SD P90 Silencers vs PRS TCI "S"?
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sumitagarwal
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Can't wait to hear!
I tend to like slightly hotter P-90s than vintage so I bought the "Hot" set. Even though all the sound clips I've heard of the JJN sounded amazing (even cleans sounded good and clean), I was a bit afraid to go that hot for fear of not being able to get a really clean tone from it.
Here's my theory: If the vintage range is roughly 8-10k, the "Hot" is about 2k higher which should give me some good growl but should still clean up pretty well. The JJN is admittedly only .55k more, but I'm thinking that above 11k is really pushing it to get good cleans. But I may be wrong...the JJN really sounded awesome in clips.
I'm open to anyone else's ideas or experience.
PS: I love how Jared James Nichols refers to Leslie West as "the king at the top of the mountain" of P-90 tone. I couldn't agree more. And just like JJN, Leslie's P-90 tone in Mississippi Queen is what initially turned me on to P-90s 53 years ago.
sumitagarwal
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Yes, the JJN is about 2k higher, but I'd think it's a bit less "efficient" as a hum-cancelling multi-coil design, and since the baseplate is smaller than a traditional P90 it has more of it's winds further down the bobbin, further away from the strings. Regardless, resistance is only really comparable if we know the wire gauge/etc is the same.
strat dude
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So for those that have had a go with these I hear people say they sound like a great p90 but what about the dynamic feel of them? Are the versatile and delicate when rolled back and punchy when rolled up. Just curious about the ceramic mag as they sometimes compress a lot.
strat dude
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Bueler?
The Silencer I tried at NAMM was as dynamic as any P90 I tried. I don't think you can judge it against other P90s with the magnet alone, because it is just constructed differently.
strat dude
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Awesome, that is what I was hoping. I have one guitar currently with a single P90 and it has phenomenal tone. So dynamic I can go from clean-ish to dirty as hell just by digging in a bit. That’s what I’m hoping for as I just can’t take the hum anymore.
sumitagarwal
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Considering how much people love the sound of P90's, and considering how much the hum drives people crazy, I'm really surprised that these pickups haven't gotten more coverage.
I suspect if they released a production version in humbucker mounting it would get way more attention.
Well, they are pretty new, so they need some time for people to discover them.
