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Famous Guitarists that play P90's...


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Well, who are they? :confused:

 

I know that everyone here loves 'em, but I can't consciously remember the last time I saw someone playing 'em. Well, asides from Sonic Youth, of course. :D Not to confuse Jazzmaster pickups with P90's, I know there's a difference. :) But they have a P90 equipped axe or two as well.

 

I take that back, Pete Townshend and Matt Bellamy use 'em too, huh?

 

Anyone else? :eek:

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Awww I thought the Jazzmaster had p-90...I know they look p90ish...I was gasing for a jazzmaster last week...I thought..."Fender with p90s WOOAH!"

 

I played the Re-issue and they sound very p90 to me...

 

I never was into fenders cuz none of them had the pickups I like...

 

oh well...

 

how are they different?

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any band from the mid to late 60s.

 

it was THE rock pickup of the time, used just about everyone--Keith on an SG to John Lennon on his Casino.

 

then there's the guy from Green DAy w/ his LP Jr.

 

Steve Marriott in Humble Pie w/ his Dwight.

 

and...

 

many more!

 

:idea:

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Originally posted by Johnny Fandango

Awww I thought the Jazzmaster had p-90...I know they look p90ish...I was gasing for a jazzmaster last week...I thought..."Fender with p90s WOOAH!"


I played the Re-issue and they sound very p90 to me...


I never was into fenders cuz none of them had the pickups I like...


oh well...


how are they different?

 

completely.

both are single coils but the JM pups are brighter, have more twang.

P-90s are fuller, favor mids.

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Originally posted by BmoreTele

Leslie West - Mississipi Queen!

 

 

I was just thinking that - the Mississippi Queen sound was a little Les Paul Jr. and a Marshall through a 15" bass cab, and it's one of the coolest sounds in the history of rock music.

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Originally posted by love_o_rock

Did it really go this far w/o a neil young mention?

 

 

Ummm...what? His black beauty guitar has pickups from an old Gibson Firebird. His old Gretsch was a, erm...Gretsch. It didn't have P90's.

 

EDIT: His Black Beauty neck pickup is a P-90. I stand corrected.

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Originally posted by CapnMarvel



Keith didn't play an SG for long, though...the '69 tour was about it, and he split that time with a Les Paul Studio and an EES 335, plus a Tele (see avatar - that's from Oakland 1969) or two.

 

He's using LP Jrs a lot since '94 Voodoo Lounge tour.Both single and double cut. I remember seeing him with a Melody Maker of sorts during 'Spme Girls' period.

 

Neil Young's LP is actually called 'Old Black' :thu:

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