SPH-90-1 with PRS Mc Carty

[Laluserne]

Hello,

I would like to put a pair of Phat Cat SPH-90-1 in my PRS Mc Carty. Have you try it ? What do you think about that ?

What do you think if I plug the two SPH-90-1 in parallel, serie and out of phase.

Thanks for all

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: SPH-90-1 with PRS Mc Carty

First consideration - pickup routs. On some older PRS guitars, the pickup routs were only cut to accept open bobbin humbuckers. The sharp corners of a metal cover can foul the rounded corners of the cavity.

Second consideration - Single conductor + braided shield cable. Without modification, you can only connect the Phat Cat pickups in parallel with each other.

In any event, two P90s in series, in phase, usually results in a loud muddy sound.

My pickup choice would be the P-Rails, probably in Triple Shot mounting surrounds. Phase reversal and series/parallel interconnection of the two pickups could be controlled via push/pull volume and tone pots.

 

[Laluserne]

Re: SPH-90-1 with PRS Mc Carty

Hello Funkfinger

Thanks for your answer.

About P90 sound on a PRS Mc Carty :

What is the difference between a P-Rails (P90) or a Phat Cat and a real soapbar P90 in a Mc Carty soapbar ?