njdeadhead Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Hi all, I just bought my first gibson les paul, it's a 60's tribute with p90 pickups. I really love the tone and playability of this guitar, with one small exception that I think can be fixed. My bridge pickup seems to be much quieter than the neck, any suggestions on how to get the bridge pickup to have a matching volume? Should I raise it? Lower it? adjust the poles? Any advice is appreciated...Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Try raising it a little, but don't get it too close to the strings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 raising it should help boost the output. I might also check the wiring as well; it is not unheard of for guitars to leave Gibson with loose connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Unless it's a drastic difference, which might indicate faulty wiring, or pickup...I'd raise bridge pickup, slightly, and lower the neck pickup, a bit, too. Do it in stages, so you can check the output/volume, as you go. Be sure, too, that it's not a faulty selector switch. I've had those go bad, which effects the volume (due to poor connections), as well. Good Luck, CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdeadhead Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 Thanks guys...it's not "drastic", just noticeable. I will try raising the pickup a bit and perhaps dropping the neck one, but I'm very happy with the neck pickup as is right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondJig Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 They use the same PU in both positions. The strings vibrate more over the neck pu more then over the bridge pu thus generating more output. Adjust the heights thats been suggested or use the volume knobs. You can try and hunt down a hotter pu for the bridge. PS this why you normally see higher out put pu in the bridge pos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdeadhead Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 Okay, I lowered the neck pickup a bit and also raised the bridge pickup...did exactly what I was looking for! This things sounds great! Thanks for the tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldtopFiend Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 They use the same PU in both positions. The strings vibrate more over the neck pu more then over the bridge pu thus generating more output. Adjust the heights thats been suggested or use the volume knobs. You can try and hunt down a hotter pu for the bridge. PS this why you normally see higher out put pu in the bridge pos. Is this true? I thought that Gibsons equipped with p90's had a "set" of pup's, just like humbuckers. Can anyone verify for me that they use pup's with the same specs for both neck and bridge? (Not that I think you're lying or don't know what you're talking about, diamond; I just never heard this before and like to have things verified by multiple sources.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uyasgali Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Is this true? I thought that Gibsons equipped with p90's had a "set" of pup's, just like humbuckers. Can anyone verify for me that they use pup's with the same specs for both neck and bridge? (Not that I think you're lying or don't know what you're talking about, diamond; I just never heard this before and like to have things verified by multiple sources.) It is true. The only variation of a Gibson p90 is a soapbar or dogear model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwich Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Does anyone know what the distance should be from the bridge P90 (probably same as Hb) to the strings at both ends? I looked for this info at Gibson tech support, but haven't found it. There is info on action height and bridge height, but not distance to strings from p/u. Just trying to get a ball park. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uyasgali Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Here is a starting point. Neck Pickup 3/32" on bass and treble side Bridge Pickup 1/16" on bass and treble side If you find that the guitar is hard to tune you may want to lower the pups. You also want to be sure the volume balance is good to your ears. Good luck and don't forget to have fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwich Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Here is a starting point. Neck Pickup 3/32" on bass and treble side Bridge Pickup 1/16" on bass and treble side If you find that the guitar is hard to tune you may want to lower the pups. You also want to be sure the volume balance is good to your ears. Good luck and don't forget to have fun with it. Thanks a bunch uyasgali. Really love the guitar, but have no experience with P90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOSTVENTURE Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 If you look at the specs for the Traditional with P-90s, you will see that the neck pick-up is rated 7K while the bridge unit measures 8.3K. I don't know if the set used on the Tributes is like that or not. If you have a soldering gun and an Ohmmeter, you could check it out. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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