I've never owned a Fender Urge 1 or 2 or a Reverend Triad, but I have owned a three-pickup Landing and now have one by enigmatic Japanese company TS Factory. I've always been interested in 3-pickup basses for some reason. Maybe it's because with all positions engaged, you get a very strong yet articulate tone with nicely-balanced bass, mids, and treble.

My Japanese telecaster bass had Strat wiring, but I had a local pro add a switch to allow for simultaneous use of the two outer pickups as...

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