Originally Posted by: 91362
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Secondly and more importantly is that I wanted to know whether it was possible to diagnose the sound I am currently hearing from my setup and determine whether the pickup or amp should be changed.

Barring a bad setup:

Have you experimented with guitar picks and strings? Two of the hugest tone improvements in tone come from guitar strings and guitar picks. I have guitar picks that make bright strings sound worn and guitar strings the brightest picks won't effect.

It's like night and day between a bad pick and string combo and a good pick and string combo.[/ft QUOTE]

I will be taking it to check the setup but it has not been to my liking from the get go. I have tried s couple different strings but had not noticed much difference. Do you have any insight on brands and their typical characteristics? For lack of descriptive terms I am looking for a tone similar to an Angus Young.