mihcmac Posted September 1, 2020 Report Share Posted September 1, 2020 Two early single coil icons.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Honestly, I really love my Telecaster. It is an awesome platform for a guitar. Mine is an American Pro with a nice fat neck on it and vintage-like SCs. Sounds super nice clean and stands out nicely in a band situation. Now I have been tempted to try one of those LP Specials out in that awesome TV yellow finish.... I don't have any P90 guitars and I know they sound great in a LP. For me, it would be a toss up to get one of these LP Specials or a lightweight R6 goldtop. Humbuckers are nice and full sounding, but when it comes to cleans or gritty gain, SCs FTW. I like both SCs and HBs personally. It just depends on the sound I'm looking for I suppose in the moments I'm playing something. Regarding the video topic, I believe that these guitars featured just sound different but can be used interchangeably if someone really wanted to. I am in the camp that it's more the player than the guitar personally. A good player can make any guitar fit the bill when necessary - well a functional guitar that is, haha! Both of these guitars are monsters, so why would one ever say they should have used one over the other I wonder? @mihcmac I know you're a P90 fan though, haha! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) NighthawkChris, they may be distant "Single Coil Cousins" but definitely not "Siamese Twins", they both could be run through similar setups in substitution without too much trouble. I must admit I do have a Tele with P90's and think its the only way to fly... My ultimate Tele would have a maple fingerboard with 22 frets, on a 25 1/2" scale, Thinline body, P90's and a Strat Tremolo.. Edited September 3, 2020 by mihcmac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombiewuff Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 I watched the video. I think the LP sounded a little more beefy, the Tele a little more twangy, pretty much as expected. They both sound good. My only ‘native’ P-90 instrument is a ‘59 Gibson EM-150 mandolin. Not a guitar, but it truly screams! On the other hand, I pulled the humbuckers out of my SG to replace them with P-94s (basically a P-90 that fits an HB cavity,). It also screams! To come full circle, I put the 498 humbucker from the bridge position of my SG into the neck position of my Fat-Tele (Fender Texas Special at the bridge). Guess what, it screams, too! (Although it does need some dialing in, the 498 is really hot at the neck.) Do I have a point that’s relevant to this video, no, not really. Maybe it’s just that screaming electrics that also sound good clean are GOOD. I like single coils. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 As expected I prefered the Tele sounds. But I cant handle the Fender string spread. They are pretty much unplayable to me. Just looking at that high 'e', I know I would be pushing it off the edge all the time. Thats why I use a non-Fender 'T'. That LP would be so much more playable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 15 hours ago, mihcmac said: NighthawkChris, they may be distant "Single Coil Cousins" but definitely not "Siamese Twins", they both could be run through similar setups in substitution without too much trouble. I must admit I do have a Tele with P90's and think its the only way to fly... My ultimate Tele would have a maple fingerboard with 22 frets, on a 25 1/2" scale, Thinline body, P90's and a Strat Tremolo.. You had me at Thinline 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, NighthawkChris said: You had me at Thinline 😁 My current custom Thinline. This one was rewired for using Slick 90's and a VariTone. Edited September 3, 2020 by mihcmac 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) My first attempt at a Tele/Paul a slightly modified G&L Junior II, but the solid mahogany turned out to be a bit on the heavy side. Both of my Tele's are incredible to play and can produce a characteristically Tele sound.. Edited September 4, 2020 by mihcmac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) To me sometimes they sound remarkably similar, the telling seems to be in the Tele twang and the LP gain... Maybe.. Edited September 3, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 I like both! I own some of each.. Probably the best Guitars there are... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) Oh dear, I found one that has 90% of my Tele wish list, I could simply drop in some of my HB sized Mean 90's (P94 style) and it would be 100%... Edited September 3, 2020 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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