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I have 4 of the Rivera era Fender's. Champ 2, Super Champ, Princeton Rev 2, and Deluxe Rev 2. The Super Champ has a great, very musical overdrive. The others are nowhere near as musical in the drive channel, but all are absolutely stellar in their clean tones and worth the price of admission...
Slightly off topic, but lately I've been using my Box of Rock pedal as it is one of the few that keeps the low and high end in tact. It works best for medium gain levels. It has a post distortion clean boost which works very well in front of my Soul Food.
Mike, am I remembering correctly that the Goldtop has a mahogany top and a PAF that measures nearly 10k?
I'm sure I'm wrong. I usually am.
As for the triple p/u Customs, I believe the middle p/u was never wired out of phase as that never appeared in any description of the guitar at the time. I...
This is a key statement. I find that P90's can be magical in one amp and just ok in another. The same can be said with humbuckers but to a lesser extent. As an example, I have a Budda Superdrive 30 (original hand wired series) that to my ear, is best paired with a P90 guitar.
Apologies for...
No disrespect intended toward anyone.
I've never weighed a single one of my guitars over the last 50 + years. Even in the '70's when heavy was considered a plus, I couldn't care less. It was always just about tone, playability and the connection I got from the instrument, or lack thereof.
Best advise was to get the compensating bridge for your '52. Once you fix that, they're magic. My '68/69 Custom is the favorite of all my Lesters. When you add the '56 Special it's a collection I personally wouldn't give up for the "54. I have a '57 Special and a 'late '53 goldtop as well, so I...