Star Cycle

Cover of Jeff Beck's Starcycle played with an Alder body Strat with David Copeland custom neck and VanZandt pickups played through a 50 Watt Marshall JCM900 combo (on loan), Fulltone FD-2 and Boss DD-20 delay. Recorded in London Sept. 06 at Rockschool Excellence in Performance event.

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[partsocaster80]

The Rock and Vintage Plus bridge models have a hot tight, squeezed sort of tone. It's beautiful and gives high end from heaven especially when overdriven. I've not tried the True Vintage pickups. If I get another strat at any time, I'd be hard pushed not to opt for another set of VZ's . Although the Bare Knuckle Mother's Milk (a gift from a friend) and my trusty old Fender US RI pickup are great in combo with the Vintage Plus in that particular guitar.

[partsocaster80]

Also, I have a Warmoth alder body strat with one-piece Feline guitars (Croydon UK) "58" style neck which has a VZ Vintage Plus in the Bridge. (Bare Knuckle Mother's Milk middle and 1996 Fender US '57/62 RI in the neck). Can't be sure which model I like best (since i can only compare the three types in Bridge models), but the Blues model is a bit bigger and "airier" whilst still having sizzle. The Rock and Vintage Plus to my ear sound quite similar tonally, albeit with very different output

[partsocaster80]

They area full set of 1999 VZ Blues, the output jack let me down a little on this occasion (never mind having to play through a JCM900 at about 3 on the volume dial) so they sound better than this usually. That pickguard is now on an Stew-Mac ash body strat with a chunky Pete Griffin neck (made here in Northern Ireland).

The red strat now has a set of custom order VZ's with RW/RP middle Blues, Blues neck and Rock Bridge.

[wajang1000]

Which VanZandt pickups were used - rock or blues or vintage?

[ciarzo69]

There's no doubt about it Chris. You're one seriously gifted player!!!! Love it mate ;-)

Ciarz