New to P-90's... A little help?

Re: New to P-90's... A little help?

All I can tell you it's that it isn't a stack. Stacks have 4-conductor wiring so you can set them in series or in parallel... But probably it is a real Duncan since it's exactly equal to my Vintage p-90.
 
Re: New to P-90's... A little help?

P90's, nothing else can give you that plucky, thick dark sound, or that screaming fat aggressive sound. I have a Gibson ES-330 with P90's (fully hollow and shaped like a 335) and a Godin LG with a set of P90 customs. The vintage duncan does a good job of copping the tone of my Gibson, but it's not 41 y/o yet. The antiquity would be a superb choice as well sounds like an honest to goodnes vintage pup. My customs are high output, growly, but bright when I want them to be. P90's are like nothing else. That have single coil spank, and humbucker fatness.

Being a bucker man though you might would want the Custom Shop Duncan humbucker in a P90 housing, you can then tell them what type wind you want etc.

Luke
 
Re: New to P-90's... A little help?

The readings came back--this thing is putting out 15.3! Not sure what it is, but with those numbers, it's not an SD Hot or Custom...
 
Re: New to P-90's... A little help?

Well... sign me up. I have been converted. The P-90 sound is very unique and addresses many of the gripes I have about single coils. These things do sing and have a VERY original voice. They work well to "stay in front" of the mix and not simply "cut through."

One issue however... how do I deal with the noise? Do the SD stacked P-90's cut out the noise? Do they retain the true P-90 tone colors?
 
Re: New to P-90's... A little help?

P-90s rule. I was "converted" to them a few years back. Stock Gibson P-90s usually sound good. All 3 duncan models are great too. I use the "Hot" model and it's got a really nice, fat growly tone for riff rock.

Someone wanted some examples of P-90 tones:

The Who - "Live at Leeds" album - P-90s in an SG
Rolling Stones - "Midnight Rambler" - good example neck pup P90 sound
New York Dolls - or any Johnny Thunders riff from the 70s
any George Thorogood (hollobody w/90s)
Green Day - "Warning" album
early Black Sabbath
Mountain
.. and others I can't think of right now..
 
Re: New to P-90's... A little help?

Ransom said:
One issue however... how do I deal with the noise? Do the SD stacked P-90's cut out the noise? Do they retain the true P-90 tone colors?
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I've found its all about positioning. You can significatly reduce noise by where you are standing in relation to the amp...but, there will always be some noise. You could throw some sheilding underneath too.
 
Re: New to P-90's... A little help?

Do the SD stacked P-90's cut out the noise? Do they retain the true P-90 tone colors?

thanks again
 
Re: New to P-90's... A little help?

Well I do like the P-90 tone. HOWEVER... way too much noise in this ES-137.

What pickups should be put into this guitar to retain the P-90 tone while eliminating the hum? Make? Model?


Cheezemaster (and others),
What about the others? What about the P-90 Stack?
 
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Re: New to P-90's... A little help?

cheezemaster said:
P-90s rule. I was "converted" to them a few years back. Stock Gibson P-90s usually sound good. All 3 duncan models are great too. I use the "Hot" model and it's got a really nice, fat growly tone for riff rock.
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Cheeze... (and others)...
How do the other models sound tone wise? I will be putting them into an ES-137 (semi-hollow). Other options?

The stock Gibson P-90's are VERY noisy. Will the SD's solve this problem? What about the P-90 Stack?
 
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