SL1 Advice

[TinY]

Newbie here and first post.

I have been offered a white soloist 2009 for what I consider a reasonable price here in the UK. I've played a Soloist in the past, but for only a short time/hours. From what I can remeber it was an awesome guitar.

Now I mostly play rock (AC/DC GnR) and some metal (Children of Bodem), but as I write I am really getting back into playing Texas style blues.

My question is, although I know the solist is not the ideal blues guitar, can I hack out some SRV on it if I hook it up to my Fender amp and 808?

Any thoughts?

[Mazrim]

Sure you can. It's a very versatile guitar.

You could always swap one of the stack pups for a single coil for that SRV tone anyway.
But certainly, the SL1 is good to go for any pretty much any musical style.

[Charlz]

I agree, you definitely can play bluesy on a soloist. Very versatile.

[snucka]

I have a '98 SL-1 and I can get all kinds of different blues tones. The Duncan's with the 5 way offer up alot of tones. I'd jump on another especially if the price is right. Good luck.

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

You'll look kind of silly playing at the Neon Cactus, but yeah, you can do it.

[DonP]

Any thoughts?

It's all in your head. If you want it to work, it will. If you don't, it wont.

Don't forget you can pickup swap and install a push/pulll pot to split the bridge into single coil mode.

I don't have an SL1, but I do have a Model 6 which is pretty much the same thing.

[Sukkoi19]

I find once the drums and bass are going telling the difference between my SL-1 and Strat is rather difficult. Noodling around by myself and really trying; yeah okay maybe it doesn't quite have that Strat like tone but its really really close.