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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Joe Dean

I love the sound of a good neck pickup – but practicing on the bridge pickup has made me a better guitarist

Close-up of the bridge pickup on a Fender Stratocaster.

If you're anything like me, achieving that clean tone calls for the pickup selector to be pointing skyward, nestling into the neck pickup’s velvety embrace.

The revelation hit me during live performances. Whether at gigs or jams, any time I sought a pristine clean tone I’d switch up to the neck pickup. Its warmth has this way of seamlessly blending in with the rest of the band.

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