Article: SETUPS OF THE STARS Neal Schon.(guitars )(Brief Article)

Neal Schon's current guitars are custom PRS models that I outfitted with Floyd Rose Original tremolos, Roland GK-2A pickups (with internally mounted controls), and Fernandes Sustainers. The neck pickups--which share pickup rings with the Fernandes Sustainer drivers--are DiMarzio Fast Track 2s, which Schon likes for their big sound. For bridge pickups, Schon favors Gibson '57 reissues for recording and uses fattersounding DiMarzio Nortons live.

The pickups are set as close to the strings as possible--between 1/16" and 3/32"--to get the ...

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