Same reaction, that's not a real P90. And you're right, they sound way different. Too bad she doesn't have one. I had two on a mid-60s SG, foolishly traded it for a beautiful Epiphone Sheraton in natural Maple with two humbuckers, listed for up to $900 depending on where you shopped. Worth every bit of 600 when SGs were going for 600 -700. I didn't keep the Sheraton long, didn't sound right. Ended up with a 64 Melody Maker with single coils (as above, but the originals) -- still not the same...there's nothing like a P90.
TheStompboxer you're right. Didn't mean to imply fake P90, should've just said: that's not a P90... But I would like to see her jam on a Les Paul Special or Jr.
Tasty playing. My first guitar was an HSS Stratocaster and pretty much every guitar I own has at least one humbucker. On my Strats, I can split the coils to get a traditional Strat single coil sound. Best of both worlds I’d say.
Thanks for having Lindsay on again, Marty! She does such a great job of explaining what makes each piece of gear distinct and important. Nice explanation of the versatility of an HSS Strat-I love mine to pieces!
Great upload. Really dig that Lindsay has been on here. Didn't know about her until I saw her on here awhile back and now I'm a fan. Rock on both of you.
I love my 3 pickup ibanez RG. 2 humbuckers in the bridge and neck positions and a single coil in the middle. It’s a great combo for me. I like the middle pickup a lot because it feels like a second bridge pickup in a big way. I also have the out of phase options too. Incredibly well made versatile instrument with an ash body maple fretboard and neck, 24 frets locking nut Floyd rose. $500 well spent.
I can't say this, humbuckers are for leading solos, single coil is for background chords, I use clean and crispy single coil for leading solos as well, so humbuckers for background chords. All other Im completely agree with you. Cheers!
One of my friends recently got a HS Jaguar and I wished I owned it. I’ve got a classic Jazzmaster, a 335, a single p-90 Stratocaster and a single Humbucker Tele. I could have gotten the sound of all of those guitars out of my friends Jag. Probably going to end up selling the others for something more versatile, despite my collector antics.
Nice playing! But, really I don't think there is wrong pickups. I use Les Paul with humbuckers for everything, from blues to hair metal and if you're single coil guy and you need more bite you can always use distortion pedal, Mick Mars of Motley Crue uses single coil strat
@@TheStompboxer no my friend, she knows about coil but she knows how it works! Thats rare! Thats why I am suprised! She has so much of detailed knowledge.
@@TheStompboxer my friend I know ir ain't a rocket science! But still how many people know it!? Only dedicated people want to go that deep about knowing about coil! Here I appriciate her dedication!
To me and this is just my personal preference, you can get a somewhat decent clean sound with a humbucker, but you really can't get a thick rock tone with a single coil, plus adding gain just increases the noise inherant in single coil. I always had humbuckers wired so that I could split the coils , giving me the best of both sounds.
i got a Jackson JS20 Dinky Reverse headstock, and i was worried that the Double HH pickup wasn't versatile because it's exactly what i was looking for oringally a HSS
Humbuckers don't sustain more. They do have a bit less harmonic content, and are often wound more so they are a bit darker. Both of these effects make the distortion a bit less fizzier. The P90 is the best or worst of both worlds. It is more dynamic than a humbucker, but less than a normal single coil. It also distorts more on the bass strings so is kind of imbalanced.
mekkemusic , actually I found this a really good explanation and it all started to make sense to me as someone who is shopping for their first electric and doesn’t have the hands on knowledge
Cool video and informative. Nice tshirt by the way! I am not sure I agree with the crisp comparison though (but I believe everyone perceives sound differently). I find single coils and P90s creamy (maybe the hum creates a bit of that overdriven effect to my ears) to my ears hum buckers are punchier, an effective way for lead guitar to cut through the mix. Just my two cents!
Josue Landeros A “Floyd” usually refers to a vibrato system, not a pickup. “Vintage pickups” doesn’t mean anything except they’re old. There are vintage single coils and humbuckers.
Yeah girl! Very cool, very informative...sounds great, nice shirt...hope to see you soon on this channel 👍 hello from France...(I have a strat SSH...clearly great👌)
I can’t understand the difference between humbucking pickups & P90s.. The difference between single coil & humbucking is very distinctive as expected..
Since you shaved & dyed your hair Marty you look better than ever.
Ray Ross haha
Lol 😂🤣🤣
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THATS NOT MARTY ARE YOU DUMB THATS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON!
@@LF-ni3iv You missed the joke...
I must say, that blond hair is looking mighty good on you Marty
Lol
I miss the hat tho
@@Monomonmamon, Yeah! You can leave your hat on, 🎤🎸🎸 Marty!!
She plays with a lot of character and musicality.
Love the way she plays, talks, really great and informative presentation. I learned a lot.
Marty is looking hot these days
Nice to see Lindsey Ell get the recognition she deserves. Such an incredibly talented guitarist and musician.
Love watching Lindsay's videos. She has a very expressive way of explaining her subject.
That Melody maker doesn't have a p90, that is a single coil, very similar to a strat. Slightly bigger and hotter wound.
pastorkev777 It’s not a P90, but P90’s are also single coils.
@@TheStompboxer true but they do sound quite different from one another.
Same reaction, that's not a real P90. And you're right, they sound way different. Too bad she doesn't have one. I had two on a mid-60s SG, foolishly traded it for a beautiful Epiphone Sheraton in natural Maple with two humbuckers, listed for up to $900 depending on where you shopped. Worth every bit of 600 when SGs were going for 600 -700. I didn't keep the Sheraton long, didn't sound right. Ended up with a 64 Melody Maker with single coils (as above, but the originals) -- still not the same...there's nothing like a P90.
Camilo It’s not a fake P90, either. It isn’t any kind of P90.
TheStompboxer you're right. Didn't mean to imply fake P90, should've just said: that's not a P90... But I would like to see her jam on a Les Paul Special or Jr.
That melody maker isn’t a p90. It’s just another single coil that Gibson made. The les paul junior had the p90
Thanks for notice me that
mickyp2006 thought you was talking about the p90 sub machine gun 😂
61k views and who knows how many took in wrong information : (
Tasty playing. My first guitar was an HSS Stratocaster and pretty much every guitar I own has at least one humbucker. On my Strats, I can split the coils to get a traditional Strat single coil sound. Best of both worlds I’d say.
Amazing and helpful here! A treat to see Lindsey come back with the information and playing!
Thanks for having Lindsay on again, Marty! She does such a great job of explaining what makes each piece of gear distinct and important. Nice explanation of the versatility of an HSS Strat-I love mine to pieces!
Great upload. Really dig that Lindsay has been on here. Didn't know about her until I saw her on here awhile back and now I'm a fan.
Rock on both of you.
I love my 3 pickup ibanez RG. 2 humbuckers in the bridge and neck positions and a single coil in the middle. It’s a great combo for me. I like the middle pickup a lot because it feels like a second bridge pickup in a big way. I also have the out of phase options too. Incredibly well made versatile instrument with an ash body maple fretboard and neck, 24 frets locking nut Floyd rose. $500 well spent.
Hey Marty you look SOOOOO much better with no hat on! We knew you had beautiful hair under the hat!
Great video, a very good combination is what Neil Young uses, a Les Paul w/stock P90 in the neck and a mini-humbucker in the bridge
Awesome. Wish I had saw something like this when I first got into electric guitar.
The "right" pickup to use to demonstrate a P90 would have been an actual P90...
Frank Bama this is what I was trying to say. Thanks.
I can't say this, humbuckers are for leading solos, single coil is for background chords, I use clean and crispy single coil for leading solos as well, so humbuckers for background chords. All other Im completely agree with you. Cheers!
Great to see you had Lindsay on again. Love her. She’s a great guitar player as well as songwriter. Informative video.
I really like to watch Lindsey's videos.... Keep them coming... Great instructional videos.
Wow, Lindsay is amazingly cool. Simple and very clear explanations. Thanks a lot 👍
Those are some tasty licks. Can I say that? Lindsay's teaching style is as expressive as her playing.
Love That Sky Blue Picasso Style Hippie Strat
I'm changing out pickups for the first time, this was the perfect video! Thanks so much!
Great guest host! Rock on, Lindsay!
Oh cool, I saw your continuum project, I love John Mayer and I absolutely loved the album, dreaming with a broken heart was a personal highlight😀
Damn that girl can really play!
One of my friends recently got a HS Jaguar and I wished I owned it. I’ve got a classic Jazzmaster, a 335, a single p-90 Stratocaster and a single Humbucker Tele. I could have gotten the sound of all of those guitars out of my friends Jag. Probably going to end up selling the others for something more versatile, despite my collector antics.
Gotta love videos like this. Awesome change up and having Lindsay back on the channel is always a win!
MAN I LIKE HER. She is COLD on that guitar Marty. Not a frequent viewer, so not sure who she is, but Lindsay is for sure one of the cool kids.
Wow awesome. Put me down as a Yes for more Lindsay videos.
Marty looks so young without a collared shirt on. Could literally be a student at my highschool. Hip
Nice sounds. Very helpful info 🤘🏾
loving this lessons with lindsay!! I’m really learning a lot. btw love your t shirt!!
Hey Lindsay, do you have a lesson on how and when to use the different switch positions? What effect or tone does each position produce?
Nice playing!
But, really I don't think there is wrong pickups. I use Les Paul with humbuckers for everything, from blues to hair metal and if you're single coil guy and you need more bite you can always use distortion pedal, Mick Mars of Motley Crue uses single coil strat
Killer player! Marty she needs to be on a livestream once we get through The Beer Bug!
Hey Marty. Please do a lesson on ZZ Top Gimme All Your Lovin. Thanks
Lindsay is great as always, never seen a P90 that looked like a regular (covered) single coil.
aeroshack I agree, is that an actual P90?
That’s not a P90. It is a smaller single coil Gibson used on Melody Makers and a handful of other models.
Girls got skills!
good pickup line
She is intelligent! She knows what coils are made from and how they work! Smart👍👍
parag agrawal What? You’re surprised that somebody doing a video about pickups knows about pickups?
@@TheStompboxer no my friend, she knows about coil but she knows how it works! Thats rare! Thats why I am suprised! She has so much of detailed knowledge.
parag agrawal It’s not rocket science.
@@TheStompboxer my friend I know ir ain't a rocket science! But still how many people know it!? Only dedicated people want to go that deep about knowing about coil! Here I appriciate her dedication!
parag agrawal Again, it’s literally a video about pickups.
You sure there isn’t some other reason you were surprised?
as someone who grew up in the 90's, the P-90 sound really brings back memories
To me and this is just my personal preference, you can get a somewhat decent clean sound with a humbucker, but you really can't get a thick rock tone with a single coil, plus adding gain just increases the noise inherant in single coil.
I always had humbuckers wired so that I could split the coils , giving me the best of both sounds.
Sounds like nonsense to me
Man, Lindsay is the bomb!
Great job Lindsay!
I've build a Duesenberg Domino P90 in the bridge position of my Fender Duo sonic.
It sounds awesome!!
Did I hear Wildfire there? Love that song.
I heard it too. :)
Tight! Super informative! Love her ❤️
CanCon! Lindsay is a boss ass musician. So happy to see her on your channel Marty!
Love your custom paint jobs Lindsay! 👍🏻
Enjoying these videos, thanks Lindsay and Marty 👍
Great explanation, but you could have used a loop pedal (Marty has one) ;-) for the final example. Cheers
Great video. I was expecting more about choosing pickup positions, though. Maybe a subject for the next one. =)
this really helped considering i'm currently ordering my first custom guitar right now, definitely gonna get a humbucker and two single coils
So stoked for Lindsay here! She’s bad ass and amazing live too!
This was very helpful. Thanks Marty and Lindsay!!!
i got a Jackson JS20 Dinky Reverse headstock, and i was worried that the Double HH pickup wasn't versatile because it's exactly what i was looking for oringally a HSS
I'm an Hss Stratocaster kinda guy. Best of both worlds!
You don't miss the single bridge pickup at all?
Definitely going to change my bridge single coil pickup to p90 as I have a mount for it already on my squier strat. Gj!
Nancy Wilson....Liz buckingham.....Orianthi.....LINDSAY ELL!!!!!!
Humbuckers don't sustain more.
They do have a bit less harmonic content, and are often wound more so they are a bit darker. Both of these effects make the distortion a bit less fizzier.
The P90 is the best or worst of both worlds. It is more dynamic than a humbucker, but less than a normal single coil. It also distorts more on the bass strings so is kind of imbalanced.
Wow cool girl, nice basic walkthrough of them, you should do pick up position next!
Marty Party!!!
I'm in love with your white Strat's tone!
Next video on best Electric Guitar please
Marty could you do a my kinda lover guitar lesson I’ve been wanting to learn to play it and I feel like you’d teach it best
can u do a totorial on “one of these nights” by the eagles. i live this song so much
I hate to be that guy, but she is adorable- that little smirk...plus, she can play...win/win.
I really don't like her playing
Wow Marty your hair grows fast
I want a teacher like her
Even though I have these ridiculously loud pups on my prs se billy martin I love my pacificas pickups more for subtley tones
Don't think that's a p90 5:25
I love your playing!!!
Please could you make a video on 'if I fell' by the Beatles please!!!!
your shirt has the Wesley Willis song stuck in my head
This is good basic information. But I have known it for 25 years. For some reason I still watched the whole thing 😏
Yup 😆
Yup 😆
Nice tone!
She got a lot of cool guitars though and she is super cool!! ❤️😍
There is nothing on this video we did not know a century ago. Still, we are all watching
mekkemusic , actually I found this a really good explanation and it all started to make sense to me as someone who is shopping for their first electric and doesn’t have the hands on knowledge
David Mc it was more of a sarcastic statement. I love this channel so I watch stuff anyways
That flower guitar tho
incredibly helpful thank u
Cool video and informative. Nice tshirt by the way!
I am not sure I agree with the crisp comparison though (but I believe everyone perceives sound differently).
I find single coils and P90s creamy (maybe the hum creates a bit of that overdriven effect to my ears) to my ears hum buckers are punchier, an effective way for lead guitar to cut through the mix. Just my two cents!
It is not humbuckers, single coils AND P90s, because P90s are ALSO single coils, just designed differently. And of course they do hum.
What about a humbucking Floyd, I heard a lot about those. And maybe what about some vintage pickups
Josue Landeros A “Floyd” usually refers to a vibrato system, not a pickup. “Vintage pickups” doesn’t mean anything except they’re old. There are vintage single coils and humbuckers.
I just can’t be comfortable with a hum bucker in the bridge of strat, but a P90 would be amazing...
you can split the coil tho
Yeah girl! Very cool, very informative...sounds great, nice shirt...hope to see you soon on this channel 👍 hello from France...(I have a strat SSH...clearly great👌)
I can’t understand the difference between humbucking pickups & P90s.. The difference between single coil & humbucking is very distinctive as expected..
Damn marty got a glow up
Cheerful and inspiring 👍
Dimarzio guitar pickups are perfection. Or EMGs.
See Marty gets it you tend to pay more attention to beautiful talented women!
What kind of guitar would I need for Guns N’ Roses or nirvana or third blind eye?
Love that Kurt shirt
Great job very helpful
You should do a hippie sabotage lesson
Thnx!!! 🌟🙌🏼
Very informative 👍
She Rocks my World 🌎