Question on the Single Coil Pickup on the Steve Morse

[sundar]

I bought a Steve Morse series (Vintage Sunburst with a standard bridge) about two weeks back. I've spending quite some time with the guitar figuring my way out with the switches and toggle and discovering the different combination of tones it has to offer.

For some reason, I feel that the Single Coil Pickup (closest to the bridge) sounds very thin in comparision to the other pickups (almost devoid of any form of bass). The other single coil (the slanting one close to the neck) sounds very good.

I am not sure if this was the characteristic tone of the pickup. I wanted some input on this from other owners of Steve Morse in the forum.

Sundar

 

[sundar]

Almost forgot to mention this, I would really like to thank EBMM and Steve Morse for this wonderful instument. Really a work of art. Just looking at the guitar shows the amount of care that went into making it.

 

[Samuel]

I bought a Steve Morse series (Vintage Sunburst with a standard bridge) about two weeks back. I've spending quite some time with the guitar figuring my way out with the switches and toggle and discovering the different combination of tones it has to offer.

For some reason, I feel that the Single Coil Pickup (closest to the bridge) sounds very thin in comparision to the other pickups (almost devoid of any form of bass). The other single coil (the slanting one close to the neck) sounds very good.

I am not sure if this was the characteristic tone of the pickup. I wanted some input on this from other owners of Steve Morse in the forum.

Sundar

i wouldn't describe it as thin sounding. It was designed to sound like the bridge pup in a Telecaster. Has plenty of bite and may sound a little harsh depending on your settings, youcan always roll off the tone a little. I prefer to combine it with the slanted single and or the bridge humbucker. Neck pup + slanted single sounds very stratty,crisp and bluesy too.

With those combo's it does sound alot like a Strat or a Tele, i guess more like a tele due to the scale lengths being similar.

 

[tommyindelaware]

it works for me very well as a single coil bridge sound......which also works as a great reduction in gain..........w/o switching channels. also in combination w/ the other single coil for a sweet home alabama sound. there is a giant difference between the single coil bridge & the bridge humbucker. it's what gives the morse model it's versitility i think......

 

[sundar]

By thin, I was referring more to the output from the pickup itself. The moment I add the humbucker or the other single coil, the amount of volume almost jumps up.

I do have to make a confession, that I haven't played a Tele at all (except hear it on records). I might go down to GC and try out a tele to familiarize myself with its sounds.

 

[Samuel]

By thin, I was referring more to the output from the pickup itself. The moment I add the humbucker or the other single coil, the amount of volume almost jumps up.

I do have to make a confession, that I haven't played a Tele at all (except hear it on records). I might go down to GC and try out a tele to familiarize myself with its sounds.

Yeah, it is fairly quiet on it's own. I doubt there's anything wrong with it, from what you've described it sounds normal to me.