What is E.B.'s brightest guitar?

[Gas Hed]

I've got an Axis S.S. and an A.L. MM90. I also have a MIM Tele that I like, but the neck is just too wide, and well, not an E.B. neck What does Ernie Ball offer that can make me want to take down the Tele, and replace it?

 

[mystixboi1]

My Neptune blue Luke three has a snap and brightness to it that my other Luke three does not have

 

[xjbebop]

take down a Tele for brightness??
...good luck....

My MM90 AL is as close as I've heard, however...

 

[JasonT]

Just based on the wood combinations (I haven't played them), I'd say a regular Albert Lee (ash body with maple neck/fretboard) or a silhouette (alder body with maple neck/fretboard). Best to play them yourself to see if they match your view of "bright."

 

[Eric O'Reilly]

Nothing from any manufacturer will beat a tele at twang, spank, snap,brite, chimey sounds my friend.

 

[Eric O'Reilly]

Especially the real old ones, i played a real 1950s tele in the platinum room here in Boston and it was ten times brighter and snappier that new usa teles, and light as a feather too!

 

[megaroel]

Axis ss hard tail with roasted maple neck!!???


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[ozzyrules]

I'd strongly consider Radrock's Trans Green ASS with MM90's. It's on the FS thread. Ya better grab it before I do!!!

 

[Spudmurphy]

I'd say an SSS Albert, maple neck what's briter?

 

[DrKev]

Yep. Got to be an SSS Abert Lee. Or perhaps the MM90. SSS Silhouette Special would be option 2, IMHO.

 

[mikeller]

My Albert Lee SSS (ash body/maple board) is very snappy.

 

[banjoplayer]

Not played all models but would say Albert Lee. It is my brightest guitar. Brighter than my Telecaster with RW-fretboard.

 

[Siddius]

My Neptune Morse is ridiculously bright. But then again, I put in a DiMarzio Evo... not the best choice... Once I am outta school my boss is going to give me a crash course through soldering so that I can just replace the pickup back myself.

 

[jamminjim]

Well, IMHO, Albert plays his sig MM and he's a tele-meister. I think that explains and answers the question .

 

[Tollywood]

My Neptune Morse is ridiculously bright. But then again, I put in a DiMarzio Evo... not the best choice... Once I am outta school my boss is going to give me a crash course through soldering so that I can just replace the pickup back myself.

Darn, you picked the right artist, but the wrong signature pickup for such a bright guitar...I put a Gravity Storm in my Albert and it is a much darker sounding pickup than the Evo. I love it.

When you desolder the pickup, you should use a copper desoldering braid (sometimes called a wick) to suck up and absorb the old solder (just in case your boss forgets to tell you about that). Good luck!

 

[Siddius]

Darn, you picked the right artist, but the wrong signature pickup for such a bright guitar...I put a Gravity Storm in my Albert and it is a much darker sounding pickup than the Evo. I love it.

When you desolder the pickup, you should use a copper desoldering braid (sometimes called a wick) to suck up and absorb the old solder (just in case your boss forgets to tell you about that). Good luck!

I know, right! The Evo sounded like exactly what I was looking for, especially maybe on my old Y2D, but it utterly over compensated on the PDN.

I work for a freelance sound company with a lot of electricians in it, so while I'm pretty sure my colleagues will cover what I need, I'll keep that in mind if it is something they don't cover. Thanks - yet another reason this is a great forum!