Just got my guitar which has 707s... the bridge pickup is great, but the neck one is muddy as hell. Even with sweeping and legato stuff I never use the neck pickup anymore (actually makes my sweeping sound crap - and I don't mean noise, just tone).
It happens with all amp settings too, even when clean. Back in the old days (last year) I would learn something typically played with a neck pickup, with the bridge pickup. Then once I nailed it I would switch to neck to get that really nice warm sound... not anymore. As soon as I find myself unconsciously switching to neck, I unconsciously switch back to bridge 10 seconds later.
So is this some well known characteristic of 707s? I always hear peopel talking about the bridge PU, but it's honestly not that bad. Not sure if neck blackouts are any better? Not that I would get them, if I change I'm going with a BKP Painkiller and maybe Liquifire.
It happens with all amp settings too, even when clean. Back in the old days (last year) I would learn something typically played with a neck pickup, with the bridge pickup. Then once I nailed it I would switch to neck to get that really nice warm sound... not anymore. As soon as I find myself unconsciously switching to neck, I unconsciously switch back to bridge 10 seconds later.
So is this some well known characteristic of 707s? I always hear peopel talking about the bridge PU, but it's honestly not that bad. Not sure if neck blackouts are any better? Not that I would get them, if I change I'm going with a BKP Painkiller and maybe Liquifire.