Sun Jan 08, 2023 7:49 am
Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:06 am
johnnyqb wrote:I just bought my first S-500. It is a gorgeous guitar, and I am convinced G&L is making some of its finest guitars ever these days. My question is about the middle pickup. It is noticeably ‘muddy’ compared to the neck and bridge pups. It’s not that it sounds bad, just very different from the other two. I should note that the 2 and 4 positions sound great. Is this relative ‘muddiness’ typical of the S-500 middle position?
John R. McLaren has substantially modified the pickups from the current production S•500 spec, including the coil bobbin aperture, length of pole pieces, wire turns and more.
John sought to create a softer, sparklier sound without losing the sense of smoothness and strength expected from an S•500.
Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:22 am
Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:54 am
johnnyqb wrote:Thank you. I did not mean to post this in CLF Research. It is a ‘normal’ S-500. I did find an answer on the forums that has already helped. That is, lower the bridge pup close to the body and adjust the other pickups based on the bridge pup. There is nothing wrong with my middle pup; I am just not used to that tone. I am, however, finding that working with the pickup height and tone controls is bringing a lot of usable tones out of that position.