ngd! surf strat

[jimdd]

spent the weekend getting to know my new surf strat. the pu's are very responsive to small height adjustments. once i got things properly tweaked, she sounds great!

[CarlosN]

Totally love the color, I've been looking at these babies too. How do you find the lipstick pickups, gimicky or do they actually produce a nice sound? I have not seen many reviews of these at all (being new for 2012 and all). I'm torn in thinking between these either catching on and becoming a new classic, or just failing to sell at all.

[jimdd]

Originally Posted by CarlosN

Totally love the color, I've been looking at these babies too. How do you find the lipstick pickups, gimicky or do they actually produce a nice sound? I have not seen many reviews of these at all (being new for 2012 and all). I'm torn in thinking between these either catching on and becoming a new classic, or just failing to sell at all.

i'm very pleased with the pu's. they have a more full-bodied sound than i anticipated, but they def. have the lipstick tone i was seeking.

you do have to spend some time tweaking the height, tho.

[Alex W]

Looks fantastic!

[udimet720]

Originally Posted by jimdd

i'm very pleased with the pu's. they have a more full-bodied sound than i anticipated, but they def. have the lipstick tone i was seeking.

you do have to spend some time tweaking the height, tho.

How did the sound change with the height? Can you give some more details?

[tazzboy]

Nice Looking Stratocaster.

[jimdd]

Originally Posted by udimet720

How did the sound change with the height? Can you give some more details?

i mean the aspect of "hot" that refers specifically to the volume(s) of the different strings-

adjusting the neck pu so it's closer to the low E & farther from the high E; bridge pu adjusted to the opposite extreme; middle pu fairly even.

the effect of slight adjustments (maybe a quarter turn of the screwdriver) was greater than i had anticipated.

-jim