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I've been curious about the Dimarzio FS-1 for early '78 tone, so I tried one out in the mid position on my Strat. Couldn't find any FS-1 clips here in the forums, so I thought I'd post the results in case anyone else has had the same thought. The FS-1 was released in 1974. Not that Jerry ever used one, probably, but what the heck.

I actually like it more than the SDS-1 but not as much as the partially unwound SDS-1, which is brighter. That's ironic, because the FS-1 is even darker than the stock SDS. Go figure.

Amp is an Allen Sweet Spot with a ceramic Weber Cali (paper) and JBL K110 in a TMR open-back pine cab. The backup is a loop pedal and a Dimarzio Class of '55 in the neck position. Recorded at low volume on a Zoom H2.

https://soundcloud.com/d0f7423e6e494bba ... let-noodle

The Fs-1 sounds pretty good. The Backing tone seems to have an acoustic quality to it. I thought the barking was from our dog because I just let her out. Unless that was a new effect you forgot to mention.

The Fs-1 sounds pretty good. The Backing tone seems to have an acoustic quality to it. I thought the barking was from our dog because I just let her out. Unless that was a new effect you forgot to mention.

The B-tron dog-bark pedal! I think that particular event was the wife coming home. I thought it was the mailman, but that's the happy bark, not the "I kill you now!" bark.

The Class of '55 is a really nice neck pickup. It's quite bright which gives it natural sound in that position.