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telefusion · July 20th, 2007, 12:42 AM

anyone with any experience with both? if so pls share your thoughts..thanks a bunch!!

OaklandA · July 20th, 2007, 04:05 AM

Both great pickups but apples and oranges. The V+ has most of the traditional qualities you'd expect in a Tele pickup. It has a pretty stout output but doesn't have the heft and overwound quality of say, a SD Quarter Pounder. To me a little more like a Broadcaster but different. Very crisp and clear with the volume backed off. Gets a little compressed with the volume up.

The S90 is fat and bites and crunches really sweet. They're supposed to emulate a P-90, but you'll hear varying opinions on that one. To me they have a lot of the qualities of a good P-90. GREAT pickup for Rock and Blues.

FWIW you could check the reviews on Harmony Central as well as a few on the HD site.

Stylemaster · August 31st, 2009, 12:35 PM

Harmonic Design S90 vs V+ for bridge - which would go better in output and tonal spectrum with a SD '59 neck pickup?

Kris · October 26th, 2009, 07:36 PM

Definitely the S90.

Kris

millhouse · October 27th, 2009, 07:43 PM

S90 and a 59 in the neck is the exact combo that I am running in one of my teles. Trust me, you will like the combo. I wired it up with a 5-way so I can get some single coil sounds also. Don't use them much, but they are nice to have.

Jason

July 20th, 2007, 12:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
telefusion Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: tele dreamland Posts: 116	harmonic design S90 vs V+ for bridge anyone with any experience with both? if so pls share your thoughts..thanks a bunch!!

July 20th, 2007, 04:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
OaklandA Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,945 28 Photos	Both great pickups but apples and oranges. The V+ has most of the traditional qualities you'd expect in a Tele pickup. It has a pretty stout output but doesn't have the heft and overwound quality of say, a SD Quarter Pounder. To me a little more like a Broadcaster but different. Very crisp and clear with the volume backed off. Gets a little compressed with the volume up. The S90 is fat and bites and crunches really sweet. They're supposed to emulate a P-90, but you'll hear varying opinions on that one. To me they have a lot of the qualities of a good P-90. GREAT pickup for Rock and Blues. FWIW you could check the reviews on Harmony Central as well as a few on the HD site. __________________ ________________________ Words my Dad taught me to fear - "We're from the government and we're here to help."

August 31st, 2009, 12:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stylemaster Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maplewood, NJ Age: 56 Posts: 403	Harmonic Design S90 vs V+ for bridge - which would go better in output and tonal spectrum with a SD '59 neck pickup? __________________ Guitars: '57 Strat, '68 ES 335, '72 Martin D28, '74 Jazz Bass, ESP Custom Strat, '04 LP DC Plus, '07 LP R0, Partocaster Amps: Fargen Blackbird 30, Peavey Classic 30, '65 Tremolux, Marshall AVT50 My 3D Artwork:http://www.andylackow.com

October 27th, 2009, 07:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
millhouse TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: College Station, TX Age: 33 Posts: 98	S90 and a 59 in the neck is the exact combo that I am running in one of my teles. Trust me, you will like the combo. I wired it up with a 5-way so I can get some single coil sounds also. Don't use them much, but they are nice to have. Jason __________________ "...the appearance is kind of a drag to me; i find it awkward that the pickguard just cuts off in a flat line above the bridge, and that there's a metal plate surrounding the tone controls.., but whatever." - Random HC Tele Review

October 26th, 2009, 07:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kris Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Reykjavik, Iceland Posts: 368	Definitely the S90. Kris

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