CS 69 and CS Texas Specials and my old fender 1974 grey bottoms
@cwaniak5
Жыл бұрын
Some HSS with some hambucker split-coil setup for bridge.
@Robstafarian
Жыл бұрын
In the context of typical Strat pickups, I absolutely love the V60 (early '60s, gray bottom/purple wire) trio wound by Bryan Gunsher of BG Pickups in my prototype. It seems that he no longer offers them, but they are excellent examples of their type and sound more expensive than they cost. :P Straying from the norm, Leo Fender's single-coil MFD pickups in the G&L S-500 and Z-Coil MFDs in the Comanche are wonderful (the former being more normal than the latter).
@jazz_grooves
Жыл бұрын
I’m a Wilde (Bill & Becky) twin blade man myself ;)
@jimwatson5977
Жыл бұрын
Baddassery with the Ty Tabor licks there, Mr. Todd. You've got some of the best Strat tones around.
@wolfsdenmusic9404
Жыл бұрын
The Midnight. The pinnacle of Synthwave...songwriting, performances, production...they have it all and it sets them above the others (just my opinion). And I have to thank YOU for turning me on to them. I'd never even heard of synthwave until you video that you played over "Crystaline". And now I keep experimenting with synthwave. Either doing just pure synthwave, or making it my own thing with 80's pop/rock components as well. Thanks for opening my eyes to this kind of music!
@JedNadin
Жыл бұрын
I couldn’t love the Midnight anymore. Would love to catch a live show.
@TVoltG
Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to new Ragdoll music. Your last album is still on constant rotation with me. My daughter is now playing it as well. Taking care of your hands and arms is a must! Those Michael Landau pickups sound fantastic!
@JimmyGallowayGuitar
Жыл бұрын
Sykes is def the king of vibrato. Love your channel man
@JeffHendricks
Жыл бұрын
King's X riffs *never get old* Never
@greekfreak1980
Жыл бұрын
Another cool Synthwave act with metal guitars, is McRocklin & Hutch, by Thomas McRocklin ( Steve Vai's protege from the 90's). They also feature people like Michael Angelo Batio or Jordan Rudess on some of their songs.
@SouthpawSatch
Жыл бұрын
🙌🙌🙌🙌 I love McRocklin and Hutch! Simply incredible duo. Tom has a KZitem channel
@nicholastotoro7721
Жыл бұрын
The ML Standards are now called the V63+. They've been my go-to single-coils for the last five years or so. I do have a guitar coming with V70s. John pushes the V60LP pretty heavily, but i don't care for the bridge pickup as much. I do have a guitar with them and will leave it in, just because it really is a different sound. I just prefer the ML Standard/V63+ pretty significantly.
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhh I didn't realise the name changed!
@nicholastotoro7721
Жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd It was really recently, like maybe late 2022... ? I didn't realize it until I put in a custom order and noticed that that name had changed... 🤣
@onesandzeros
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I knew they'd changed the name but I can never remember what became what. I think Pete Thorn also mentions the V60s a lot.
@nicholastotoro7721
Жыл бұрын
@@onesandzeros He does! I've seem a few videos of his with the V60's. I think his latest signature model has the V63 (the regular, not the plus, which is the old ML Standard) in the middle and neck.
@christopherwaters608
Жыл бұрын
Your heartfelt words were inspirational. I watch you regularly and I respect all that you do. I will continue to follow you and your fantastic channel!
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate! I appreciate it in a huge way.
@Margilio5150
Жыл бұрын
Loved my Lace Sensor Gold set for cleans, but Fender Generation 4 noiseless hot set pickups are pure🔥
@connyblomqvist3648
4 ай бұрын
My fav strat pickups for the vintage tone is Dumarzio HS4 staked version. They realy rock in any type of blues or old scool Rock 🤘
@cliffords2315
4 ай бұрын
Yea ive tried lots of custom shop pickups, but i found Dimarzio HS Stacked Pickups sound the best and keep up with Hot Humbuckings. I have the HS3 Stacked for bridge
@donkarnage6032
Жыл бұрын
I really like the DiMarzio Injector pickups in my FRM100.
@NickName-rm2nt
6 ай бұрын
I also have a 1977 Stratocaster. I replaced the tremolo with a Super Vee equipped with Highwood Saddles, and the guitar sounds much more open and louder with increased sustain.
@Paul_Lenard_Ewing
Жыл бұрын
I am very impressed. They do not lose the the Strat chime and bell tone quality. no one seems to care that their Strat sounds more like a Burns than a Strat with only just a tiny bit of glassy sound left.
@GurtejSinghGuitar
Жыл бұрын
11:00 that tone man! I so so want that tone. Epic stuff bro.
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
Now that you've got a PRS you need to get a Strat :p
@TungstenCarlbide
Жыл бұрын
I discovered John Sykes thru an anime called Black Heaven or somthing like that 😂 his song Cautionary Warning is the theme song!
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha I didn't know that, that's wild
@StratsRUs
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy Peter Tosh's version of Johnny B. Goode. A truly Sunshine Reggae classic.
@rutger4131
Жыл бұрын
On FX order the most interesting / ambiguous one to me is chorus. I'm used to putting it in the FX loop before delay and reverb, but Euge has a video where he is very adament that it should be before the amp and otherwise sounds like sh*t. Could be a fun thing to explore in a video?
@geezberry8889
Жыл бұрын
i have ML's in my '62 reissue strat. they are the best.
@jeremyjohnston592
Жыл бұрын
I've got Suhr pickups in my Strat (HSS) too. 2 V60LPs and a SSH+. I love them now, but they took some getting used to. I've got another Strat with USA 57/62 singles and a Shawbucker, and in comparison the Suhr pickups are really muscular sounding. They're really dynamic, but mostly they just sound huge! SSH+ is pure girth! Agree completely on the prices of 70s Strats. I've always wanted one, but they're creeping further away all the time. Most are awesome guitars, but to expensive now to mod to your taste. That job belongs to the Amercan Standard now. You can trip over a used one at a good price, medium jumbos and flatter radius boards make it slighty more modern to play, and they're basically indestructible! I've had my 2003 Ash body for a year and its a bit of a brute to play, but its my #1 now. I'm keeping an eye out for others Great clip again Leon. Thanks for all that you do. Cheers
@waynegram8907
Жыл бұрын
The Suhr strat pickups have more sparkle top end?
@Mudder1310
Жыл бұрын
My fave single coils are the Wilde Pickups micro coils, designed by Bill Lawrence. Fave pickups in a strat overall is probably tex mex mid and neck, super distortion in the bridge.
Ай бұрын
I've tried Suhr ML's, but they are too compressed for my taste. I prefer Lollar Special S for my HSS strat, with a Lollar Imperial in the bridge. It's a perfect match! But you make anything sound awesome, Leon-a real tone wizard right there!
@LeonTodd
Ай бұрын
Lollar makes amazing stuff!
@tonystartup3817
Жыл бұрын
I've got a Strat-90 P90 type from creamery pickups in my strat bridge and i really like it. Fatter and smoother than stock but still sounds like a single coil. John Cordy borrowed it and gave it a try out last year
@onesandzeros
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Leon. Those pickups do sound great. Cordy has Lollars in his blue K-Line, those are also excellent.
@schmitty816
Жыл бұрын
ZETA is my favorite synthwave project. Very guitar based. It’s Paul Ortiz aka Chimpspanner on guitars and Dan Tompkins of TesseracT for vocals.
@curtspoerer4424
Жыл бұрын
Ok WHICH ML pickups are they? Suhr offers 2 versions of the ML’s.. Thanks!!
@Siam_Thai.
6 ай бұрын
This is the Suhr ML Standard pickup, now renamed V63+.
@tonystartup3817
Жыл бұрын
The motion epic, mcRocklin & Hutch and Ultraboss too
@tanshaomala
Жыл бұрын
If you get a chance, I highly recommend Wolf and Raven, they got some blistering guitar solos. Check out "On The Run".
@davidkelter8379
7 ай бұрын
Chuck Berry is the single most influential rock icon of all. The true King.
@GERMAUG
Жыл бұрын
love that guitar man
@benpeasley6394
Жыл бұрын
Hey Leon! So I had my first gig with a new band this past weekend. Learned their whole set list in a week and a half(36 songs). 🥵 Rolled the kemper out too, no problems at all had an amazing night, BUT I’d like to start using an iem unit and haven’t had a lot of experience with them. Would I be able to get by with the cheapest unit I can find? Suggestion on what model? Not even sure I’ll like having something stuffed in my ear all night. Thanks man!
@hoosierdaddy2308
Жыл бұрын
Question sir: Would this work as a pedal board direct solution? Wah, then Distortion pedal or overdrives and boosts, then modulation, then delay and reverb pedals, then cab sim pedal and then a direct box or two straight to FOH? All in one pedal board to use for live especially where amps are not allowed or low stage volume is required. Of course an active speaker for monitoring might be good too, or just use the PA monitors provided. ??? I was also thinking of using a splitter maybe to do direct monitoring and going to FOH. What cab sim pedal would you use? What distortion pedal for high gain? Thanks brother and sorry for the hard questions. 😂 Be well sir. ❤🤘🤟
@michael_caz_nyc
9 ай бұрын
Lollar Dirty Blonde Set. Vintage 50's N & M with a Hotter ( less ice picky & higher output ) Bridge single-coil. My tone-search ended . . . finally. oNe LovE from NYC
@neilmcleish9014
Жыл бұрын
Happy WA Day Leon. Thoughts on Eastern States bands/artists headlining WA Day concert this year?
@e.g.o.8336
2 ай бұрын
Lundgren BJFE. Outstanding!
@michaelgeeves3026
Жыл бұрын
Any chance you can fix the position of the Strap Button on the top horn of the Strat… not an injury but always noticed how out of position it is lol Thank you in advance!
@jesterraj
9 ай бұрын
HEy good video im looking for a single coil for cente along with the SD distortion i have in the bridge..any recommendations??
@lifeisShort66
Жыл бұрын
Are those p/u's stacked or true single coil?
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
Prettybsure they're true singles. They hum.
@lifeisShort66
Жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd sorry for another question if you have time: Are they hum-cancelling, (reverse wound) in positions 2 and 4 ?...thanks !
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
@@lifeisShort66 yes indeed!
@diegomendez_026
Жыл бұрын
What's your opinion on the "Horns For A Halo" record by Elegant Weapons???
@Greatgoogliemoogli
Жыл бұрын
Nice bit of Kings x👍
@teedzay
6 ай бұрын
I checked online and they have classic and standard pickups. Which one should I go for?
@ericolson326
Жыл бұрын
"Chuck Berry licks with 80s guitar tone" I feel like this is a reductive description of CC era Poison songs. 😆
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
hahaha bang on
@alainmalo3791
10 ай бұрын
Est les 65 custom Shop?
@longangrycarrot
Жыл бұрын
11:00 - when you really get high from the sound!
@guitarnerd_luke
Жыл бұрын
Suhr Classic S Antiques got the ML Singlecoils. I own two of them..a SSS and a HSS with an Asatobucker. Best new strats imho. Lost every interest in fender cs guitars.
@ericolson326
Жыл бұрын
Blasphemous, no doubt, but I sometimes think I enjoy John Sykes more as a lead singer than a lead guitarist. (His rhythm riffing is unassailable, of course.) When I first heard live recordings of him I was impressed by how much he sounded like Lynott on the Lizzy songs and like Coverdale on the Whitesnake songs. Not 'close your eyes and you'd be fooled' level mimicry or anything, but he definitely learned from the best.
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
His voice is amazing isn't it? Definitely taken the best bits of Phil and DC and put it all together into something that just soars.
@briandgr8st
Жыл бұрын
11:00! Heavenly Sparkly Clean tone! Are you using the Fractal here? Pls share your clean preset
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
Yep. look up my Rockman preset on axechange
@briandgr8st
Жыл бұрын
@@LeonTodd awesome thank you! Btw is the body of your Strat made of Ash or Alder?
@Siam_Thai.
6 ай бұрын
@@briandgr8stAlder body.
@kimmoparonen1737
Жыл бұрын
Hi Leon! Check out Dance with the dead record "Loved to death" Very cool melodic synth music with metal guitars! 🤘🙂
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
Oooh this is good!
@colinmccormick8948
9 ай бұрын
Suhr v63
@harveysmusicschoollizaman2290
Жыл бұрын
Over my head 🤟
@tube-A
4 ай бұрын
SUHR ML-STANDARD is the best 👍。
@angelicamagallan4689
Жыл бұрын
DI marzio single coils are the best pickups arround the world !!
@chrisandreou6546
Жыл бұрын
Duncan Jb vs Duncan Distortion ?
@afterstars
Жыл бұрын
JB. But Custom for me
@69spiros
Жыл бұрын
Check out GAS pickups from Greece.....amazing products
@rtbmusic1135
Жыл бұрын
You're a real mensch Leon, and I agree with your ears on just about every tone you pull, but funnily enough we completely disagree on what makes a good strat tone. The MLs and the SS wire makes that strat way too strident to my ears. Also your neck clean/edge of breakup tone is way too bassy. I don't like to hear those frequencies distort. Don't hate me 😅
@LeonTodd
Жыл бұрын
This is why guitar is so fun :p
@dorinpitariu441
7 ай бұрын
Stop the chorus man, ridiculous sound!
@RobSinner
11 ай бұрын
Yep, Judas Priest.
@delachance7861
11 ай бұрын
Bonjour j aime beaucoup vos vidéos. Malheureusement, votre son n est pas naturel ,le materiel sue vous utilisez est tres numerique. Votre materiel ,fait que toutes vos guitares sonnes de la meme façons. Dommage ,cela ne reflète en rien le materiel que vous essayez. Vous etes un tres bon guitariste 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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