thunderstruck507 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I am really debating a pickup swap in the bridge of my LP now...fact is I don't need 2 guitars with the exact same pickups. I'd like one to have a more vintage type sound, think Burstbucker 3... But I'm also broke so I'm looking to go between the Crunchy Pat or Fat Pat from GFS. I have an ultra hot zebra crunchy pat in the neck already, and I like it a bit. Its smooth and full but thats not what I want in the bridge...I want a vintage type sound but still with bite. I dunno how much difference there will be between these 2 and/or the 498t thats already there...has anyone else compared them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 The fat pats are about like the 490/498 combo. The vintage '59s are like '57 classics. The crunchy pats are like a dimarzio super distortion. Vintage with bite makes me think P-90, personally, have you considered mean 90s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderstruck507 Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 I know what you mean there, but I mean more that AC/DC or live Zeppelin tone...(ever notice how similar angus and page really sound live?) maybe I should leave well enough alone and keep turning down to volume or tone knob....can we really leave out gear alone though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Ah. Well, I guess a vintage 59 neck, fat pat bridge may work, or a vintage 59 crunchy pat, or a fat pat crunchy pat, or dual crunchy, dual fats. Still, I think a mean 90 might help, too, bridge or neck, they really add something to the sound. Never stop experimenting. I'm thinking of putting push/pulls into EVERY guitar I have. How's that for not leaving gear alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderstruck507 Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 The coolest thing ever, when I put the crunchy pat zebra in I accidently put it in out of phase...thats one of the coolest mistakes ever I don't care to put pickups in phase again...its like adding a whole different sound, turn to volume down on either pickup and things are back to normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Yeah, well, you can have IN phase on a push/pull then :D. Ever play around with split tones, running pickups in series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderstruck507 Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 I played with a push pull one once, never in series...what does that do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I played with a push pull one once' date=' never in series...what does that do?[/quote'] Thicker tone. Kind of like the difference between position 1 on a vintage (non reverse wound) strat and positions 2 or 4. Runs both pickups collectively, so there's greater output. Try it sometime. Nice boost for soloing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicidehummer Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Mmm, hot crunchy PATs, you're making me hungry God I haven't had KFC in a while... I wonder if they're open at 2:38.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicidehummer Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Sorry for the random comment. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Sorry for the random comment. Don't worry about it. Lots of random comments are made by some. Sometimes even posing as sound advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biff Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Combinations I've tried (bridge - neck): Mean P90 + Mean P90 = Retro, very nice GFS crunchy PAF + Mean P90 = BFGish, good contrast GFS crunchy PAF + Burstbucker #1 = Hot and not, excellent '57 Classic + Mean P90 = Simply great (current Dot config) '57 Classic + Burstbucker #1 = Swee-et Burstbucker #3 + Burstbucker #1 = Incredible, best LP sound (current LPC config) Every combination was more than OK. Mean P90 works IMO better in the neck position than in the bridge, and Gibson's PAFs sound awesome in any position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmitchell Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 I personally prefer the P-90 in bridge, though I guess not in a les paul. The Crunchy+mean 90 sounds liek a sweet idea, maybe throw in some push pulls for split/reverse phase/series wiring, oh, and a kill switch in place of the bucker's tone knob ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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