New Pup Day

[magillver]

Just installed Phat Cats in 2011 Epiphone Dot

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I love Phat Cats. I didn't find the neck pickup dark as many people seem to describe it, personally.

 

[magillver]

I've only played it a bit, and I really like the clarity, and if I want it darker...tone knob!

 

[Mincer]

How do they compare to the stock pickups?

 

[beaubrummels]

Phat Cats are the quintessential "Gibson" ES sound, to me.

 

[Clint 55]

I've only played it a bit, and I really like the clarity, and if I want it darker...tone knob!

PCs in a Dot are insane.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Now you've got a guitar to be proud of. I'm a real P-90 lover...no better tone available. (Not saying humbuckers can't sound good, I've got too many guitars to count that have great sounding humbuckers in them).

But when I'm building a guitar where the tone is THE major consideration, it's designed to have P-90s in it. (Which reminds me...I've finished the guitar that was designed for the JJN Silencers and have had a chance to play it. I need to find the time to do my eval of them). Coming soon to a theatre near you.

 

[Aceman]

Sweet axe - great pickup choice.

 

[magillver]

Just finished (?) the project: Phat Cats, Tonepros locking bridge and tailpiece, Tusq XL nut and locking Grovers, this baby sings! I can't wait to gig with it this weekend! (I somehow managed to doink up the bridge tone control while stuffing everything back through the f-hole, but that a fix for another day...)

 

[Mincer]

Just finished (?) the project: Phat Cats, Tonepros locking bridge and tailpiece, Tusq XL nut and locking Grovers, this baby sings! I can't wait to gig with it this weekend! (I somehow managed to doink up the bridge tone control while stuffing everything back through the f-hole, but that a fix for another day...)

How do the PCs sound different than the stock pickups?

 

[magillver]

Sorry Mincer, I missed that first time around! The original humbuckers came across as a bit muddy to me, not much character. The Phat Cats are really clear and concise, really well-balanced, and I get a bit of 'quack' when they're combined. So far, I've only played it through my Fishman Loudbox mini, but I'm looking forward to playing through my H&K tube amp this weekend (it's at a buddy's house), I expect it'll really shine through that amp!

 

[Mincer]

Sorry Mincer, I missed that first time around! The original humbuckers came across as a bit muddy to me, not much character. The Phat Cats are really clear and concise, really well-balanced, and I get a bit of 'quack' when they're combined. So far, I've only played it through my Fishman Loudbox mini, but I'm looking forward to playing through my H&K tube amp this weekend (it's at a buddy's house), I expect it'll really shine through that amp!

Very cool! I'd think though a proper amp, you'd hear a big difference. The Phat Cats have a lot of fans around here.

 

[Artie]

Nice. If this forum did such a thing, I'd vote that "axe of the month."

 

[ErikH]

Very nice. That's a blues machine right there.

 

[magillver]

Too bad I'm such a list blues player! That's one style I never really glommed on to, don't know why...here's the axe and amp combo at my occasional winery gig: