot Rails.

Bill

I guess that's why I hate strats.


Originally Posted by Boogie Bill

What kind of amp/pedals are you using?

Both my amps are vintage Traynors with no master volume, one sounds like a Fender Deluxe, the other like a Marshall JTM-45. I only use pedals for leads, usually an MXR Micro Amp, so I’m pretty clean all around. In a pinch, I could always use my Fulldrive II to thicken up the sound of the Gamp;L’s bridge.Originally Posted by Boogie Bill

How do you set your tone (PTB) controls on your Legacy? I usually set my Legacys up with the guitar's PTB Treble on 10; and the Bass on 5. Then I set my amp tones. If I need more FAT from the bridge, I can roll a bit of the PTB Treble off, and roll the PTB Bass UP. This really adds a lot of punch.

I haven’t had it that long and just found out recently about the PTB system. I will try this trick, along with the FDII and see what gives.Originally Posted by Boogie Bill

I have a JB, Jr. in another Gamp;L guitar--an S-500. While I like this pickup, it BARELY has enough power to hang with the very hot Gamp;L MFD single-coils; AND I lost all of my quot;quackquot; in position 2. I'm thinking about swapping the original pickup back in.

My pups are Alcino 5, so I don’t think volume would be an issue and I usually quack in position 4, so no loss there.Originally Posted by Boogie Bill

Everyone would love to have a guitar that will sound exactly like a vintage Strat AND a Les Paul at the flip of a switch. Lots of guitars come close, but nobody has ever really done it, IMHO. I also have a Legacy Special with the Gotoh Blades, and while it gets CLOSE to LP tones, and CLOSE to vintage Strat tones--I think I am better served by playing my Legacy/Strat songs on my Legacy, and my Les Paul/2HB songs on a Les Paul. Yes, switching guitars on a gig can be a PITA, but to me it's worth it. (I try to structure our sets so I'm not changing on every song!) So my thought is, quot;I bought the guitars to play, and by God, I'm gonna take 'em out and play with them!quot; LOL!!

I agree 100% with that and I do switch guitars on stage to get the tones I’m after. As far as strcuturing our sets to reduce swapping, that’s a bit hard in our band, but worth keeping in mind. Actually, it’s not that long to switch axes - I guess I’d just like the Gamp;L to be more verasatile. I am still not sure I’ll be replacing the bridge pup on the Gamp;L though. One thing I’ve noticed since getting the Gamp;L is that I no longer play my Les Paul in single coil mode, ‘cause the Gamp;L beats that sound and then some. Perhaps the same would be true of a bridge HB in the Gamp;L.