rct Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 A studio with P90s. If you have one of these, tell me why I absolutely need one. I have a nice les Paul. SG. Explorer. Got no P90s for some years now. Tell me why I should just bite down and buy one. Thanks. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brdeveloper Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 A studio with P90s. If you have one of these, tell me why I absolutely need one. I have a nice les Paul. SG. Explorer. Got no P90s for some years now. Tell me why I should just bite down and buy one. Thanks. rct I tested one (don't remember if it was a 60s or 50s Tribute, but it definitely was a Studio Tribute with P90s). Sounded beautifully jazzy, although I don't know how much it differs from a 2014 Studio with coil-tapping enabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 ...although I don't know how much it differs from a 2014 Studio with coil-tapping enabled. A lot. Tapping coils never sounds like a single. At least, not to me. And nothing sounds quite like a P90 as a P90 does. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graphic Autist Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 You absolutely need one because the few that are still around won't be around much longer? That sounds about right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brdeveloper Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 A lot. Tapping coils never sounds like a single. At least, not to me. And nothing sounds quite like a P90 as a P90 does. rct In my memory, the tapping coils from my 2014 Studio sound very much alike the P90s from the Tribute guitar I played a couple of years ago. But this is my memory, and it's a lot of time since I played that Tribute. I was just hoping that someone who played both (2014 Studio in tapping mode and the Tribute) to say something like about my impression... is it completely nonsense or makes some sense at least in some (if any) aspects? It seems that you answered the question, at least partially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 You DON'T "Need One!" As to WANTING one? Like any of Gibson's less expensive guitars, they run the gamut of "so so," to awesome. I had both a '50's and '60's Tribute Gold Top LP, and liked them, a lot. BUT, I sold both, to feed my sudden SG Lust, about a year and a half ago. Never regretted that decision, but that's no fault of either guitar! I just fell in LOVE with SG's once again, that's all! Decided, if I ever went P-90 Les Paul, again...I'd just save and get the R-6! It's the one I really want, of that configuration, anyway. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Decided, if I ever went P-90 Les Paul, again...I'd just save and get the R-6! It's the one I really want, of that configuration, anyway. Yeah, that is true. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hello! There is something about the P90s... However, - I`ve said many times that my favorite Gibson pickups are the `57 Classics - those P90s have incomparable spicy tone. Very hard explain tone characters, though. It`s of course very noisy at higher gains. But clean, they are so nice for jazzy tunes, or funky rhythm playing. With a slight overdrive they bite - great for nasty rock riffs. They have a distinctive spicy character - if that says anything to You. But, I have to agree with Charlie, I`d swap my 50s Tribute for a R6 without thinking it twice. And hopefully, I will, one day... Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 u need it. I have a 2010 50's one piece back rosewood board goldtop and it is envied by all who hear it. Orange drop caps- hard case- and sound of a monster. Does it all from clean to crunch. I'll never get rid of it. Chambered so it's really light weight also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 u need it... No, I don't think so. Why would He need such a disgusting piece of dead wood? With short-tenon... ;) Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truetone6 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 No, I don't think so. Why would He need such a disgusting piece of dead wood? With short-tenon... ;) Cheers... Bence I love the faux binding on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I have an SG Classic with P90s, as well as an SG Standard with 490R/498T.. my Lesters have buckers.. but I digress... the P90 stuff is just so different from humbuckers (raw, responsive, biting) it just gives you something else entirely. A level of NASTINESS you can't get out of a strat or tele. The only draw back is their noisy,... not so bad if your going clean, but any gain at all, and the buzz starts to show up. But, with what you get in tone, is worth the hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 You might need one as they are on sale.............. http://wc4.net/t?r=2729&c=976579&l=22633&ctl=1411C6F:7FAC66AB6D71287519ED6474597C33073343FA4BCAF9FD0B& Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 And if you buy it from Sam Ash and give them your phone number you'll never be lonely again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 And if you buy it from Sam Ash and give them your phone number you'll never be lonely again! LOL, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 A studio with P90s. If you have one of these, tell me why I absolutely need one. I have a nice les Paul. SG. Explorer. Got no P90s for some years now. Tell me why I should just bite down and buy one. Thanks. rct 1) You have no P-90's. 2) P-90's will set you back about 200-300 bones. You need something to hold them. That's literally like buying a guitar for 200-300 bucks. 3) To get something like a good sound, or a usable sound out of a good P-90, you need a good, competent guitar. The Gibby tribute stuff satisfies all that 100%. I actually feel kinda silly explaining this stuff to you in particular, and I thought it was the short answer. Short answer: You need P-90's. The tribute has P-90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 1) You have no P-90's. 2) P-90's will set you back about 200-300 bones. You need something to hold them. That's literally like buying a guitar for 200-300 bucks. 3) To get something like a good sound, or a usable sound out of a good P-90, you need a good, competent guitar. The Gibby tribute stuff satisfies all that 100%. I actually feel kinda silly explaining this stuff to you in particular, and I thought it was the short answer. Short answer: You need P-90's. The tribute has P-90's. But I've never bonded with P90s. Last guitar was some form of doublecut, decent neck, but I never got along with it and don't know why. One before that was late 90's, it was a Special with P100s in it. Shoulda kept it. Before that was a variety, a Firebird back in the 70's. Just never really got along with them no matter how bad I need them. So the big sale over at SamAsh caught my eye last weekend and I've been trying to finagle a match from another seller on one of the Gold Tops that I could turn into an almost '56 RI. Maybe. Not sure. What a great first world problem though. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 What a great first world problem though. True dat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 But I've never bonded with P90s. Last guitar was some form of doublecut, decent neck, but I never got along with it and don't know why. One before that was late 90's, it was a Special with P100s in it. Shoulda kept it. Before that was a variety, a Firebird back in the 70's. Just never really got along with them no matter how bad I need them. So the big sale over at SamAsh caught my eye last weekend and I've been trying to finagle a match from another seller on one of the Gold Tops that I could turn into an almost '56 RI. Maybe. Not sure. What a great first world problem though. rct Never had much use for P-100's. They aren't the same, not even close. Not even worth having, I think. Don't know much about 70's P-90's, and certainly don't have any auditory memory for Firebird pups. Having said that, I HAVE experiences 50's P-90's and modern post-P-100 P-90's, and they are pretty close, AND have those same attributes that make them what they are. I have an idea that you might need either older original P-90's or the more recent ones to get the P-90 thing. Don't know if it's true, but from where I type it seems plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 I like the P90 thing, don't get me wrong. Volumed up and going through some speakers they make a rightous noise that can't be beat. They've just always either been in the wrong guitar, or in that Firebird I had, it had a really bad ground problem and I was too young to bother with it and just traded it off, like we did back then. So, moving as quickly as the swiftest sloth, I will ponder until the Sam Ash sale is long over and I'll end up paying full boat for it somewhere if I run into a nice one. Or not, who knows. For me, guitars move in mysterious ways. Besides, 2014 was a three guitar year. Unprecedented since the 80s for me. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brdeveloper Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 What a great first world problem though. Another great one: buying a house in the suburban area to have an entire room for keeping a dozen of nice guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonG Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Everyone needs a Les Paul with P90s. The Tribute is the most affordable way to get one! I swapped the black plastic for cream and it makes the guitar look that much better! A studio with P90s. If you have one of these, tell me why I absolutely need one. I have a nice les Paul. SG. Explorer. Got no P90s for some years now. Tell me why I should just bite down and buy one. Thanks. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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charlie brown Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I too LOVE P-90's (except for the 60 cycle hum). But, that's more worrisome in recording situations, as opposed to "live" stage work. The TONE is awesome. I have 2 guitars, with P-90's...a Vintage 1966 Epi Casino, and my TV Yellow LP Double Cut Special "Faded!" Both, are great guitars! So, yeah...you need (at least) one guitar with P-90's...IMHO. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertAndersson Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 My dear band member and rhythm guitarist since 20 years got a LP Special w/ P90's two years ago and uses it instead of his ol' Strat. I must admit that I'm not thrilled by the sound. Don't get me wrong, it does rock'n roll but I find it hard to get the right sound. We recorded an EP last year, I mixed and mastered the tracks and struggled a lot to get his sound to blend in to the group. It is hard to describe, it is something with the very special frequency profile you get when you turn up the gain... You can hear for yourself at http://open.spotify.com/track/6LtRgFoz4Tda4Z6i81eAEs //Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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