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hey, which pickp is better the p 90 or a 490 i don't know which guitar to get

the standard studio with 490 or the limited edition gold top worn studio with p90s

 

i play music such as motley crue, aerosmith, gnr, i know the guitarist in these bands use humbuckers

 

or i could get a worn cherry studio and change the pickps with some Seymour Duncan's

which would you buy and why

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Both have their fans.

 

Humbuckers are generally regarded as being better at handling stage work at high volumes - this is why they were invented in the first place.

 

Don't plan on changing pickups before you've even bought the guitar! You don't know how whichever instrument you buy will sound so how can you know it isn't already perfect for your needs?

 

Not that it's much use to you but the closest I get to Joe Perry's (LP) sound is with a ceramic-pup equipped '1960 Classic'. Virtually indistinguishable to the casual listener.

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Here's a thought - - If you're thinking about using a pair, the 494s are nice. They're made to swap directly into a HB route/mount. Gibson offers two - wound oppositely, so when used in a paired setup, they provide some noise canceling.

 

 

I've got an LP setup for quick swapping and I swap between BB pros and 494s. I really like it because the particular LP has killer action on an ebony fretboard and being able to have it using Buckers or 90s at will is really sweet. So I've got it both ways. [biggrin]

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I've got an LP setup for quick swapping and I swap between BB pros and 494s.

 

Crikey; That sounds very interesting!

 

Pictures; or it didn't happen' date=' I'm afraid...

 

J/K.

 

But [i']do[/i] you have any snaps of that? How did you fix the connectors for the circuitry?

 

[biggrin] Very curious indeed!

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Gibson actually sold a Les Paul a few years ago with swappable pickups. I don't remember if they were P-90 and BB Pros or what, but It was definitely an interesting concept. Is that the guitar you've got, Big Kahune?

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is there not alot of difference between the hb and p90

 

Forgive me for saying this but if you don't already know the answer to that question then why are you considering a swap at all? It really doesn't make any sense.

 

There is a difference. Whether everyone can tell when listening to the sound from any one particular guitar which p-ups it has fitted is a very different matter.

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Crikey; That sounds very interesting! . . . . . Pictures; or it didn't happen' date=' I'm afraid...

 

But [i']do[/i] you have any snaps of that? How did you fix the connectors for the circuitry? [biggrin] Very curious indeed!

 

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20USA/Products/GOTM/LesPaulPush-tone/

 

It's a retail version of a demo rig Gibson used to provide to retailers (back in the day) who sold a lot of pups. You could quickly swap in any combo of pups to play and compare. The retail version came with four swap mounts prewired with quick connect plugs. Surprisingly, the normal tone is there even with the route throughs for the swappable pup mounts.

 

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is there not alot of difference between the hb and p90

 

 

A lot of the answers you'll get to this question are likely to be subjective. Some people like p90's and some don't... It's a matter of taste for most.

 

If you haven't already, I would suggest doing a search for "single coil vs. dual coil humbuckers" and read about the charachteristics of each. I've read that P90's are considered a "hot" single coil pickup. And from my experience they sound pretty hot.

 

Remember, a lot of the tone of a guitar comes from the guitar itself.. type of wood, amount of wood, etc.. That's probably why you don't hear much difference in that sound bite you mentioned....Of course the sound bite may be low quality masking subtle differences.

 

I have an LP with humbuckers and it doesn't sound vastly different from my LP with P90's. However my Stratocaster sounds completely different from both Les Pauls... An obvious statement but illustrates the difference in guitar types and their sound relative to the type of pickups. Comparing both LP's again, to my ears there is a difference but it's sublte...maybe a little brighter and slightly more detailed... but that's my ears. Others may hear something else.

 

Hope that helps you some.

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hb patter which is your favorite guitar from your collection' date=' thanks.[/quote']

 

 

Love em' all... sorry. That's the truth they all have their unique qualities. But I will say, all my Les Pauls sound like Les Pauls regardless of the pickups. If I play them back to back I can hear subtle differences but when I pick up any of my LP's and just play, regardless of pickup type, they sound like thick fat Les Pauls...

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sorry to keep asking questions hb ' date=' is the goldtop a quality made made guitar, is it easy to play and comfortable [/quote']

 

 

No problem.... Very high quality. As easy to play as my LP premium plus. It's just not as luxurious (binding, gloss nitro, etc..). Very comfortable. I think you know all Studios (i think) are chambered.. my 2 Studios are for sure. So they are light and comfortable. Slight difference in sound but still that les paul bark and tone...

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