Strat with Lollar specials and Friedman PT-20

[organometallica1]

first part of clip with bridge pup with tone rolled down, second part with neck pup tone all the way up.

Amp: Friedman PT-20 through a 1x12 avatar with Celestine G12H. Delay and reverb in FX loop. No overdrive just amp gain

 

[uriah1]

Nice picking, amp and pu! ...Lollar specials in all positions?

 

[organometallica1]

Yes lollar specials in all positions, in addition they are flat poles Not staggered

 

[kidmo]

Nice playin!! Lollars & Friedman sound like a good combo

 

[organometallica1]

Thanks. I have a tele with Lollars in the bridge and a Fralin big T in the neck that sounds good too. Video below

Friedman amps get a lot of accolades mostly for high gain. IMO they are under estimated for low mid gain.

 

[kidmo]

Yes lollar specials in all positions, in addition they are flat poles Not staggered

Do you find a big difference in the flat pole vs staggered? I am seriously thinking about getting the specials with flat poles. Jason says they have more presence and better string balance.

 

[organometallica1]

I have flat pole in both tele and strat, I have not tried staggered lollar pups. I had staggered fender pups originally. To me it seemed I was always fighting the guitar to get dynamics.

I really play with a pretty light touch so perhaps the better volume balance between strings just works for me. You can still get plenty of dynamics though.

Some players I know play with a heavy touch and pick attack, perhaps for those players it would be more difficult to switch to flat pole