I used this on a track in the studio - a kind of pop punk type of thing @ 155BPM. The idea was to keep a live feel on the song. It's one my singer and I wrote in 1994, and we revisited for a bit of fun...
Anyway, I was limiting myself to one stereo guitar track, played in one pass - totally live. In the Helix I used a model based on a Trainwreck amp with two IRs sent to separate outs. The left IR was kept dry, the right had a reverb block placed after the IR. I originally tracked this with my SC245, and it was cool, but mixing the song was a little too much of a hassle. It was either too loud or too buried. What I needed was a guitar that had some "twang" in the tone. I tried my Esquire. It had the twang, but it was too much!! The lead sounded "off". Today when I revisited the song, I figured I'd try the WL....
HOLY MOLY!!!!!
The twang quotient was PERFECT!!!! Using the Trainwreck model with the WL on the bridge pickup gave me a tone that sat in the mix exactly as I needed it to. The guitar slices through the bass and drums, the lead sustains just right - which was crucial since I was doing the take live in a single pass. The rhythm had to have enough clarity not to wash out, but there needed to be enough sustain for me to play the lead. The 58/15LT pickups provided what I needed!!! YAY!
Man, I can't wait to take this guitar on some sessions. I have nothing on the books until after the holidays. Too bad, lol!!! Good to know this one is more than just a pretty face!!!