lower output p90
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lower output p90
Heya all
Anyone got a p90 with vintage lower output specs ?
The one in my Jnr turns out to be a bit to hot to handle when ive put it thru its paces.
Failing that has anyone tried glyns cool p90?
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Anyone got a p90 with vintage lower output specs ?
The one in my Jnr turns out to be a bit to hot to handle when ive put it thru its paces.
Failing that has anyone tried glyns cool p90?
Cheers
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Re: lower output p90
The hot p90 in the PRS SE I got from Slowy was too much for me, I swapped it out for Mr Glyns cool p90 and it was a glorious thing!
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Re: lower output p90
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Re: lower output p90
For reference, this guitar was distorting heavily with volume at 2 out of 10 on my a Plexi clone.
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Re: lower output p90
I’m blaming my aging ears. I can’t accept the shave off of treble with backing off the volume. Treble bleed mod in residence !
But yes that’s a thing
But why not modify a guitar when you modify a guitar right ?
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Re: lower output p90
I'm loving the "Vintage Vibe" underwound pickups I picked up here. I used them in that Mike C vid.
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Re: lower output p90
Same reasons here, I like pickups with vintage output so you can run them wide open and then add gain stages as requiredStrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:22 amI’m blaming my aging ears. I can’t accept the shave off of treble with backing off the volume. Treble bleed mod in residence !
But yes that’s a thing
But why not modify a guitar when you modify a guitar right ?
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Re: lower output p90
Is it worth looking at the pot values and the tapers? I know Gibson have made some strange decisions in the past with what they use.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:57 am Heya all
Anyone got a p90 with vintage lower output specs ?
The one in my Jnr turns out to be a bit to hot to handle when ive put it thru its paces.
Failing that has anyone tried glyns cool p90?
Cheers
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Re: lower output p90
Turn the volume down on the guitar and treble up on the amp. That is how P90's should be.
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Re: lower output p90
I have a HB size J 90 Adrian made.StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:57 am Heya all
Anyone got a p90 with vintage lower output specs ?
The one in my Jnr turns out to be a bit to hot to handle when ive put it thru its paces.
Failing that has anyone tried glyns cool p90?
Cheers
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Re: lower output p90
Edit: I just remembered it has an aftermarket Tyson pickup, so maybe that is the issue. I was thinking of standard Gibson P90's which are very good.sizzlingbadger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:27 am Turn the volume down on the guitar and treble up on the amp. That is how P90's should be.
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Re: lower output p90
Yeh I’m very happy with the Gibson p90s in my Pelham SGsizzlingbadger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:54 amEdit: I just remembered it has an aftermarket Tyson pickup, so maybe that is the issue. I was thinking of standard Gibson P90's which are very good.sizzlingbadger wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:27 am Turn the volume down on the guitar and treble up on the amp. That is how P90's should be.
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Re: lower output p90
No judgment hereStrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 8:22 amI’m blaming my aging ears. I can’t accept the shave off of treble with backing off the volume. Treble bleed mod in residence !
But yes that’s a thing
But why not modify a guitar when you modify a guitar right ?
I just find it interesting. All the vintage p90's I've played/own have been very consistent, and have been/are hot as balls. Like, just as spicy as a 16k JB and with a wider freq range. Even the pre '57's with long A3's. They're not overwound or anything, just a really powerful pickup, which I understand is mostly magnet(s) related. So much so I gather a lot of the pros don't run the volume above 7-8 (with a C2/10% taper pot (the pretty common Centralab of the time)) for general play. Quirky, but that's what you (should) get when you shell out $$$ for a holy grail (50's GT's, Jr's, and Specials), part of what makes them special, and presumably why you're shelling out the $$$. Maybe Gibson's RI P90's are more accurate than they're typically given credit for?
One thing I am pretty convinced on is pot taper. I recon the old CentraLab C2/10% taper is pretty important. At half way a 500k C2 will measure about 50k. They give you a lot of clean below 6ish. Lot of modern pots are 30%+/- taper - a lot of the "vintage correct" pots are 15-30% too - the typical complaint is it gets dirty too quick (i.e. like Rob said above).
Musings aside, does it do the volume and tone at half "acousticky" sound?