Starpeve Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 G'day guys! Just rewired my Dot Studio completely with braided push back wire, new 500 k audio taper pots, better ceramic .22 cap and put a generic retrofit p90 in the neck with a paf at the bridge. Just as an experiment in flavors. If I like it I'll spend a little more money on a better p90. I don't know if it's the shielding but the p90 is totally quiet! However, it's not the sound I was expecting From my reading. The humbucker in the bridge is brighter and chimier with the P90 seeming warmer and LESS growly at the same volumes. They sound great in all combos but as I say, not what I expected! Any feedback or opinions would be great! Oops- I thought I was on the epi electric page - my apologies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Sounds about right; the neck P90 should be warm and as loud as the bridge h/b. Love a P90. Mate your avatar pic is just too much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starpeve Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 Thanks for your feedback,mate. I'll start messing around with heights and polepieces now that I've been reassured! Glad you like the avatar- she's a beauty isn't she?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starpeve Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Sorry to post about my Epi in this thread but I just thought I might follow up my earlier mistake! I've just finished messing about with my pole pieces and pup heights- never stuffed around with the pole pieces before.I followed some advice about p90's in particular by Jason Lollar where he said to wind the pole pieces down and bring the pup up as close to the strings as practicable, saying that you rely on your volume to control it's character(in a nutshell) Wow! I also followed another guide to roughly set the bucker polepiece staggering as a starting point and it seems by ear to be pretty close. The p90 sounds great and the humbucker has a clarity and definition way beyond how it sounded before.whereas I really liked this paf now I Love it! I might start playing around with the original Epi pups the Dot came with to see how they may benefit ! The two pups together sound fantastic. Cheers all you Les Paulians! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old mark Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I have a few guitars with P90's - an Epi Elitist Casino, Gibson LP Junior, an LP Junior Special,Epi Riviera P93 Custom and a Les Paul Studio 50's tribute...I love the sound and versatility and I really agree that the entire pup should be elevated rather than the pole pieces, especially at the neck - a GREAT jazzy sound good for blues and rock & roll. I have my share of humbucker guitars, too, but I have really been very happy with the P90's versatility...VERY responsive to volume pot changes as well as tone changes...just great pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starpeve Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hi Old Mark. Boy, I gotta say I want your guitars! In my case I lowered the pole pieces flush with the top of the pup, which was 2 full turns- really made a difference.Jason L reckons it alters the shape(?) of the magnetic field the strings lie in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Yeah I have two guitars with P90s a 60s Tribute Goldtop and a Double Cut Special.. Love the dark growl they make. As for a combo of HB and P90 I once had a Gary Moore BFG which had a Burstbucker 3 at the bridge and a P90 at the neck... man oh man that thing was a monster.. Id have kept it if it had a 60s neck.. Whats interesting about a guitar with that combo is the middle position.. On most guitars with a three way switch the middle position can be a bit weak and boring sounding.. on my BFG when I put it in the middle position, you could almost hear the pickups fighting each other and the only way I can describe the sound is raucous but in a good way :) I wish Gibson would use that combination of pups more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starpeve Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 I agree totally Rabs! The pups together are greater than the sum of them if you know what I mean. You described it perfectly. The funny thing is, when I talked about doing this, it seemed that everyone was saying " no no put the bucker in the neck an d the p90 in the bridge" . Also, my pups are'nt expensive ones by any means so next stop down the line is quality upgrades now that I've got an idea of the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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