Anyone tried te Wilde L-90 pickups?

[lazyfinger]

What are they like tonally? There aren't that many demos available. There are different output versions as I understand. Are they like a warmer L-500 or high output vintage 70s/paf sound? I'm asking for a frame of reference I guess. Also besides the output, what are the tonal difference between the 6H and 8H? Thanks.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Anyone tried te Wilde L-90 pickups?

I used to have a set of old (70's) Lawrence L90's...

They are aggressive and crunchy and have a killer lead sound...very good sustain and a nice thick sound even for single notes.

 

[lazyfinger]

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Is it modern sounding like the L500XL or dimebucker? Or more 70s vintage sound like high output PAFs or Super Distortion etc?

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Anyone tried te Wilde L-90 pickups?

Is it modern sounding like the L500XL or dimebucker? Or more 70s vintage sound like high output PAFs or Super Distortion etc?

Listen to early (but after their first album) Aerosmith...Joe and Bread both used L90's and L-220 "single coils" a lot.

They don't sound anything like L-500's but I don't hear a Super D or JB type tone either...

 

[JohnnyGuitarCA]

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Is it modern sounding like the L500XL or dimebucker? Or more 70s vintage sound like high output PAFs or Super Distortion etc?

They really have their own thing going on tonally.

 

[lazyfinger]

Re: Anyone tried te Wilde L-90 pickups?

Listen to early (but after their first album) Aerosmith...Joe and Bread both used L90's and L-220 "single coils" a lot.

They don't sound anything like L-500's but I don't hear a Super D or JB type tone either...

Back in the day, did they use the L90L or L90XL for the bridge?

I do like the tone here:

They really have their own thing going on tonally.

Yeah, I'm concerned that if they're like Dimebucker, I won't like it. I dont like cold and sterile or hi-fi sounding pickups. I like HBs that are warm and open on the top end but has some medium to high output with lows and low mids. But never tried Bill Lawrence pickups, and I read that L-90 were suppose to be warm, organic, and vintage hot with tons of clarity.

 

[ColeJustesen]

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The L-90s are great pickups. I have had them in two different guitars and they were exactly what I was looking for. They have a wider range similar to what a PAF is like but a lot more clear than the PAF style pickups I have tried. Bill Lawrence designs his pickups to be clear sounding, and they deliver.

The L-90s have very low string pull which allows for that clarity. As far as going from 6H to 8H you aren't going to hear that big of a difference, but the concept is that the higher the H value the more treble that is reduced. I had 6H models in the bridge of guitars that I mentioned above and they were plenty hot to do hard rock.

Regarding the L-500s, they have a very focused sound and are tighter. The L-500XL reminded me quite a bit of the EMG 81 but with a passive feel. The L-90 is definitely more vintage in feel and sound, they are warmer sounding than the L-500. I like both models, but the L-90 fits my style - vintage feel with muscle. If you were to do a set, I really feel that the 2.8H model would be better. I had 4H models in the neck and they were just a bit too bassy for me; they were still very clear, but for a mahogany/maple body I really feel that the 2.8H would be a better suit.

The L-90 is my absolute favorite humbucker!

Cole

 

[ColeJustesen]

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This is another great video of the guitarist in the video above playing Andy Timmon's Electric Gypsy. This showcases the L-90 again.

Cole

 

[zain]

Re: Anyone tried te Wilde L-90 pickups?

Back in the day, did they use the L90L or L90XL for the bridge?

I do like the tone here:


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Yeah, I'm concerned that if they're like Dimebucker, I won't like it. I dont like cold and sterile or hi-fi sounding pickups. I like HBs that are warm and open on the top end but has some medium to high output with lows and low mids. But never tried Bill Lawrence pickups, and I read that L-90 were suppose to be warm, organic, and vintage hot with tons of clarity.

Excellent Video and Info, thanks for share

 

[lazyfinger]

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As far as going from 6H to 8H you aren't going to hear that big of a difference, but the concept is that the higher the H value the more treble that is reduced. I had 6H models in the bridge of guitars that I mentioned above and they were plenty hot to do hard rock.


The L-90 is my absolute favorite humbucker!

Cole

This is another great video of the guitarist in the video above playing Andy Timmon's Electric Gypsy. This showcases the L-90 again.

Cole

Is he using the 8H version for the bridge? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think when the output is increased even slightly, it also changes the EQ of the pickup and gives it a different tone. And definitely changing mags on the same pickup will change tone. Thanks.

 

[ColeJustesen]

Re: Anyone tried te Wilde L-90 pickups?

Is he using the 8H version for the bridge? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think when the output is increased even slightly, it also changes the EQ of the pickup and gives it a different tone. And definitely changing mags on the same pickup will change tone. Thanks.

That is the 6H version in the bridge. I don't know technicalities or the physics of pickups, but to me if any part is changed, then the overall sound would change too... However, that is from my layman's perspective.

Cole