single coil-p90 sound??
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Breogan
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Re: single coil-p90 sound??
Many people thinks that quarter pound series are similar to P-90's in tone. All in all are high output single coils with a fatter tone. There are some similarities with P-90!! May be the hot stack series are close too since they are hot output pickups with a single coil tone.
Many people thinks that quarter pound series are similar to P-90's in tone. All in all are high output single coils with a fatter tone. There are some similarities with P-90!! May be the hot stack series are close too since they are hot output pickups with a single coil tone.
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Re: single coil-p90 sound??
well...if you want to stay with Duncan, the Quater Pounder is gonna be as close as you can get IMO, and also IMO it will ba lacking when compared to a P-90
As far as I know the best P-90 sounding pickup that will simply drop into a Strat is a Lindy Fralin SP43
twicks926 said:
well...if you want to stay with Duncan, the Quater Pounder is gonna be as close as you can get IMO, and also IMO it will ba lacking when compared to a P-90
As far as I know the best P-90 sounding pickup that will simply drop into a Strat is a Lindy Fralin SP43
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Lewguitar
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Re: single coil-p90 sound??
I love Seymour's pickups and use them in almost every electric guitar I own.
But for the P-90 in a Strat size, I use the Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 43 and that is the pickup I think gets that P-90 in a single coil size tone better than any other pickup I've tried.
Superb pickup. Great tone and great vibe. Blends beautifully when combined with a vintage style alnico 5 Strat middle pickup too: nice and chimey.
Lew
I love Seymour's pickups and use them in almost every electric guitar I own.
But for the P-90 in a Strat size, I use the Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 43 and that is the pickup I think gets that P-90 in a single coil size tone better than any other pickup I've tried.
Superb pickup. Great tone and great vibe. Blends beautifully when combined with a vintage style alnico 5 Strat middle pickup too: nice and chimey.
Lew
frankencat
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Re: single coil-p90 sound??
You could get something like a Lil '59 or Lil JB (do they make those?) and wire it in parallel. I think that would get you close and you would have humbucking/hum-cancelling options as well.
If you want real P-90 sound from a Strat why not just get a pickguard cut out for one or more P-90's?
You could get something like a Lil '59 or Lil JB (do they make those?) and wire it in parallel. I think that would get you close and you would have humbucking/hum-cancelling options as well.
If you want real P-90 sound from a Strat why not just get a pickguard cut out for one or more P-90's?
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Re: single coil-p90 sound??
On this topic I'm wondering if anyone has looked at Dimarzio's bluesbucker? I understand it was made for this purpose with nonsemetrical coils-
I to build a gtr this summer around a P90 mahagoney sound but will have to have at least hum canceling for the venues we play- If it turns out that there are no humbuckers that are really convinsing, I'm pretty sure I will try a dummy coil, ala Gibson Blueshawk-
So while we are on it, anyone have any experience with P90s and a dummy coil?
Thanks!
On this topic I'm wondering if anyone has looked at Dimarzio's bluesbucker? I understand it was made for this purpose with nonsemetrical coils-
I to build a gtr this summer around a P90 mahagoney sound but will have to have at least hum canceling for the venues we play- If it turns out that there are no humbuckers that are really convinsing, I'm pretty sure I will try a dummy coil, ala Gibson Blueshawk-
So while we are on it, anyone have any experience with P90s and a dummy coil?
Thanks!
frankencat
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Re: single coil-p90 sound??
I know I am on the outside of this but I like Gibson P-100's. The SD P-90 stacks are pretty dang good too. A freind of mine has a black Gibson LP Deluxe with these in it and it is a tone monster.
I know I am on the outside of this but I like Gibson P-100's. The SD P-90 stacks are pretty dang good too. A freind of mine has a black Gibson LP Deluxe with these in it and it is a tone monster.
