blink100182 Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 hey whats up im new here and have a question for my project guitar,i want to get blink 182 tom delonge sound,he uses the retro gibson dirty fingers,and the seymour duncan invader pick ups,now my guitar im using is a fender strat what would sound better? heres a few more questions would i be able to put the gibson dirty finger pickup in my strat? will the gibson sound right? thats all i have sounds like a noob question but ive been playing guitar for 4 years so,just need opions and awsers and dont crit against the sound im looking for i know u all hate it,im looking for awesers and options! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 If it works for Tom, it should work for you. If your Strat has a swimming pool route, all you have to do is cut a bigger hole in your pickguard, and install whichever you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw rocker Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 or just get new one (after all, one one really likes to see a guitar with empty pickup holes) Delonge has the simple approach i like: 1 pickup one volume. May I suggest getting an EMG preamp booster to go with the duncan or gibson to give you an onboard boost when needed. In a couple weeks they'll be easier to find but they cost somewhere between $25 and $30. i consider it the better alternative to a tone control. It works with passive pickups. anyway... it's your guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I would leave the other pickups in place, just in case you want to play something besides Blink 182 at some point, but that's up to you... a no-load tone pot would keep you from having to remove the tone circuit to get Tom's setup, and the other pickups won't interfere unless you turn them on. I don't think an Invader would need a preamp, but it's certainly a workable option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Anyone experienced with the EMG-AB afterburner? I wonder if it gains as much as they claim. 20dB.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 Yep, it's about a 20dB clean boost. If you have an amp that can benefit from it, it's well worth the investment. The crappy thing is that you never know what kind of amp it will work well with. I have a clean boost pedal that sounds great through my Sunns (both solid state), but turned my Carvin (MTS3200 tube head) into mashed crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw rocker Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 i thought was basically the pot form of the preamp booster. I did like the whole push pull deal. i just wanted a switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Hm, thats too bad then.. I wont risk the 50 euro's for it.. And it isnt even available here ( Holland). I found some tutorials on do-it-yourself Boosters on General Guitar Gadgets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Good stuff there - the Stratoblaster and the LPB2 are simple and small enough to use onboard, and check out Jack Orman's MOSFET Boost - a little more complex, but very nice! And GGG offers boards for most of their projects, so you don't even have to etch one yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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