"We had the design of the single-coil and designed the humbucker to match it. Here there's just a three-way lever pickup selector, master volume and tone to control the aged nickel covered bridge humbucker (with the screw poles facing the neck, not the bridge, for a smoother tonality) and neck single-coil. "We used to use technology, both analogue and digital, but found it could be too complex for some players - it was simply not rock 'n' roll or organic enough," justifies Hatstatt for the lack of an active circuit such as the VSC that features on the majority of Blade guitars. It offers wide travel - if you break a string the rest stay put (which also benefits country-style two-note bends) - but lighter shimmers are a little harder with a tighter feel.
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