Fadedepi Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Anyone replaced the bridge humucker with a P-90 on a G400? Leaving the stock Epi 57HB in the neck. I'd interested in knowing how it worked out. Fe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankS1281734010 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 i put a P-94 in the bridge on mine. not exactly a p-90, but pretty damn close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 what do you mean how it worked out? they have them in humbuck size so they pop right in. I use p90s on two of my epis and I love them for the neck position.. the mud is gone.. the clarity is great.. the highs and mids are much better to 'my' ears. they sound good with a humbuck in the bridge, too. I've been thinking of a humbuck in the bridge on my studio with the p90 at the neck but I haven't had time to wire one in yet. TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I'd be worried about putting a lower-output pickup like a P-90 in the bridge position with a higher-output HB left in the neck. Usually you want it the other way around; I think TWANG's approach of changing the neck pickup for a P-90 style makes more sense, as evidenced by the success of Gibson's BFG model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysander Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I put a P90 in the bridge of my Gibson SG and it was amazing. The BFG argument is good, but the Les Paul Junior is better, to my mind. Nothing beats a P90 in the bridge. But I don't really like high-output pickups. Let the amp do the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I should have noted. thanks rotcan.. that the KA's come in two models. one of which is higher output. 9K will keep up easily with any vintage output humbuck.. not a very good match if you're running what seems to be typical nowadays, higher output.. around 13K. If you have a 8 or slightly above K neck humbuck, the 9K p90 will be a very good match. Another thing to my ear is the difference in p90s when close/far from the strings.. it's worth some extra diddling around to find the sweet spot on a p90 and in my experience it takes more diddling around, too. But you can compensate for volume differences and get very good sounds from a combination, too. The think about high output humbucks to me is they just don't get the tone I want. epi seems to be using higher output almost all the time.. so measure your pups with an ohmeter and take that into account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadedepi Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Today, I put a GFS Mean 90 in the bridge position on my G-400. Leaving the stock Epi 57HB in the neck position. I now have that nice chime of a P90, a great sounding combo (57HB & P90) together, and the vintage 57HB by itself. WOW!! Like having a new guitar. Fe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13yguitarman Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 The BSG. sound DIRTY!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadedepi Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 My G-400 with the new P-90 installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadedepi Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 My G-400 with new P-90 installed in the bridge position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 that looks sharp faded.. bet it sounds good, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadedepi Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Twang, It sounds great!! (IMO).... No plans of ever switching back to dual HB's. Faded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Fe: I agree there's nothing like a P90 in the bridge position. Wanting something sounding like the P90-loaded Gibsons I had in the 60s, I put Mean 90s in my new Dot - ahhhh, music to my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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