Back to P-90s!

olgluefoot · November 5th, 2009, 05:06 PM

After three years... there is a P-90 in my Barncaster again!

I changed it from a standard P-90 to a P-90 sized Dimarzio humbucker. A DP154 (A true humbucker in a P-90 size... not a stacked P-90)

It was a little too much. Just too much gain. Forget about playing the bridge pickup on a clean setting

Then I went to a full size humbucker a Duncan Distortion. (obviously a bad choice after my complaints about the Dimarzio) But I had never had a regular humbucker in this guitar before, and wanted to try)

AND NOW! I have come full circle to the P-90 :love: I love it all over again. It balances really well with my standard single coils. :thu:

Who else plays with P-90s in their strat?

Parma_TeleMon · November 5th, 2009, 08:21 PM

Great story!! Been GASsing for a P-90 something for awhile. With the Big Gift Holiday coming ya never know.

Telenator · November 5th, 2009, 08:31 PM

P90's rule! 5 of my guitars have P90's in them!

Kid Klash · November 5th, 2009, 09:01 PM

It's mighty hard to beat a P-90 in my book...

Telenator · November 6th, 2009, 08:51 AM

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musicalmartin · November 6th, 2009, 09:22 AM

I have just this moment put a Tonerider Vintage P90 in my SX thinline .initial test show ...It Rawks but also gives a very mellow toneful jazz tone .....nice.

marantz1300 · November 9th, 2009, 04:56 PM

I have Seymour's Phat Cats in my Les Paul fake. It sounds better then my Gibson Les Paul Classic and my MIJ 62 Tele.

atroy · November 9th, 2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Parma_TeleMon

Great story!! Been GASsing for a P-90 something for awhile. With the Big Gift Holiday coming ya never know.

I've been drooling for this P-90 loaded guitar for a while. I'm about to just get it and tell my wife that I picked it up a yard sale for a few bucks... think she'll buy that story?

"Honey, there's $899 dollars missing from our account!"

imsilly · November 9th, 2009, 05:18 PM

P90s rule!

It makes me wonder why people are so obsessed with PAF Humbuckers when at the same time Gibson were pushing out probably the best pickup ever made. Wasn't Seth Lover told, "Go make me a P90 that doesn't hum!" by his bosses at Gibson when the PAF was being designed. To be honest I'll take the hum and keep the tone with it.

I may just be getting over emotion after a couple of hours playing with my new toy packed with vintage a P90.

November 5th, 2009, 05:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
olgluefoot TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Temple, Tx Posts: 33	Back to P-90s! After three years... there is a P-90 in my Barncaster again! I changed it from a standard P-90 to a P-90 sized Dimarzio humbucker. A DP154 (A true humbucker in a P-90 size... not a stacked P-90) It was a little too much. Just too much gain. Forget about playing the bridge pickup on a clean setting Then I went to a full size humbucker a Duncan Distortion. (obviously a bad choice after my complaints about the Dimarzio) But I had never had a regular humbucker in this guitar before, and wanted to try) AND NOW! I have come full circle to the P-90 :love: I love it all over again. It balances really well with my standard single coils. :thu: Who else plays with P-90s in their strat?

November 5th, 2009, 08:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Parma_TeleMon Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Deep in the heart of Parma, oh Age: 49 Posts: 1,196	Great story!! Been GASsing for a P-90 something for awhile. With the Big Gift Holiday coming ya never know. __________________ ================================ Packin' a Tele, lookin' fer trouble.... ================================

November 5th, 2009, 08:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Telenator VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 7,179 5 Photos	P90's rule! 5 of my guitars have P90's in them! __________________ Dogs have the right idea! www.telenator.com

November 6th, 2009, 08:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
Telenator VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 7,179 5 Photos	[IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] __________________ Dogs have the right idea! www.telenator.com

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imsilly Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Age: 29 Posts: 900	P90s rule! It makes me wonder why people are so obsessed with PAF Humbuckers when at the same time Gibson were pushing out probably the best pickup ever made. Wasn't Seth Lover told, "Go make me a P90 that doesn't hum!" by his bosses at Gibson when the PAF was being designed. To be honest I'll take the hum and keep the tone with it. I may just be getting over emotion after a couple of hours playing with my new toy packed with vintage a P90.

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