Fat sounding P-90s

[Mid_Squad]

I was playing a SG with P-90s at guitar center, and I loved the tone. (http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-...uitar-with-P-90-Pickups-101393338-i1149174.gc). I was wondering if there was some fat sounding P-90s that could get the same tone out of a maple neck, alder body strat.

 

[El CHupacabra]

Re: Fat sounding P-90s

Well P-90s are sorta hard to find, you'd have to search around yourself. Then you'd need a custom pickguard cut for a strat cause P-90s have a different size than humbuckers. After all the customing with the routing, wiring and testing, I'm not sure it'd be worth it.

 

[Mid_Squad]

Re: Fat sounding P-90s

Well P-90s are sorta hard to find, you'd have to search around yourself. Then you'd need a custom pickguard cut for a strat cause P-90s have a different size than humbuckers. After all the customing with the routing, wiring and testing, I'm not sure it'd be worth it.

But I already got a strat. if i was starting off with nothing, of course i would get the SG. A lot cheaper with all the work and everything. I was thinking about getting a pickguard from warmoth. Theyre really cheap for custom pickguards.

 

[Aceman]

Re: Fat sounding P-90s

Well - I'll let you figure out how to get the P-90's in the strat.

But NOTHING beats P-90 goodness! Fatter than the fattest single coil, cuts like a razor compared to any bucker.

In that maple/alder strat it's not gonna sound the same. It will sound like P-90's though. But...Duncan Hot p-90's might do it. And, if you get a hum/hum routed pick guard, you can try Duncan Phat Cats - HB sized p-90's.

 

[blueman335]

Re: Fat sounding P-90s

But NOTHING beats P-90 goodness! Fatter than the fattest single coil, cuts like a razor compared to any bucker.

And, if you get a hum/hum routed pick guard, you can try Duncan Phat Cats - HB sized p-90's.

+1. There's a growing selection of HB-sized P-90's, and if you need to alter the tone in them, mag swaps are quick and easy. You should be able to get a pair to match your wood for the tones you want. If you can install real P-90's in your Strat, go for it.

 

[El CHupacabra]

Re: Fat sounding P-90s

To Mr Aceman:

My problem with p-90's is they tend to get muddy on me easily. My friend has them on a Tele Dlx, and I never liked at least that set up. Course I go for the ALnico II sound.

 

[dr. ad]

Re: Fat sounding P-90s

+2 on aceman and blueman's phat cat recommendations; the nickel cover makes them a lot quieter (ie closer to a HB than a SC IMHO) and will also shave a little high-end off. 2 A5 mags in a bridge PC and you're done.