I've finding myself really tempted by the look of the Starcaster reissues, especially the cherry burst, but there are a couple of things I wanted to ask before I take the plunge (or to help persuade me not to!)
I gather that the stock pickups are simple humbuckers and not proper wide-range pups. But what is the difference sound-wise? Can anyone describe to me how a wide-range pickup should sound - in what way is it different to a regular humbucker?
Secondly, is there any way of putting a trem on these? I've got a few hard-tails, but really miss being able to just add a light shimmer to chords with the tremolo arm. But a contoured and offset body looks like it could be a pain to get anything retro-fitted.
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They are an acquired taste ... capable of driving an amp quite hard, but requiring sensitive EQ-ing if they aren't going to sound overpowering. Not a pickup for metal really!
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein