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p-90's casino vs goldtop


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i have a 2001 casino and have been gassing for a goldtop especially since they have been discontinued. does epi use different p-90s in the two models and how much tonal difference can i expect between the full hollow of the casino and the solid of the goldtop?

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P-90's seem particularly responsive to differences in guitar construction --- according to many players, they sound "differenter" on solidbodies, hollows and semis than other types of pickups.

 

Another factor is the fact that the Casino's P-90's have metal dogear covers versus the plastic soapbars on the LP, which also seem to accentuate the differences in tone.

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Another factor is the fact that the Casino's P-90's have metal dogear covers versus the plastic soapbars on the LP' date=' which also seem to accentuate the differences in tone.[/quote']

 

Yes.

This is from Lollar's site:

Something to consider is that with plastic covers the pickup will have a little more high end—the metal covers will reduce the top end a little bit. Also, the metal covers have a tendency to feed back microphonically, even if the pickups are potted to an extreme.

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so if you were to change pick up covers on a casino to plastic ' date=' that would help take down some of the feedback ?[/quote']

 

The microphonic feedback mentioned by Lollar is the "squealing" type (bad); musical feedback is the "howling (good sometimes)" feedback that is most easily attained with a Casino or other hollow body guitar. Feedback remedies have been discussed previously, do a search on "casino feedback".

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