Don Mare Super Sport pickups through the DR Z EZG50 by Frankie Starr

[houseofbluesmill]

Mate that's taking it apart!! solid playing!!! .......Set ordered.....Was going to go 69 CS's but they sound the goods.....

[Slowhand4Blues]

Hi Frankie,

I'm thinking of buying one of those EZG 50 would you like to tell me more about those pre and post Volumes ? Is The Pre behaving like a drive?

Nice Strat Tone BTW :)

[doinkusamongus]

Fantastic sound and playing. Good job!

[eflizotte]

Can't get enough of this clip...

[hsuchieh1007]

nice strat tone!

[amkboxer]

This guy plays like a Gibson 335 player, lol.

[32ile]

Can i ask what gauge of strings are those? 10-52 or 11-49?

[Starrman1970]

@32ile  Sure, 10 -46....

[gkb911]

What have you got this mic'd up with?

[Starrman1970]

@gkb911

It's a Audio Techica AT-22 Stereo mic

[Fishies125]

@Starrman1970 Beautiful

[imatube2]

2:14... I've seen that trick before.

[Kingfishlundy]

Frankie, Don Mare owes you. You sold me a set of his Super Sports. Had them installed this weekend. Awesome. I was a little dissapointed that I still can't play like you though. Maybe it's that Dr. Z...

Is your bridge pickup hooked up to the tone pot?

[dparel]

I recently picked up a 1960 Relic Strat and it's a bit dark sounding. Not sure if pickups will make a big diff. I want more of that tone your getting. I was looking at Van Zandts and a few people I know keep telling me about them. I also played a guys 56 Relic this year that had Lollar Blondes in it and that thing had some power. Do you know anything about the Relic Strat CS pickups? I'm guessing they are a little weak in output. Thanks for the Awesome Vids!

[stratthead]

Sounds hard and midrangey, a little nasally.  I heard a clip of yours with Lollars and it sounded much better. This sounds very narrow. No bass.

[Starrman1970]

@stratthead Thanks for writing. The Lollars are Alnico 2. And have a softer, totally different vibe. Funny, I actually ended up putting these Don Mars PU's in the cream strat you are talking about, and they sound a lot different. The blue strat has a little edgy sound, no matter what PU's are in it. Also, the bass on the amp was on one, or completely turned off. But, I can say this...I have tried a ton of different strat PU's, and the mare's are up there with the best of them.

[MrNebelful]

@stratthead not better. different.. blondes have more of a strat ,, chimey clean sound,, this one are bitty and aggresive , blues with this one must me killer...

[Fishies125]

@stratthead Ha! I think it sounds amazing.

[44eelz]

does this got a lot of headroom, does it stay clean at high volumes?

[martimax34]

State of art Blues playing !!!!

Awesome sound !!

Are you the master player playing with the incredible good band Lowdown13 ?

Pascal

[buddastrat]

Sounds a lil on the tinny side to me, but I like that white clip/lollars you did.

[auau1]

awesome tone and playing!!!

quick question: can you comment on the difference between the don mare super sport to the fender cs 69? I'm thinking of buying the cs 69 but might go with don mare if its smoother and have better 3D chimey bell quality.

[Starrman1970]

@auau1

Sure, The 69's are really nice sounding too...much brighter, and no hum cancelling in positions 2 and 4. The Super Sport's have more out-put, and are a little darker and smoother. You would have to request the RW/RP middle if you wanted hum-cancelling in 2 and 4. The SS bridge is hotter then vintage, if you like that sort of thing. He makes a set called the Josie/Vaughn which is the same set, but the bridge is bridge is not as hot, closer to vintage spec....

[auau1]

@Starrman1970

Thanks for the info Starman. I noticed the CS69 has really deep lows. Just wondering if the super sport has the same depth on the low end? And also if you don't mind me asking, why did you changed from the cs69 to the super sport? Thanks heaps

[auau1]

@Starrman1970

Thanks for the info Starman. I noticed the cs69 has really nice depth on the low end. Does the super sport shares the same quality? And also what made you change from the cs69 to the super sport if you dont mind me asking?

Thanks heaps

[niceillusion]

mesa..??!!

go w/ the Z !!

[dompascarella]

tone heaven eh?

[StickyFingers44111]

frankie is the man

[dparel]

Is that strat MIM? Did you have to have alot of work done to it? Sounds very vintage like. Most of em I pick up at GC don't feel so great.

[sevycat]

Good Stuff. Wish I new what tone cap your using with those Don Mare pickups.

It's going to be a tuff call for my next amp.

Either this Dr. Z or a Mesa Mark V.

[Starrman1970]

I'm pretty sure is was a ,015, black cat paper in oil cap, Thanks !

[MyVerycool]

Fantastc sound , bridge pickup has big amount of bass too am i right?

[Starrman1970]

Yes...They just make the whole guitar big and fat...

[pula58]

speaker = ?

[Starrman1970]

It's a Eminece Big Ben....15inch.

[DystopianAwakening]

lol @ the John Mayer elbow throw @ 2:17. Also enjoyed your Beavis and Butthead impression @ 2:27. Jokes aside, you and that amp sound amazing

[drummerdarko]

hahahahah! that's exactly what I was thinking!

sweet demo. I just bought an EZG 50 and it is one amazing amp...

[fakeox]

Great tone!

[kitofmitiwanga]

I can tell that Doreen is the production manager these days. CANDLES ha ha

[deadfurrow]

Nice work Frankie. Another awesome video. Tone for days!!!!

[jassrv]

nice verry nice