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Be careful going for narrower spacing, as that may compromise the alignment with the bridge pickup. Why are you thinking of swapping out the original one?

I can’t remember what preamp I was using but it was a Marshall, although not the nice valve driven one you have there (maybe a Valvestate). I definitely had a Marshall 2x12 cab and a Digitech RP10 in front of it all.

The JMP1 was a rack staple back in the day. I had one, but can’t remember much about it.

That’s a fantastic birthday present! Just finished rereading that a couple of days ago, you’re in for a treat.

That’s pretty.

That’s mojo right there, I’d leave it. YMMV.

This is frustrating, I’ve tried Chrome and still nowt.

I’m not a massive fan, I have a live DVD of theirs, but I’ve never seen them in the flesh (as a band). I sort of grew up with them around. I learnt A Hard Way To Live for my band as a teenager and Micky Jones played venues local to me at the time (South London). I can’t remember why I bought Deke’s Rhinos, but it’s one of my favourite reads and I recommend it to anyone, not just musicians; he was a very talented writer.

Depends on what you like. The HSS is probably a bit more versatile IMO, as you can achieve a more raunchy tone from the humbucker as opposed to the thinner sounding, bridge single coil on a traditional Strat. However, the in between tone of position 2 (bridge and middle) is compromised.

Inspired by this thread, I have started re-reading Rhinos and it’s still good this time around too.

I’m feeling really hard done by, I want to help but this all I see

I believe it’s been out of print for quite a while and the current costs are high because of the scarcity. However, it is available in a Kindle version for £6.

One of the funniest books I’ve ever read. If you can find a copy at a reasonable price, get it. Same goes for Maybe I Should’ve Stayed In Bed.

There's nothing like a lesson or tip from somebody actually physically there with you.

I can't play the videos, they appear to have no content for me.

A mere young lad! Happy cake day, Sir.

New one on me, so I'm can't help you here; sorry.

These come with 10-46 new. I’d try some D’Addario (always good) 11-49 (EXL115) or Ernie Ball Power Slinkys (11-48) and see how they fare. Jumping a gauge straight to 12s might be too much.

Nice, I love a single pickup guitar and if that’s a P90, all the better. The colour seems to be more of an effort at a Tele like butterscotch blond, rather than TV yellow. Crazy VFM at that price.

Here's a couple of things that I quickly found on Yt for Carl.