Im building a tribute to a Les Paul Junior DC. All Korina. = rosewood f/board
Im having trouble deciding on pickups (s). My original idea. was a single P90. Im thinking about 2 pickups.....and about what choice of pickup.
I am tempted to use a Alumitone P90.....it will capture all of the wood goodness...
or a Dimarzio virtual
or a more original, p90 style
or two of them
what do you think?
undecided
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Single P90 surely? It's the simplicity and great tone of these guitars that makes them fantastic.
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Re: undecided
Seconded.kdawg2a wrote:Single P90 surely? It's the simplicity and great tone of these guitars that makes them fantastic.
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so what kind?
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Re: undecided
Piezo bridge to blend in...
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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Re: undecided
i'd go two p'90s in a dc... but might be more complicated depending on the carpentry
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no problem fitting two pickups..but some people believe the second pickup adversely affects tone due to the second magnetic field....
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Those people are right!Lawrence wrote:no problem fitting two pickups..but some people believe the second pickup adversely affects tone due to the second magnetic field....
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUdq59CRcxk This is worth a watch to see the subtlety of a single pick up guitar.
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Re: undecided
I'd go single P90, but lean towards a noiseless one, kent armstrong and Lollar both make noiseless versions.
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yeah but isn't there a problem with routing a neck pickup which would weaken the neck tenon?Lawrence wrote:no problem fitting two pickups..but some people believe the second pickup adversely affects tone due to the second magnetic field....
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