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Humbucker sized P-90 pickups


Noisyjon
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Hello All,

I am hankering after a P-90 loaded guitar again :unsure:

There's an old LP style guitar kicking around and thought about putting some HB sized P-90s in it....
But, Anyone tried something like the Bareknuckle Pickup's Mississippi Queen?

I've heard they aren't quite the same as the real thing sound wise...

Cheers,
Jon

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  • 3 weeks later...

A bit late, and frankly of no use to you tone-wise, but I have a Nantucket in my Jag baritone. I have no other P90s so have no idea how authentic it is, but it is a great pick-up. It's not listed on their site as available humbucker-size but if you ask them they'll do it. I'd check out the Bare Knuckle forum for opinions on authenticity.


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[media]http://youtu.be/hW5u08PSROM[/media]


[url="http://www.guitarfetish.com/Mean-90-True-Alnico-P90-Pickup-in-Humbucker-Case-Our-FATTEST-Chrome-Bridge-Pickup_p_480.html"]http://www.guitarfetish.com/Mean-90-True-Alnico-P90-Pickup-in-Humbucker-Case-Our-FATTEST-Chrome-Bridge-Pickup_p_480.html[/url]

I put a set in my frankenstrat.... cheap to buy - lovely tone imho.

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Seymour Duncan PhatCat SHP90-1 is the bomb. My mate has one loaded in both of his Les Pauls (1 Gibson Les Paul Custom and 1 Epiphone Zakk Wylde) in the neck position. They can go from really sweet cleans all the way through to blazing solo tones and they sound exactly like normal P-90s. I'm eventually going to put one in my Explorer to pair up with the Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB as I love the combined tone of the SH-4 and the SHP90-1 but they're equally as good as a bridge position pick up.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/electric/specialized/specialized-instruments/sph901_phat_cat/

There's 3 videos on there, one guy has got a pair of them in a Les Paul (think it's the top video, should show a red LP?) and demos loads of tonal variation from them. I can't recommend them highly enough.

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[quote name='Noisyjon' timestamp='1385592481' post='2290197']
Hello All,

I am hankering after a P-90 loaded guitar again :unsure:

There's an old LP style guitar kicking around and thought about putting some HB sized P-90s in it....
But, Anyone tried something like the Bareknuckle Pickup's Mississippi Queen?

I've heard they aren't quite the same as the real thing sound wise...

Cheers,
Jon
[/quote]

I have Mississippi Queens in a Gibson CS336. They sound lovely, and completely different to the Seymour Duncan P90s in my PRS McCarty.

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Thanks for the info Guys.
After a think I am going to convert my SG Jr to have a single P-90 in it, not the LP.

I think the BKP MQ will be the winner but the suitably expensive Lindy Fralin P-92 has also caught my eye for something a bit more obscure :rolleyes:

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[quote name='rapscallion' timestamp='1389212499' post='2331526']
I'm looking at a Tonerider Rebel 90 for my Telemaster build. Will let you know how it sounds, the demos sound good, and cheap too
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Please do keep us updated Rapscallion.

Thanks,
NJ

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[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1389307739' post='2332797']
Why do players like P90's? I'm curious and uneducated...
[/quote]The thickness and raunch of humbuckers coupled with the tonal breadth and clarity of normal single coils.

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[quote name='BigBassBob' timestamp='1389816183' post='2338306']
I'm a big fan of Bare Knuckle Pickups (the guitar pickups at least.) I've heard nothing but good things about the Mississippi Queens although I've not used them. Currently have a set of Rebel Yells which I'm trading in for some lower gain Mules.
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Thanks for the info Bob. I have a Les Paul with a set of Stormy Monday humbuckers in it and they are just great sounding units. They are the lowest gain 'buckers BKP do and with a high gain amp that guitar is something else!

Once payday rolls around I will be ordering a Black covered bridge position MQ I think :)

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I'll knock something up this week and put a dropbox link up.

It will be entirely VST amps for convenience reasons but it should give you an idea of the tone.

Edit: - I did this very quickly.The amp is a free VST called Kuassa amplification, some EQ on the 3 different settings (clean, crunch, lead) but effect free apart from that. The volume and tone controls on the guitar are backed off a little, the guitar is very cheap and I haven't changed the strings in an incredibly long time but hopefully you can get a flavour of how the pickup sounds. Apologies if I've butchered a track you like but it was very much 1 take only.

Link removed as not working.

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I can only help you with linkage, rather than an embedded player...

from the top,
right click on the file in your dropbox folder > left click 'share dropbox link'

go to BC forum topic reply box and select 'more reply options' (next to post)

select link (9th icon from left on toolbar) and a box to enter URL will appear

right click and paste in the dropbox link

post and share...

HTH

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