If you only had a bridge pickup ...

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

... what would you do?

[pingu]

... what would you do?

have a little cry ….

[AllanAllen]

Sell the guitar.

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

have a little cry ….

Sissy LOL

[Bobby Timmons]

have a little cry ….

End thread lmao.

I guess the answer is play some sort of rawk like metul, punk or grunge. Or surf!

[Hep To The Jive]

I'd be called Eddie Van Halen and had a great life playing in a susseful rocknroll band.

[sgosnell]

I too would cry. Then try really hard to find a guitar with a neck pickup.

[pauln]

I had one, yes that is the original Hello Kitty. The neck was excellent, clubby with pink dots, perfect frets, The body was same profile as a Strat except thinner, the whole guitar was maybe 4 lbs. This was a good sounding guitar.
I mentioned it to someone at the local mom and pop guitar store and they immediately wanted to buy it (apparently they are highly sought by the ironically serious heavy metal thrashers, no doubt in part because of the very fine neck quality - they replace the pickups with expensive ones). It was an offer I couldn't refuse.

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

I had one, yes that is the original Hello Kitty. The neck was excellent, clubby with pink dots, perfect frets, The body was same profile as a Strat except thinner, the whole guitar was maybe 4 lbs. This was a good sounding guitar.
I mentioned it to someone at the local mom and pop guitar store and they immediately wanted to buy it (apparently they are highly sought by the ironically serious heavy metal thrashers, no doubt in part because of the very fine neck quality - they replace the pickups with expensive ones). It was an offer I couldn't refuse.

I always found those really funny guitars and have heard about the quality as well. Would not mind to have one and gig with it LOL. I guess you could get a good jazz sound out of it with a mind controlling the fingers?

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

I too would cry. [...]

Sissy LOL.

[docsteve]

If it’s an Esquire I‘d play the hell out of it.


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[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

I'd be called Eddie Van Halen and had a great life playing in a susseful rocknroll band.

What a pityfor you that you decided against it LOL. But I still believe Eddie's success is based on the fact that he was a tremendous solo guitarist but at the same the most underated rock rhythm guitarist of all times

[frabarmus]

If you only had a ...Trabant, what would you do?

(Just joking!) I usually only use the neck pickup (at least for jazz) but if bridge-pickup guitars were the only ones available (for whatever reasons) I would still play them. Afterall I do love Allan Holdsworth, who generally prefers the bridge pickup. Perhaps chords would then sound a little "icy", i guess... so, maybe, I would be pushed to playing really interesting ones... (?)

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

If you only had a ...Trabant, what would you do?

(Just joking!) I usually only use the neck pickup (at least for jazz) but if bridge-pickup guitars were the only ones available (for whatever reasons) I would still play them. Afterall I do love Allan Holdsworth, who generally prefers the bridge pickup. Perhaps chords would then sound a little "icy", i guess... so, maybe, I would be pushed to playing really interesting ones... (?)

If I had only a Trabant I would sell it to a museum as those motors really stink literally. But a whole country used to drive them. As I never had a driving licence (unnecessary in my hometown with good public transport) I would probably buy a cargo bike for it.

But regarding instruments and sound equipment I have always used what I had or could afford and tried to make the best out of it. Which included experiments.

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

[kris]

... what would you do?

I would install a new neck pickup or sell the guitar to a rock musician.

[jazznylon]

I had one, yes that is the original Hello Kitty. The neck was excellent, clubby with pink dots, perfect frets, The body was same profile as a Strat except thinner, the whole guitar was maybe 4 lbs. This was a good sounding guitar.
I mentioned it to someone at the local mom and pop guitar store and they immediately wanted to buy it (apparently they are highly sought by the ironically serious heavy metal thrashers, no doubt in part because of the very fine neck quality - they replace the pickups with expensive ones). It was an offer I couldn't refuse.

Perfect guitar for asserting one's dominance

[Peter C]

Excellent post

[frabarmus]

Made in DDR! Not bad, eh? Nice guitar, actually (not sure about the pickup, though)

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

Perfect guitar for asserting one's dominance

If you think a certain guitar is necessary to assert your dominance you've got a serious problem.

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

Made in DDR! Not bad, eh? Nice guitar, actually (not sure about the pickup, though)

The correct abreviation in English is GDR (German Democratic Republic). (I am correcting you just so everyone can understand what you are talking about.)

[frabarmus]

Kein problem!

[SandChannel]

I own one of these and <gasp> a Soldano amplifier as well. I think we are allowed to like and play other styles of music, but I always forget to check with the gatekeeper on the current set of rules.

[supersoul]

I actually had a bridge pickup only guitar, and I ended up putting on a floating pickup. Replaced the tone control with three way switch.
When I bought it I thought I would be able to turn the treble all the way down on the bridge pickup and it would sound ok, but it really didn't.

[pauln]

Made in DDR! Not bad, eh? Nice guitar, actually (not sure about the pickup, though)

That pick guard orientation looks "backwards"... is that the intended design?