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AndyR

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Re: PRS and Strat advice needed
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2012, 10:14:11 AM »
Yep, roadworns have Tex Mex pickups.

My ITs were originally in a dark/mellow sounding strat, I probably should have bought Mothers Milks for that one (it was my first set of BKPs). I loved what they did, but the guitar was a bit thick sounding for some of what I wanted.

When I got my 60s Roadworn, I loved what it did... but it was lacking a bit in body when amplified. Lovely sound, but not quite what I was after. So I swapped the pickups between the two guitars. The ITs in the Roadworn nailed it - woody, but with a bit of grunt when you dig in. And I use the bridge on its own quite a lot. (And actually, the Tex Mex in the other strat sounded very similar).

The two Roadworns I have are both bright and resonant guitars - I've tried the original Tex Mex, and IT/Sultan/Apache from BKP in them. None of them are a fail, but my favourites are IT in the rosewood, Apache in the maple - both options seem to be classic "blues or rock strat-player" tones in my experience (Gilmour, Rory, SRV, etc, etc).

I haven't tried MMs, but I've learnt that they are brighter than the ITs - the ITs have a little extra thickness to them. So, for me, I don't think the MMs would complement the brightness of the Roadworns quite as well as the ITs.

If, for some reason, you've managed to lay your hands on a "darker" sounding Roadworn (and I haven't played one, strat or tele), then I would be thinking MMs are possibly a better match to get to the same place.
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Re: PRS and Strat advice needed
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2012, 11:51:51 AM »
I had VHII's in my PRS Artist and changed them to Mules and love the sound for rock & blues.  They have less bottom end but sweeter tones to my ears.  On your strat, I would look at Sultans.  They are a great pickup for classic rock and blues tones.  Another great set to think about would be the 63 Veneer Boards, they have a more classic strat sound than the mother's milks.
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