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Triple P-90 Guitars
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Milnoque
Resident Curmudgeon
Come to think of it, I've never seen anybody do three P-90s with Strat-style controls. Maybe it's out there. S-500 controls would be even better.
I've got it!! A G&L ASAT Jr (all mahogany in Gibson heritage cherry) with 3 Fralin P-90s. S-500 controls and G&L whammy. This is getting interesting.
I've got it!! A G&L ASAT Jr (all mahogany in Gibson heritage cherry) with 3 Fralin P-90s. S-500 controls and G&L whammy. This is getting interesting.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Well, that's what the two guitars I linked to in the first post do. 3 P-90s, 5-way switch.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Yonce N Mild
Voice of Sanity
I just got myself one of these and was considering some P90s.
Any suggestions on what kind? I don't want to put a ton of money into a $150 guitar and I can't play for shit so.....
Would I put a bridge or neck pickup in the middle? Totally ignorant about guitars here.
http://www.rondomusic.com/wt445.html
Any suggestions on what kind? I don't want to put a ton of money into a $150 guitar and I can't play for shit so.....
Would I put a bridge or neck pickup in the middle? Totally ignorant about guitars here.
http://www.rondomusic.com/wt445.html
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
If those are standard humbuckers, P-90s will not be a direct fit. P-90s are a bit wider than humbuckers, and a bit smaller in height. So you'd have to widen the holes and find some way to fill the gap in the other direction.
Any set of three P-90s is going to be worth a lot more than a $150 guitar. I hear Lollars are good - perhpaps Mutt could chime in on other good ones.
Any set of three P-90s is going to be worth a lot more than a $150 guitar. I hear Lollars are good - perhpaps Mutt could chime in on other good ones.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Oooh, that's a pretty one, too.
Along those lines, Eastwood has a Joey Leone sig model that's a hollowbody with 3 P-90s:
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Milnoque
Resident Curmudgeon
Lindy Fralin Makes a great P-90.
He also makes one he calls a P-92 which I am using in my Heritage H-555. Stellar P-90 tone in a drop-in humbucker replacement. It has two coils configured like a P-Bass pickup. It is even available with a black cover (the cover is required).
He also makes one he calls a P-92 which I am using in my Heritage H-555. Stellar P-90 tone in a drop-in humbucker replacement. It has two coils configured like a P-Bass pickup. It is even available with a black cover (the cover is required).
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Anfontan
Banned by eurt
I have installed the 4 way switches in almost all of my Teles-I found a schematic in the Tele Forum that has the series and parallel positions in the middle and the neck and bridge in the normal positions-it's a lot easier for me to find the pickup positions that way. I think it was posted by Rob DiStefano-an East Coast repairman I believe~
The 3 P-90 guitars are interesting, but they sure locate the switches in them in awkward places..
The 3 P-90 guitars are interesting, but they sure locate the switches in them in awkward places..
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
My Tele Deluxe has a pushbutton switch in the middle of the volume control knob. Push it down to get series, up for parallel.
Yonce N Mild
Voice of Sanity
Thanks for the info guys. I definitely don't want to spend too much although I could always use a good set up pickups in future guitars. I bought this thing to tinker with and learn a little more about guitars in general.
I actually really like how it plays. I need to tweak the action a bit but the neck feels great and the shape and weight of it feels good as well. It looks great too. It looks purple in the picture but it's actually a black finish that's transparent enough to just barely see the wood grain through.
Do you guys know anything about these?
http://store.guitarfetish.com/me90glbltral.html
Pretty cheap humbucker sized "P90s" would I just be trading one cheap set of pickup for another? I've heard good things about guitar fetish parts but never anything specific to pickups.
Zaphod B
Raccoons-Be-Gone, Inc.
Nothing other than having seen them on the GF web site.
I do have a Xaviere guitar with GFS strat pickups and it sounds stellar.
Yonce N Mild
Voice of Sanity
I'm just gonna go for it. What have I got to lose besides $100 and a few hours of my time.
Which one should I order for the middle position? Bridge or neck?
Yonce N Mild
Voice of Sanity
I have no idea!
You might want to call the Guitar Fetish guys and ask 'em.
Well I emailed em. Still waiting for an answer. I'll let ya know what they say.
Yonce N Mild
Voice of Sanity
Well they recommended a neck pickup in the mid position, but it seems that it is a matter of preference. So here is another ignorant guitar question....
What is the difference between a bridge and neck pickup. I always though they were the same thing and only sounded different because of their position not because of their construction.
What is the difference between a bridge and neck pickup. I always though they were the same thing and only sounded different because of their position not because of their construction.