NY pickup on Fleabay

[Guest]

 

Found this on flea-bay

 

the guy wants €150 euro ($216, £134 for it)

 

he says

 

It is a NY pickup from a first year Coronet (1958) and it reads 8k . It even has the original yellowed bottom paper (see photo) . In 1959 Epiphone introduced the p90 on some models . I also have the old tortoise pickguard you see on pictures if interested ...not sure what model it came from.

 

That means if I ever found the pair I am looking for at that rate they would cost about £250 - £300 ($400 - $480)

for the pair.

 

That has made up my mind up I am ordering a set of Mean 90's :-)

[smips65]

Let us know how they sound :-)

[Guest]

Maybe Duncan Phat Cats....:-)

 

This is how they sound in a Sheraton.......BOOGIE......:-)

 

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbizdJSwyvg[/YOUTUBE]

[carverman]

Found this on flea-bay

 

the guy wants €150 euro ($216' date=' £134 for it)

 

It is a NY pickup from a first year Coronet (1958) and it reads 8k . It even has the original yellowed bottom paper (see photo) . In 1959 Epiphone introduced the p90 on some models . I also have the old tortoise pickguard you see on pictures if interested ...not sure what model it came from.

That means if I ever found the pair I am looking for at that rate they would cost about £250 - £300 ($400 - $480)

for the pair. That has made up my mind up I am ordering a set of Mean 90's :-)

 

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Interesting find Joe, but even if it's vintage, you would have a heck of a time mounting

it on your Sherri. It's similar to the soapbar. Lots of custom work and for the price

he is asking..you could have a custom wound one from one of the expert builders..

and maybe even a sidewinder at that.

 

The p-90 was on the Casino, Century, and the Coronet solid body, I believe.

[Guest]

Found this on harmony central from 2004 given my tastes and what I am seeking it is really interesting reading:

 

Product: Epiphone John Lee Hooker Sheraton II

Price Paid: N/A

Submitted 06/10/2004 at 01:31pm by Anonymous

 

Features : No Opinion

I hope "the powers to be" publish this... I know a musician who purchased the JOHN LEE HOOKER Sheraton, he is a really good player for a young guy who has been playing only a few years. He idolized John and when he got the Sheraton into the Concert Fender (one of the Amps John used he was very disappointed because it sounded nothing like the early recordings of Hooker.. I happen to be a big fan of his early tunes and as a street busker it makes sense to do the material that was sung and played by one player/singer and Hookers music gets the people bouncin. Some time back I read an interview he did and he started with an acoustic with a DeArmond added and recorded a few tunes with that then T.Bone Walker gave him what would be comparable to a Joe Pass Hollow body made by Epiphone back in the day. He used this guitar to record many of his iconic tunes, he even used a Gold Top with p90's on some. He played gently with his fingers and got that signature nasty sound when he got down with his lick by stroken em' harder. Later years he played a Sheraton and it really didn't have the sound of his early stuff but he made it talk anyhow, he even played a BB King signature guitar that BB gave him.

So if your trying to get the sound he had when he did "Crawling King Snake" Milk, Cream & Alchohol or Boogie Chillun your better off looking at something like the Joe Pass and learn to play with the meat of your fingers.. if you just get the guitar because you like it and it happens to be this model, any comments I made have nothing to do with your choice, enjoy your choice but for the Hooker student, go hollow body without a pick and get use to some crazy open tunings. (get a Hooker DVD) I saw him quite a few times and new him only casually.. the guy was from the planet next to Hendrixes and a sweet man to all. A most amazing perform/musician/singer and played right up to the end.. What a trip!

 

Might be throwing p-90's in my Emperor II as well for a little experiment.

 

My goodness, the research we have to do to find what we are after, we should all be givens PhD's :-)

[pohatu771]

With all of these experiments, it might be cheaper to buy a vintage Broadway or other New York-made Epiphone.

[carverman]

With all of these experiments' date=' it might be cheaper to buy a vintage Broadway or other New York-made Epiphone.[/quote']

 

Those are getting pretty steep in prices as well..typically $3K and up. Wish I still had

my '66 Epi Triumph today..it would be going for around that now as well.

[Guest]

Like love most of the fun is in the chase.....

[carverman]

Like love most of the fun is in the chase.....

 

 

Yes..because after you found it (them) half the fun is over. LOL!

 

If it was me..I'd definitely try out those mean 90s. I really like my

set on my DC homemade Bluesmaster. I even installed a GFS,

Clapton style mid range boost preamp (9v battery inside control

cavity cover) and it really barks if you crank it up to 6db or more.

 

IMO, there are two ways to come up with the sound you are

looking for..the expensive way... or the much cheaper way..

(which I went for)...2 GFS p_ups and even midrange boost preamp isn't

going to break the bank....maybe about a $100..

...and you might be pleasantly surprised too.

[Guest]

Exactly Dan, this is all about passion and learning.

 

If I had bought "the" guitar or guitars with the voicing I seek straight off.

 

What would I have learned, nothing.

 

In the search for what I want, I am learning music history and the history of how these instruments were put together.

 

Of course, the early Bluesmen used whatever they could get their hands on, and before thinline 335's, if they wanted an electric guitar, most would have come across some kind of hollow jazz box, with a Dearmond type pickup.

 

On the early recording that used electric guitars, it stands to reason those distinctive tones came from whatever came to hand, mostly early electrified jazz boxes.

 

When I put the assembly in Emperor II, I took the option for a solderless solution. This means I can switch a pickup without too much difficulty.

 

When I put the new assembly in my Sheraton I will do the same.

 

Then as you say I can try a few cheaper options first. The expensive bespoke options maybe I could try if required and in spirit of adventure (that we should never lose). I have written to a number of pickup makers and just this afternoon got one very interesting positive response from one of them.

 

I have two Epiphone guitars I am very, very, happy with as they stand at the moment, but, I feel the need to experiment with tone as a learning curve.

 

Let me play the field, before I settle down (pickup wise).......:-) Life is about passion and variety, until it is time to settle down.

 

When the final verdict is in on the p_ups I want then they will be soldered in and we are partners for life.

[waitebt]

Does anyone have a link to the auction listing? I cant find it. Thanks in advance!

[Guest]

Update: I have now had e-mails back from Jason Lollar, LACE pickups and David at Mojotone I am really encouraged by what I am hearing. I will post when I sort all these replies out.