Members angus_old Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 Originally posted by sultan417 Simply put, humbuckers sound like chainsaws, P-90's sound like diesel engines. diesel engines lubricated by the vaginal fluids of an angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftyjay Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 look in his sig they're SX's a 57 and a 62 prolly cost him about $500 for the 2 guitars, pickups, and new pickguards as a matter of fact, i made the pickguards myself. the pickups were sold to me real cheap. i may have $325 tied up in both guitars. both are very giggable. infact, i play both at least 6-10 hours a week on the gigs. neither shows any signs of wear or rust.and they're a lot lighter weight than a gibby on my shoulder and neck. thats why i modded these guitars instead of getting a LP with p90s. i cant find a p90 SG in a lefty. i suppose i could mod any guitar with p-90's. it's not real hard if you have a dremel and some sandpaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 P-90's sound like this:Note audience appreciation upper right-hand corner.BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucketboy Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 Originally posted by leftyjay i've tried quite a few humbucker sized p-90s. they all lack the snotty sound of a real p-90. humbucker retrofits seem duller to my ears. i even changed the pot value to try to brighten them up. still nothing sounds like a good p-90. these aren't sg guitars, but it is possible to put p-90s in any guitar if you really want them. Hey dude, where did you get the pickguards for those strats? I can't find anyplace that has a one vol and one tone holes. = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members utterhack Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 Originally posted by leftyjay as a matter of fact, i made the pickguards myself... it's not real hard if you have a dremel and some sandpaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 Mine have a blues-y sound, kind-a like Mardi Gras or somethin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6942 Posted May 9, 2006 Members Share Posted May 9, 2006 I think this forum, appreciates P-90's more than the "real world." Sad to say I do not know ONE single guitarists, who uses P-90's. 95% of my friends who have electrics; either strats or humbuckers. The other 5%; teles, or single coil/humbucker hybrids (I.E. like a Squier '51). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 I agree with pretty much everyone's descriptions. I tend to think of P-90s as simply sounding somewhere between a single coil and a humbucker. Of course the P-90s ARE a single coil, but I imagine you can figure out what I mean. More mid focused than a humbucker, but with more testosterone and body than a strat/tele single coil. But I have them in three guitars Gibson Classic SG Gibson LP Jr. Squier Tele Custom II Each has a different tone. SG is brighter LP Jr is deeper and more "vowel-like" Squier is darker But I enjoy them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 Originally posted by 6942 I think this forum, appreciates P-90's more than the "real world." Sad to say I do not know ONE single guitarists, who uses P-90's. 95% of my friends who have electrics; either strats or humbuckers. The other 5%; teles, or single coil/humbucker hybrids (I.E. like a Squier '51). They have EE-lectric GEE-tars out there in Youghiogheny country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 Originally posted by jerry_picker They have EE-lectric GEE-tars out there in Youghiogheny country? "Youghiogheny" can't be a real word. Not even for a place name.Whatchu talkin bout Willis?BK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 Originally posted by Brian Krashpad "Youghiogheny" can't be a real word. Not even for a place name.Whatchu talkin bout Willis?BK Per-nounced "Yuck-a-gain-ee", couns'lor. (If you find yourself up there, take a raft trip...seriously! Nice whitewater, pretty Appalachian scenery, nary a randy hillbilly in sight, though they may be watchin' you when you ain't a-lookin'.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrGuitar Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 p-90's are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thieery Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 Okay, p90's are nice but do you think Epiphone P90's as good as Gibson ones.My opinion is yes, yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6942 Posted May 10, 2006 Members Share Posted May 10, 2006 jerry_picker: Actually, it's Frederick County, Maryland. FRedNeck county, to everyone else, 'cept the locals. Turn on the radio to hear; C&W, C&W, and more C&W. To hear some decent EE-LEC-TRICK geetar blues, you have to go to the local biker bar. My old Yamaha is REALLY appreciated, among a sea of Harleys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 Originally posted by 6942 jerry_picker:Actually, it's Frederick County, Maryland.FRedNeck county, to everyone else, 'cept the locals.Turn on the radio to hear; C&W, C&W, and more C&W.To hear some decent EE-LEC-TRICK geetar blues, you have to go to the local biker bar.My old Yamaha is REALLY appreciated, among a sea of Harleys! Gotcha.I used to live in ("don't go back to") Rockville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bdecorsey Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 Originally posted by leftyjay as a matter of fact, i made the pickguards myself. the pickups were sold to me real cheap. i may have $325 tied up in both guitars. both are very giggable. infact, i play both at least 6-10 hours a week on the gigs. neither shows any signs of wear or rust. and they're a lot lighter weight than a gibby on my shoulder and neck. thats why i modded these guitars instead of getting a LP with p90s. i cant find a p90 SG in a lefty. i suppose i could mod any guitar with p-90's. it's not real hard if you have a dremel and some sandpaper. Well they look great, and i'll bet they sound even better.Any chance of some sound clips? I'd love to hear a long-scale guitar with P-90's in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 We had a little jam session in the living room last p.m. One of me buds picked up the Hohner HS-35 with the P-90s (in the pic above), I played a Strat, and the bassist thumped a JB. Jeebus, but that Hohner had the tone of the gods...articulate and rich, barky and growly when it needed to be and smooth as a lass's ass when it wanted. (Thanks Pete!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shoeless Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 Originally posted by 6942 jerry_picker: Actually, it's Frederick County, Maryland. FRedNeck county, to everyone else, 'cept the locals. Turn on the radio to hear; C&W, C&W, and more C&W. To hear some decent EE-LEC-TRICK geetar blues, you have to go to the local biker bar. My old Yamaha is REALLY appreciated, among a sea of Harleys! ...and which biker bar would that be? Cactus Flats on a Thursday night maybe? another Frednecker checking in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftyjay Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 Originally posted by bdecorsey Well they look great, and i'll bet they sound even better.Any chance of some sound clips? I'd love to hear a long-scale guitar with P-90's in action. as a matter of fact, i have a bluesy Delbert McClinton song I arranged and fiddled around with. I used my SX SST57. the P90s are from an Agile 2500 goldtop that i installed. I used a Blues Junior and a 57 beta mic. There are effects on the guitar from the internal effects of my old Roland VS-880 recorder. here ya go mp3 of my SX SST57 there are tons of different tones i can get out of this guitar. it takes pedals real well. the cleans are nice and crisp. i can chickin pick with it too. there is some tele twang in there if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yjsays Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 try them out before you hack with your guitar. P-90's arn't my sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seeds Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 Originally posted by Bucketboy Hey dude, where did you get the pickguards for those strats? I can't find anyplace that has a one vol and one tone holes. = He made them himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members id-man Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 Originally posted by leftyjay i have a bluesy Delbert McClinton song I arranged and fiddled around with. I used my SX SST57. the P90s are from an Agile 2500 goldtop that i installed. mp3 of my SX SST57 Great arrangement and tone! Delbert would be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Of-fender Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 Anyone know how to mod a strat-style guitar to fit p-90's? Like any diagrapms or info out there on how to? I'm def thinnking about doin this to my one strat cus i love the p-90 sound but love a strat body! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted May 11, 2006 Members Share Posted May 11, 2006 Originally posted by Of-fender Anyone know how to mod a strat-style guitar to fit p-90's? Like any diagrapms or info out there on how to? I'm def thinnking about doin this to my one strat cus i love the p-90 sound but love a strat body! Just get a set of Strat-sized P-90s from Pete Biltoft. Simple swap. Brilliant!I have a set in a Protone Strat and they deliver... amazing! If you have to have the soapbar look, that's one thing. However, for P-90 tone and responsiveness, these do the job in spades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6942 Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 shoeless: I like Cactus Flats. My wife won't go near the place. Another reason to like Cactus Flats. For a biker bar, it's mellowed in it's old age. Back in the day, it was Friday & Saturday fight night. The Washington Redskins, would come down from training camp, get liquored up, then bump heads with some of the local biker gangs. No refs, no flags = no foul!! Now the music's good, & the beer is cold! And people actually use the urinals, instead of the sink! God, I miss the good old days! "We,re rednecks, rednecks, we don't know our ass from a hole in the ground...." Randy Newman " GOOD OLD BOYS" LP . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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