beas Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Actually, I got this as a 3 month-old used guitar. The split P 90's are pretty unique and the guitar is flawless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69tele Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 very nice indeed, how does the coil tap work on a single coil PU though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beas Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Here is how Gibson describes the split P 90: A "coil tap" feature usually refers to splitting a humbucking pickup, but in the truer sense of the term these new single-coil units are wound with a "tap wire" that eliminates a portion of the coil, to access a second sound from each pickup. In full mode each pickup sounds like a traditional thick, snarly Alnico V P-90 in its position (approximately 7.0k ohm in the neck position and 8.6k ohm in the bridge), but lift the push-pull switch on each pickup's volume control, and resistance levels drop to 5.0k ohm and 6.0k ohm respectively, for a brighter, sharper single-coil sound that is still rich and authentic, and not as thin as other pickups that are split entirely in half. Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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