Thanks guys :D
Now that I've "taken the plunge" and posted a clip of naked guitar, I'm planning on doing some more clips showing what else I use the ITs for - cleaner more "vintage" tones. Unfortunately I've got a bit of a guitar-playing injury on the thumb on my right hand now - I'm letting it heal up a bit without playing, Sunday's session really aggravated it!
BTW, I listened to the above clip again last night - I realised I ought to point out that the guitar has pure nickel strings on it at the moment, and by my standards they're really very old - they have lasted several months of rather aggressive playing and the tone has not really deadened considerably, that's what they were like new on...
BUT - it does mean that the bright, slightly harsh, top-end you get from nickel-plated steel just isn't obtainable. It really shows on the bridge tones on this clip, I couldn't quite get the biting screech that I'd expect on some of the notes in these licks... (my ITs easily deliver this with nickel-plated, but they go dead on me in a week or so)
The overall effect of nickel strings is exactly what I want on my strat, so I'm happy and they're staying. However, I've done the same thing to one of my teles, and I don't like the effect there at all - back to standard nickel-plated there I think :lol:
