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It was modded with Seymour Duncan Custom Custom (bridge) and Alnico 2 Pro (neck)
The Custom Custom is the perfect bridge pickup for a Strat. It has tons of mids and lows, and round highs. It maybe too much for a Les Paul but in my guitar it works awesome. It's like having a midboost in it.
I use a bridge Alnico 2 Pro pickup in the NECK position of my LP. It matches perfectly with the Custom Custom in the bridge position. It's bright but not harsh, the attack is round and lows super tight.
This is a guitar that I put together myself. The body is from a 1997 Purple Metallic American Standard and the neck is from a 1977 Strat. I love the 2 points tremolo with solid steel saddles. It used to have Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot pu's but changed them for DiMarzio FS-1
This guitar is super bright. I have it modded with jumbo frets, DiMarzio FS-1 pickups and 500k volume pot
I had every Tube Screamer reissues and this one is the only one that sounds exactly the same as the old TS9.
Reissues of classic pedals trend to exaggerate things. Brand new Ibanez Tube Screamer (ts9 and ts808) sounds too smooth and too middy. This one is more subtle, more natural. It doesn't make your tone like if you're listening it from an old radio.
I found in this pedal what I was looking on the ZVex Fuzz Factory. It seems to be a stranger for the Big Muff family. To me, it sounds like a modded Fuzz Face or Tone Bender. You can get a nasty but singing 60's/70's fuzz tones. It fuzzes, but the 6th string still breathes. I use mostly the Distortion side, but the OD is quite useful for some mild distorted parts.
I used to have many modulation stompboxes before buying the MM4: Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus, Dunlop Univibe, Boss TR-2 Tremolo and MXR Phase 90. They all sound awesome, but they're too many. The MM4 is a great piece of gear that gets the job done.