Twang help

I've rarely coaxed Twang out of a neck pick up.
Can you find a clip of the kind of twang you are looking to get out of a neck pickup? And post it here ... because it's easier to figure out how to get a sound we can hear than a sound we have to imagine.

 

Have you tried adjusting the pickup height? A little each way can make a big difference.

 

Twang is not 100% a function of the pickup; technique is a huge factor here. Where you pick matters, even when you're using the neck pickup, and a hard stiff pick will twang better than a thin flimsy one.

Pick near or over the the bridge pickup.

 

The Twang King neck pickup is known as a Stratty sounding one.

 

My two twangiest guitars: a Tele I sold, and one of my Les Pauls. I think because the LP has just a touch too much relief. Picking exactly between pick ups, with both pick ups enabled, and suitable amp settings on the old Twin, it Twangs pretty good. Always bring the Strat along, it can Twang, too; and it looks the part. So, Country gig, bring the Western saddle so-to-speak.

 

Try both pickups

 

Try picking by the bridge and I find you get nice snappy twang with a lighter gauge

 

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