The Awesomeness of the P-90

ash · Post by **ash** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:45 am

Simonski wrote:
its a Gibson

There's your problem...

Chances are both pickups are the same, no compensation for bridge vs neck position volume difference. With some pickups that difference is massive. I would expect to have the bridge pickup about 2mm from the strings and the neck pickup about 4-5mm away to get the right volume balance. If its still a significant difference, check for loose wires, check the volume pot, then the tone pot then disconnect the tone capacitor...

Simonski · Post by **Simonski** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:52 am

ash wrote:
Simonski wrote:
its a Gibson
There's your problem...

Chances are both pickups are the same, no compensation for bridge vs neck position volume difference. With some pickups that difference is massive. I would expect to have the bridge pickup about 2mm from the strings and the neck pickup about 4-5mm away to get the right volume balance. If its still a significant difference, check for loose wires, check the volume pot, then the tone pot then disconnect the tone capacitor...

I have had some sucsess with a complete rewire bit ill adjust the pickups more tonight. BG The new pickup was the one from the neck I just swapped em round incase they were in backto front.

Post by **GrantB** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:06 am

The P90 is indeed the most awesomenest pickup in the galaxy....

Post by Bg » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:17 am

Simonski wrote:
ash wrote:
Simonski wrote:
its a Gibson
There's your problem...

Chances are both pickups are the same, no compensation for bridge vs neck position volume difference. With some pickups that difference is massive. I would expect to have the bridge pickup about 2mm from the strings and the neck pickup about 4-5mm away to get the right volume balance. If its still a significant difference, check for loose wires, check the volume pot, then the tone pot then disconnect the tone capacitor...
I have had some sucsess with a complete rewire bit ill adjust the pickups more tonight. BG The new pickup was the one from the neck I just swapped em round incase they were in backto front.

Ah right, pickup heights next

Simonski · Post by **Simonski** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:54 am

bluesgeek wrote:
Simonski wrote:
ash wrote: There's your problem...

Chances are both pickups are the same, no compensation for bridge vs neck position volume difference. With some pickups that difference is massive. I would expect to have the bridge pickup about 2mm from the strings and the neck pickup about 4-5mm away to get the right volume balance. If its still a significant difference, check for loose wires, check the volume pot, then the tone pot then disconnect the tone capacitor...
I have had some sucsess with a complete rewire bit ill adjust the pickups more tonight. BG The new pickup was the one from the neck I just swapped em round incase they were in backto front.
Ah right, pickup heights next

I have also got a new wiring diagram to test.