AFIII Fender Demo

[electronpirate]

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I use the convention that 1 is the bridge position.

That was my take too.

I will be using that preset.

 

[Rex]

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I use the convention that 1 is the bridge position.

Knew it!...

I used to use the same convention until I learned that almost everyone uses the “backwards” convention (1 = neck).

 

[iaresee]

Knew it!...

I used to use the same convention until I learned that almost everyone uses the “backwards” convention (1 = neck).

Those people are wrong. :|

 

[Jack Napalm]

I always thought 1 was Bridge too.

 

[Rex]

Those people are wrong. :|

I'm tempted to check with Fender to find out which way is really "correct." Then again, they're the people who told us that a whammy bar is a "tremolo," so I'm not sure how much faith I have in their opinion.

 

[Jack Napalm]

 

[h.c.e.]

I mean, if we’re following them for “proper” naming conventions... these are the same people who called a “vibrato” on the guitar a “tremolo”, and a “tremolo” in the amp a ”vibrato”. Love Fender, but I vote we all agree that they got everything “backwards” and let’s just start calling neck “1” and bridge “5”. Heck, I bet if you went to Leo Fender’s house back in the day he probably hung his toilet paper roll “upside down” too

 

[unix-guy]

The real problem is, not all guitars have 5 positions... Or even 3.

Some guitars have only 1 pickup, typically bridge (but not always). So numbering is useless.

How about referring to "bridge + middle" or "neck + middle", then there's no question?

 

[Rex]

The real problem is, not all guitars have 5 positions... Or even 3.

Some guitars have only 1 pickup, typically bridge (but not always). So numbering is useless.

How about referring to "bridge + middle" or "neck + middle", then there's no question?

So on that one-pickup guitar, do you call it the neck pickup, the middle pickup, or the bridge pickup?

 

[Rex]

View attachment 45865

Source?

 

[Jack Napalm]

Source?

Fender http://www2.fender.com/experience/tech-talk/the-stratocaster-pickup-selector-switch/

 

[Jack Napalm]

The real problem is, not all guitars have 5 positions... Or even 3.

Some guitars have only 1 pickup, typically bridge (but not always). So numbering is useless.

How about referring to "bridge + middle" or "neck + middle", then there's no question?

You're overthinking this one. Talking about a Strat with three pickups.

 

[unix-guy]

So on that one-pickup guitar, do you call it the neck pickup, the middle pickup, or the bridge pickup?

That depends...

 

[hippietim]

Sounded great

 

[davidespinosa]

<fender diagram>

I'll believe it when I see Leo's signature at the bottom.

 

[electronpirate]

Crap, am I so sorry I asked about the PUP selector.

Revel in the tone me darlin's. Forgive my sidetrack.

 

[Rex]

Fender http://www2.fender.com/experience/tech-talk/the-stratocaster-pickup-selector-switch/

I think that's one guy's usage, and not necessarily gospel. From the article:

"If we number the switch positions 1 through 5, with position 1 being closest to the middle tone knob and positions 2, 3, 4 and 5 proceeding in order toward the middle pickup..."


@electronpirate : Sidetrack forgiven...and enjoyed.

 

[Andrew Male]

The guy that signed my band to Sony Music, Muff Winwood, produced this track, I've asked him about it a couple of times. Fun fact.

 

[joecooll]

Awesome

 

[MicPop]

www.fractalaudio.com/tmp/s_of_s.mp3

Zero post-processing.

Very Nice Great Job