Bill Lawrence L90 *prick of the week*

sizzlingbadger · Post by **sizzlingbadger** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:39 am

Look what turned up in the post just now !

I shall be out in the shed with the PRS and a soldering iron as soon as I have finished my coffee

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:40 am

What model L500 are those? And are they Bill/Becky or BLUSA?

badmotor · Post by **badmotor** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:44 am

Mean! Interested to hear what you think of those.

sizzlingbadger · Post by **sizzlingbadger** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:45 am

Bill n Becky L90 2.8H / 6.0H

robnobcorncob · Post by **robnobcorncob** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:51 am

Those are not L500s, they are L90s which are a somewhat more P90 sounding pickup. They are amazing.

Kris · Post by **Kris** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:53 am

nice-they look a fair bit different to the ones in my mate's hohner.

*edit*cheers rob,that explains it!

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:53 am

^

Was just about to say, they don't look like any L500 I've ever owned, and I've had a bunch!

sizzlingbadger · Post by **sizzlingbadger** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 11:41 am

L90's corrected, sorry was all excited

PlukkyBoy · Post by **PlukkyBoy** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:54 pm

Cool, I have some B&B L490s that I need to stick in something, never found the right guitar though.

sizzlingbadger · Post by **sizzlingbadger** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:05 pm

So I fitted them and have just had an hour noodling. They are very much like a P90 rather than a bucker which is not what I really wanted for this guitar. The 2.8 / 6.0 H is a good balance and they sound really nice clean. Cranked through the Orange and the AC30 they really are dirty / hairy sounding and it took me a while to adjust to the higher output.

I had some L500's once and I was hoping they would be in the same ball-park but just a bit warmer. If you want a P90-ish sound then they are great but I think I'll have to get some L500's now and try them instead

Anyone interested in these can have them for $150 the pair.

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:10 pm

Um... Nik, the name may have alerted you to the fact that they were related to P90s

Which set of L500s did you have? I would suggest you try an L/R set, or even an R/R set for what you need. XL (which is what I used to use, and is what Dimebag and Nuno use(d)) would be far overkill.

sizzlingbadger · Post by **sizzlingbadger** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:24 pm

Yeah I guessed the L90 meant it was related to P90 but when reading the B&B forum they were described as PAF-ish by many. They have that 'honky' vibe but there not like any PAF I have heard, much closer to my Gibson P90's.

I had an R/XL set and I really liked them.

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:30 pm

One thing I suspect you may not get from L500s... is "warmth". In my experience with them, they're a very even, balanced pickup that can in some situations end up sounding too precise and clinical, just because the EQ curve seems almost flat with no strong accentuation in the mids, or treble/low end extension.

sizzlingbadger · Post by **sizzlingbadger** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:36 pm

Yeah I know what you mean, thats why I tried the L90's. I will order some L500's and try them out. If that fails I'll go back to DiMarzio 36th annies and stop fucking about with it

slash-ed · Post by **slash-ed** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:38 pm

Here's an idea.

http://www.sheptone.com/hum.htm

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