I wonder how bad this players picking technique must be to have that much checking on the bridge pickup?
Yeesh -- the tones from the middle pickup in position two really ruined this song, right?
wave0
It's silly. What technician throws out a tool because he doesn't like a certain size bolt?
You like the sound of a middle pickup? Position 3. Why not seek out a vintage 3 way switch (or market them) and never accidentally quack again?
Why do you hate options?
Sounds like a technique problem. I suggest a regular pickup switching regimen.There's always the potential for the 3 way selector to get stuck in between. In fact, until the late 70s, that's how strat players got that sound. By parking the 3 way switch in-between.
Cray
Great song. If I never hear it again, it'll be too soon.
I tend to either strum closer to the neck pickup or I anchor my hand on the bridge, which brings me closer to in between the middle and bridge. I've never had the middle pickup get in my way.We're talking about an electric guitar here, not a classical instrument. The thing about the middle pickup being in the way as "bad technique" assumes there is an accepted single way to approach the instrument.
I play with a thumbpick and fingers. Unless I lower it close to the pickguard, I'm banging the thumbpick on it. I lower it close to the pickguard and carry on. If it means my technique sucks, I'll care when somebody starts paying me to play with the right technique.
I like to play with positions 2 and 4 sometimes. I mostly stay away from them because it highlights what a fourth-rate Mark Knopfler wannabe I really am.
As far as having options, I don't really look at a guitar as a toolbox. It's different. I want it as simple and direct as possible. Everything that doesn't make it sound or play better is a hassle or distraction.
Cray
Word.
At 1:54 is one of the most gorgeous, funky, position 2 "quack" tones ever on a solo.