bluesman345 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 My Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul came stock with "Rainbow" brand P90 pickups, which are an Asian-produced line of Kent Armstrongs. They sound great and have a real "growl" to them. I have just decided to replace them, however, due to the unnerving buzz and hum from floodlights above the stage that are on a rheostat (dimmer). I have ordered a pair of DiMarzio Virtual P90's (DP169). The pups have ceramic magnets, 4 conductors, 16.77k ohms dc resistance and an output of 385mv. I put DiMarzio Virtual Vintage single coils in a MIJ Strat I had a few years ago and was blown away by the improvement in sound and performance over the stock pups. Has anyone used DiMarzio Virtual P90 pickups? If so, tell us what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthemBassMan Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 -Never played them myself, but my Lester has the Virtual PAFs in it. Love 'em! L8R, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman345 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 I got my '56 Gold Top back the other day, with 2 DiMarzio Virtual P-90's and treble-bleed caps. Mmmm...mmmm...mmmm!!!! :D I currently have a small problem, however. These are very clear, powerful pickups, but the neck pup is a little too boomy and the bridge pup is a little too bright. I decided to tweak the pole and height adjustment screws and lower each pup a little bit to get a more balanced and "airy/woody" sound. When lowering the neck pup, the volume of the neck pup suddenly dropped to a whisper. I checked the volume and tone controls - everything was maxed. I lifted out the neck pup and the 3-position pup selector switch - all wires appeared to be connected - the middle and bridge positions were loud and clear, but the neck position was on, but barely. Is it possible that I shorted out a wire when lowering the neck pup? Could the "Epiphone" brand 3-position switch be shorting out or dirty? I plan to take it back to my tech to have it repaired, but I thought that I would put this out to all of our experts first to see if anyone else has had this problem or has any ideas. ISSUE RESOLVED: SHORTED WIRE - MY TECH FIXED IT Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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