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So, almost immediately, the Charvel was replaced with a red Fender Stratocaster, which came from Jason Cropper. Karl claimed in the early 2000s that this was because Jason was assigned to acoustic guitar early on, however, in 2018, Rivers noted, "Our original guitar player Jason [Cropper] was a very hands-on guitar techy sorta guy. He played it and I liked it, so we traded. I had some kind scholarship from the community college where they give you work money to buy things, so I got a Telecaster, which I gave him in return for this Strat copy." | So, almost immediately, the Charvel was replaced with a red Fender Stratocaster, which came from Jason Cropper. Karl claimed in the early 2000s that this was because Jason was assigned to acoustic guitar early on, however, in 2018, Rivers noted, "Our original guitar player Jason [Cropper] was a very hands-on guitar techy sorta guy. He played it and I liked it, so we traded. I had some kind scholarship from the community college where they give you work money to buy things, so I got a Telecaster, which I gave him in return for this Strat copy." | ||
This Stratocaster was purchased new by Jason, and heavily modified, with a new neck, | This Stratocaster was purchased new by Jason, and heavily modified, with a new neck, an LSR roller nut, and new pickups, a Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in the bridge, a hot-rails strat pickup in the middle, and a DiMarzio Humbucker from Hell in the neck. The Humbucker from Hell had a coil tap wired to it, which when engaged, would make the pickup sound thinner, on an already weak output humbucker. This made the tone completely clean even through a high-gain, metal amp, without having to step on a distortion pedal or anything like that. | ||
It’s worth noting that, sometime during 1993, the middle pickup was replaced by a Telecaster’s neck pickup. This may have come from Rivers’ Telecaster, now given to Jason. | It’s worth noting that, sometime during 1993, the middle pickup was replaced by a Telecaster’s neck pickup. This may have come from Rivers’ Telecaster, now given to Jason. | ||