poopcicle Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Hey everyone, I am thinking of replacing the pups in my Wildkat. I do not know much about this process so I will have a local shop do the work, my question is ( so I don't look to much the fool!)I am going to buy the pups, while searching online I can't seem to find any Duncan or Gibson P90's with chrome/nickel dogear covers, can i buy a black or cream set and use the covers from the existing pups to keep the look of the Kat? and if I am able to reuse the covers can I buy soapbar p90's as well? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino4Life Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Ive wanted to do the same on my Casino. I cant find chrome covers for Gibson P-90s that will fit on my Casino due to the fact its Korean made. Jason Lollar can gut the exsisting pick ups on your guitar and rebuild them to fit in the chrome ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueman335 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Have you checked eBay for chrome covers? I replaced the PU's on my Casino with Duncans, and the pole piece holes didn't line up quite right, so I used a drill bit to make them a little bigger. There's plastic covers avaailable and I'd swear I've seen metal replacement ones too. If you wind up with plastic covers, put some aluminum foil inside, so you can keep the shielding (and keep the noise down). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopcicle Posted January 5, 2012 Author Share Posted January 5, 2012 thanks guys! I saw the note on Lollar's page about doing a rebuild for Casinos and Kats, makes it see more complicated then I may want to get into! lol Since I am going to deal with a local shop they would have to dismantle and ship out to Lollar and all I can hear is the cha ching of the cash register over and over!!!! Looks like I need to re think this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino4Life Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Yea, I have changed my tune about the Epi P-90s vs the Gibson P-90s. People that have done the swap, really haven't noticed much of a difference in tone. I think when it comes down to it really is all about your set up (guitar,amp,pedals) if you still are not happy about the sound you can look into changing the wiring and pots. But I think I am going to stick with the stock Epi P-90s, while Lollar's sound nice it is like you mentioned befoer a lot of work and hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyred Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 My wildkat has GFS P90`s in it and they are great. These were put in by the bloke I bought it off, but they were installed ar$e about, the neck at the bridge and vice versa. I have corrected that and it sounds a great deal better. It`s a pretty easy replacement if your going to do it yourself and you can use a soldering iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I have owned both a WildKat and a Casino made by Unsung in Korea. The P-90s on those guitars were as good as the ones on my Gibson Les Paul, IMO. I sold the Casino because it was too narrow at the nut, but I wish I still had the WildKat. My $0.02/FWIW/YMMV J/W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino4Life Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I was finally able to play a Les Paul with Gibson P 90s and to tell you the truth the Epi P 90s on my Casino are just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amx05462 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 personally if your not satisfyed withthe sound of your p 90s.. you might just want to try changing capacitors.. ive done this onmany guitars and its amazing what a different capacitor can do. basicly its lower value more treble higher value more bass.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 O Great, All-Knowing One! Good to see you here! amx has taken a few of his guitars and turned them into tone monsters just by upgrading pots and tweaking capacitor values to his liking. I have heard them, and the improvement is remarkable! Uhnnngh gah, Great One! J/W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 personally if your not satisfyed withthe sound of your p 90s.. you might just want to try changing capacitors.. ive done this onmany guitars and its amazing what a different capacitor can do. basicly its lower value more treble higher value more bass.. amx has taken a few of his guitars and turned them into tone monsters just by upgrading pots and tweaking capacitor values to his liking. I have heard them, and the improvement is remarkable! But changing the tone pot capacitors won't do anything while the tone pot is on 10, only when you dial the tone down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougg330 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 +1 on the GFS P-90's. I put them into a Casino and they sounded fantastic. And the price is amazingly low. I have Fralins in my Gibson ES-330 and they sound great, too - but much more refined and quiet. If you want your P-90's to scream, I would take the GFS over the Fralins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 But changing the tone pot capacitors won't do anything while the tone pot is on 10, only when you dial the tone down. Who plays a guitar with the controls dimed? Not me! If I had to play any of my electrics "wide open" I wouldn't like the sound of one of them. The tone controls are there to use to shape your tone to what you want, and the cap value makes a big difference in how they perform. If you don't use the controls, then nothing you do to them will help much, will it? J/W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Who plays a guitar with the controls dimed? Not me! If I had to play any of my electrics "wide open" I wouldn't like the sound of one of them. The tone contraols are there to use to shape your tone to what you want, and the cap value makes a big difference in how they perform. If you don't use the controls, then nothing you do to them will help much, will it? J/W I didn't say anything about not using the controls, was just adding that it wouldn't help if you played it dimed, many people do whether you do or not. Also just adding a bit of info to what amx had said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 FWIW, capacitors can also be used in other ways to alter the output of a pickup, treble bleeds is a common mod, but also placing a cap inline on the pickup's hot lead can have a much more significant effect, dimed or not. Taming Muddy Pickups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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