Pickup selector positoining

[dwarf]

Hey guys,

I came across this video this morning. What do you think of the positioning of the pickup selector? Seems kind of handy to me. I own a few telecasters with the reverse pickup selector but this seems pretty ergonomic.

Cilia Guitars Harlequin MD Michael Dolce Clean Demo - YouTube

 

[ido1957]

I always use the middle pickup position on my Strat. I have 4 unused positions. lol...

 

[Meclazine]

Amazing recorded sound. Some really nice things going on in his playing.

On a standard Telecaster with the lipstick pickups, I like the middle position. All positions are OK, but that is generally where things stay.

For the HH Tele's I really admire the neck pickup. So rich and warm and for jazz, the notes just blend into one another.

For a Stratocaster, pre-1975, I choose the middle position. For newer strats, I choose one up from the bridge position for a really nice tone. Number 2 basically which mixes the bridge and central pickups.

Thanks for the vid.

 

[Anfontan]

When I got my first Tele I was constantly hitting the switch when I was playing rhythm. I thought I would destroy the switch, but after about a week my brain apparently rewired itself and I never had any problems since then.
I use the middle switch position on the Tele and Gibson style guitars probably 75% of the time. For Strats I change the switch position constantly.