Thoughts On P90 Pickups & Humbucker Comparisons - That Pedal Show

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    In this video we take a gentle stroll down the path of P90 pickups. We found ourselves in the lucky position of having a bunch of wonderful P90-equipped guitars at our disposal, so what better excuse to plug ’em in and have a listen next to some similar guitars that use humbuckers.
    As always with us, this isn’t a scientific comparison, and yes the guitars have some significant differences. Regular viewers will know that we’re more interested in the variables than the similarities… because that’s real life!
    We plug in all kinds of guitars with different levels of gain and have a listen. Simple as that - please enjoy the video…
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    Interesting bits and go-to sections…
    - Intro playing, background and context: 00:00
    - What is a P90 pickup anyway? 2:30
    - We have some cool P90 guitars at the moment: 6:10
    - Is that a 1954 ES-125 or are you just pleased to see me? 6:37
    - Collings I-30LC and Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335: 11:04 (12:15)
    - But wood and construction doesn’t make any difference right? 17:10
    - The I-30 and 335 acoustically: 18:03
    - PRS DGT & McCarty Soapbar: 20:30
    - Soapbar & Dogear?: 21:50
    - Simon’s 1960 Les Paul Special Reissue: 27:10
    - What about pot values? 29:20
    - Gibson 1958 Les Paul reissue and 1960 Special Reissue: 30:35
    - …and now with some Plexi-type gain: 32:35
    - 1961 LP Junior and Collings 290 DCS: 36:40
    - What the hell is that tuner? 37:10
    - A guitar tuner tangent: 38:24
    - And back to the Juniors: 39:05
    - The P90 can do pseudo acoustic: 42:15
    - A Robbie McIntosh tangent: 42:50
    - What have we learned so far? 43:45
    - SG, LP Jr & Fuzz! 45:29
    - And the Huber… finally! 48:34
    Guitars in this episode:
    • 1954 Gibson ES-125
    • 1961 Gibson Les Paul Junior - watch Dan’s video at bit.ly/2r9lRJZ
    • PRS DGT - watch Mick’s video at bit.ly/2d8Xo2I
    • PRS McCarty Soapbar (2002)
    • Gibson SG Standard (2002 model)
    • Collings 290 DC S - watch Mick’s video at bit.ly/2dDG96k
    • Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 - www.gibson.com/Products/Electr...
    • Collings I-30LC - www.collingsguitars.com/electr...
    • Gibson Custom - 1958 Les Paul Standard - www.gibson.com/Products/Electr...
    • Gibson USA 1960 Les Paul Special
    • Nik Huber Krautster II - watch Dan’s video at bit.ly/2fKv0RU
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 1,1 тис.

  • @StringsOfCrossroads
    @StringsOfCrossroads 6 років тому +176

    I showed my husband this episode (who is not musical)as evidence of why I need to have so many different guitars ! 😁😊 different pickups, yes, but also different body types, wood types, maple cap, no maple cap, 250k pot 500k pot endless variables that keep my GAS for guitars going! You can’t just have one single coil and one p90 and one humbucker guitar, you have to have at least 20!!

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +23

      Ah, that’s fantastic Catherine, hope he was convinced, thanks so much for watching :)

    • @topdog91
      @topdog91 4 роки тому +12

      But there's no such thing as tonewood.

    • @ChadWorthman
      @ChadWorthman 4 роки тому +9

      You wouldn’t expect a mechanic to work with just one or two wrenches!

    • @valebliz
      @valebliz 3 роки тому +8

      @@topdog91 but there's such thing as physics, go study it.

    • @topdog91
      @topdog91 3 роки тому +3

      @@valebliz And?

  • @MarySpender
    @MarySpender 6 років тому +497

    Well now I need P90s in my life...

    • @danielbell4007
      @danielbell4007 6 років тому +8

      Mary Spender yes you do Mary.

    • @tomlaw8821
      @tomlaw8821 6 років тому +18

      Nobody cares what you think, you are awful. Looking for attention? Notice you aren't on Andertons anymore thank GOD.

    • @MagnusGuldbrandsen
      @MagnusGuldbrandsen 6 років тому +161

      But you on the other hand, Tom Law, have enriched all of our lives with your intelligent, poised and well thought out comment. Thank you!

    • @TheToneLounge
      @TheToneLounge 6 років тому +13

      P90's are not all created equal, so try a few out to see which ones you like. I have a P90 in my Les Paul Jr, which is a dog ear with AlNiCo slugs, while my PRS has soapbar P90's which sound completely different. Cheers

    • @tomlaw8821
      @tomlaw8821 6 років тому +6

      Ok watch the Marshall amp on 10 video, she turns her guitar down to 1 totally defeating the purpose of the video. Not all but most women SUCK they are drains of fun. She has the personality of a blank white wall, just NOTHING about her is interesting. Calling all white knight calling all white knights we need delusional morons.

  • @liberty4all885
    @liberty4all885 4 дні тому +2

    P90s from a LP junior is just fucking magic

  • @PeteCalandra
    @PeteCalandra 6 років тому +43

    p90, the sound of Live At Leeds. What an album!

  • @bchant19
    @bchant19 6 років тому +88

    Well the one thing I can say is DAN YOU NEED TO PLAY THAT SG JUNIOR MORE! It's bloody fantastic.

  • @owenhu9465
    @owenhu9465 6 років тому +33

    Holy smokes i did not expect dan's ripping jazz comping there at all! What a player :D

  • @kauwgomboom
    @kauwgomboom 6 років тому +12

    The big thing for me about P-90’s is bottom string clarity. Compared to humbuckers the lower notes just separate much better!

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +5

      Has a lot to do with the ‘compression’ and ‘dynamic range’ things we’re talking about I reckon. Mick here. I’m with you. You only get that snap from a single coil. :0)

  • @johnmarquez333
    @johnmarquez333 6 років тому +23

    Those crooked Boss pedals on the back wall are going to drive someone's OCD crazy!

    • @TwisterDoesGaming
      @TwisterDoesGaming 4 роки тому +4

      John Marquez I didn’t notice until you pointed it out and now it’s all that I can see!

    • @ishancooper
      @ishancooper 3 роки тому

      Now it is!

    • @dankov8566
      @dankov8566 3 роки тому +1

      Lol first thing I noticed and it bugged me the whole time!

  • @FranklinD
    @FranklinD 6 років тому +31

    P90s are my favorite!!

  • @fchampd4512
    @fchampd4512 6 років тому +64

    Awsome! now do a show on tweed amps!

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +34

      It’s coming.... we’re about to move premises. And then Tweed!

    • @mrc2662
      @mrc2662 6 років тому +9

      black face, silver face, brown face; wish we had That Amp Show as an occasional indulgence ....

    • @elonmush4793
      @elonmush4793 5 років тому +1

      And don't forget that cable show ;)

  • @YMESYDT
    @YMESYDT 6 років тому +36

    I would love to see you guys get someone like Gilad Hekselman on the show, he’s a big pedal guy and an incredible jazz player

  • @MNGuitars
    @MNGuitars 6 років тому +4

    Love love love love love you guys, TPS rules..beautiful guitars and sounds today mates, never not learning

  • @thehound2161
    @thehound2161 6 років тому +22

    I get feeling so good about the state of my home tone sounds, then come to your channel and weep at the beauty that is That Pedal Show. I might say that no other channel comes close to nailing every tone as you do here. Love it. TY.

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +6

      Ah, thanks so much, we work hard at it

    • @jdavis.fw303
      @jdavis.fw303 6 років тому +1

      Truer words...

    • @777Yoni
      @777Yoni 6 років тому +1

      I've had the same experience (repeatedly). Solidarity.

  • @kmdracer
    @kmdracer 3 роки тому +5

    Late to reply, but this video is why I started looking for a DC jr. I couldn't afford a Gibson, so I wound up with a Harley Benton. Exactly the sound I was looking for.

  • @dadbod6039
    @dadbod6039 6 років тому +11

    Wow.. Dans little schwang is proof we need more Jazz guitar on the show!! Love Love Love. Jazz guitar lesson please Dan?

  • @shaneworden5095
    @shaneworden5095 5 років тому +1

    Bloody great show!!! It allowed me to listen and take it all in and see if what I was hearing was the same as you guys. Fantastic!!

  • @bleeknoir
    @bleeknoir 6 років тому +3

    YAY! Not only is it you guys, but you're talking about the only pick-up I use in my guitars. Big love x

  • @iagobroxado
    @iagobroxado 3 роки тому +6

    Dan's SG Jr sounds gorgeous. Probably my favorite guitar of the day.

  • @macleanclassics
    @macleanclassics 6 років тому +2

    Oh the sweet bends in the intro Dan.... had to listen twice just to hear those resolves again !

  • @AdamGotheridge
    @AdamGotheridge 6 років тому +1

    I saw the title of this and was dreading it, but it turned out to be maybe one your best episodes. Really insightful. Particularly liked the back to back playing on the riffs for comparison, and then just doing the same thing swapping guitars is really helpful too. And that old Gibson with Dan playing the jazz thing just sounded fantastic. Really enjoyed it!

  • @vai147
    @vai147 6 років тому +6

    Perfect timing, seeing I just bought a P-90 loaded Gibson Les Paul Classic Goldtop yesterday! You can add prescience to your many talents!

  • @jonathanhandsmusic
    @jonathanhandsmusic 3 роки тому +2

    This brought back memories of my es-125, that I had in high school about a hundred years ago. I didn't appreciate it nearly enough. All I wanted then was a LP.

  • @CountCarbsNotCals
    @CountCarbsNotCals 4 роки тому +3

    I can't get over how great these P-90's sound, it just blows me away.

  • @luckylicks3497
    @luckylicks3497 6 років тому +2

    I've been absolutely drooling over the Ventris now for a few days. In retrospect of this episode, it took this demo up to another level.

  • @batoli20
    @batoli20 6 років тому +3

    Yessss! Been debating about picking up a P90 equipped guitar all month. Much love from Japan

  • @akshaykumar4612
    @akshaykumar4612 6 років тому +11

    Holy shit! That intro tune. I'm on 0:13 of the video and I know this is going to be so good. :)

  • @stevenblakeborough4706
    @stevenblakeborough4706 2 роки тому

    You're channel is so informative. Thank you. I've just bought my first P90 guitar after years of owning and play Fender Tele and Strat and and I love it.

  • @SierraMike78
    @SierraMike78 3 роки тому

    wth fellas, that opening 30 second sequence was awesome. Been playing a while and just captured something new to work into. Both of you guys are good !!! now to watch the rest of this.

  • @thomasraven
    @thomasraven 6 років тому +5

    By far, P90s are my fave pickups ever. I'm stunned by how few guitars are produced with them these days. Why is that? Do they just seem old-fashioned to people?

  • @I_dont_even_like_money
    @I_dont_even_like_money 6 років тому +4

    P90's are in all my guitars, hands down my favourite pick-up.

  • @gusdupree2508
    @gusdupree2508 6 років тому +2

    There should be a Seth Lover day ,46', p90, 57' ,humbucker ,69', wide range humbucker, old Seth was a monster. Nice stuff guys

  • @DasDhaza
    @DasDhaza 6 років тому +2

    You got me with the first few notes... -> shopping for a SG Junior

  • @garystackhouse5787
    @garystackhouse5787 6 років тому +4

    YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!! MY FAVOURITE PUPS!!!!!!!!! :D Week = Made!!! Thanks, gents! Amazing as always!!! I HAVE an ES125 with TWO P90's, plus a 335 with P90's and a Bigsby and a P90-loaded Tele!

  • @ResoBridge
    @ResoBridge 3 роки тому +17

    That red coily lead Mick is using probably has significantly higher capacitance than Dan's cable. Might be an idea to use two identical cables for such comparisons.

  • @ajsrhodes
    @ajsrhodes 6 років тому +2

    Wow! Simon, I have a '54 ES 125 too! Great sounding guitars

  • @Dougal78
    @Dougal78 6 років тому +2

    I’ve been umming and ahhing about what pickups to base my next guitar build around. Been looking at different single coils and humbuckers, and for some reason P90’s never came to mind. Consider my mind blown and also made up! Thx guys

  • @johnetone
    @johnetone 6 років тому +4

    I need to hear more of that I30! Please do a video of just that guitar ripping!!!

  • @jhut5150
    @jhut5150 6 років тому +4

    I had always been a Strat and Tele Guy pretty exclusively....and then I got my ‘06 Gibson SG Classic with two p90’s. Total game changer. Now there is plenty of room in my life for all three.

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +1

      Yes! That’s what we like. :0)

    • @jhut5150
      @jhut5150 6 років тому +1

      That Pedal Show I’m still waiting for my epiphany moment with humbuckers. I’ve played for 27 years and though I love hearing some of my favorite players use humbuckers equipped guitars, but they never sound right in my hands.

  • @GiantPinhead
    @GiantPinhead 6 років тому +1

    Excellent! Thanks. One of my favorites yet.

  • @sourceaudioeffects
    @sourceaudioeffects 6 років тому +1

    Great episode, guys! Informative. Just watched a fairly decent Johnny Thunders documentary last night - they talked a little bit about his P90 equipped LP Junior. A rock machine.

  • @DavidDyte1969
    @DavidDyte1969 6 років тому +3

    OMG Dan with the jazz break. That was AMAZING.

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +1

      Ah, cheers mate, hope you’re great :)

  • @DavidMorisset
    @DavidMorisset 6 років тому +3

    Love this episode! That thick P90 sound on that McCarty. Man!🤨

  • @isaacjohnson.
    @isaacjohnson. 6 років тому +1

    What fun! Great show, loads of cool sounds, and a showcase of a bunch of cool guitars. Love it. Great job guys. Love the new T shirts, I'll have to order my 3rd!

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому

      Thank you Isaac - the T shirts keep us going!

  • @samwheeler-brown7458
    @samwheeler-brown7458 2 роки тому +1

    Just bought my first guitar with p90s and it's honestly a revolution for me. I love the clarity I get from them. Every note comes out of the chord and the drive just blossoms out of them in such an organic feeling way. They've inspired me hugely and I've had to basically adjust everything about how I play to get the most out of them. I can feel myself improving. Great video guys thanks

  • @OhBHayes
    @OhBHayes 5 років тому +5

    THANK YOU for this!
    Please do one on MINI HUMBUCKERS 🙏🏼👀

  • @drutgat2
    @drutgat2 6 років тому +4

    I found this show fascinating. Thank you.
    I think Dan nailed the difference between Mick's Les Paul Standard 1959 (Humbucker) Reissue and Simon's Les Paul 1960 Special (P90) Reissue when he says at 34:19, "There's a body behind that edge with that guitar that you don't get with this [1960 L.P. Special Reissue P90]".
    And, to me, that is a wonderful way to describe the difference, generally, between Humbuckers and P90s.
    I would go one further (and I am coming out of the closet here), and say that pickups and pots and where and how one plays are the main influences in accounting for differences in the sound of different guitars - more than tone woods, centre blocks, bridges, and construction of the guitar in other ways. (I feel ex-communication coming soon).

    • @Zappappappappa
      @Zappappappappa Рік тому

      I know your comment is from four years ago but I wholeheartedly agree that it really comes down to a player's dynamics and just the overall way the essential electrical components play off each other. A few of my friends who play seemingly were unaware that the volume and tone controls are also extremely valuable in getting certain tones as well as significantly more control over ones playing.

  • @applemanuk
    @applemanuk 6 років тому +2

    Great show guys. Whilst I love the twang of my telecaster the sound I always anchored after was the raucous power of a P90 guitar. I have a couple of P-90 equipped guitars. Pride of place among them is my Custom Shop VOS re-issue 57 LP Junior. Without doubt a true rock and roll guitar. In terms of sound P-90’s definitely give you the best of both worlds. The added fatness over a single coil with the added richness & clarity that a humbucker lacks.

  • @TheTaulusPaulus
    @TheTaulusPaulus 6 років тому +1

    Hey Dan and Mick!! Brilliant show and thank you... I've a plug of some of my favorite pickups. Lindy Fralin makes Strat/Tele pickups called Steel Pole. They're like a regular Strat/Tele pickup had a baby with a P90. They come in two flavors. A 50% blend of the two, or 75% percent leaning towards the p90 tone profile. If you haven't heard them, I highly recommend them. Keep up the good work. Cheers!

  • @Dave_Sacca
    @Dave_Sacca 6 років тому +14

    Dan, you just blew my mind when you picked up Simon's '54 Gibson and started burning through that walking bass jazz progression. Fantastic

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +2

      That guitar just bought it out of me

  • @nigelpickett2471
    @nigelpickett2471 6 років тому +7

    Watching this with my '61 reissue SG Junior in my sweaty paws, just got a '61 reissue SG Special with P90's (obviously) lots of P90 love in my house these days.

  • @camhaines5482
    @camhaines5482 6 років тому

    Great show. Love P90s especially the P90 Staple Soapbar pickups - they sound awesome.

  • @petergraham9267
    @petergraham9267 3 роки тому +3

    Oh man, and to add..........I so want that Les Paul/SG Jr of Dan’s! What a machine! 😎😎😎

  • @rickmilam413
    @rickmilam413 4 роки тому +3

    Wow. Dan surprised me on the 125. Nicely done.

  • @JohnW335andTele
    @JohnW335andTele 6 років тому +1

    Dan!! That jazz comping on the Gibson at the beginning sounded awesome! That guitar and the black Collings (and your red Tele)...wow!

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому

      Ah, cheers mate, sounds were happening this week, and when it’s happening I bring forth the rock, but if it’s not I play like a poo with fingers, fingers of poo. But when it is happening it’s my favourite thing in the world, which is why I’ve spent much of my life chasing good tone :)

  • @waltersobchek2465
    @waltersobchek2465 6 років тому +1

    Excellent episode and subject!

  • @Davepotnoodle
    @Davepotnoodle 6 років тому +3

    That jazz fingerpicking was glorious!

  • @garystackhouse5787
    @garystackhouse5787 6 років тому +5

    18:21 and... all of a sudden... Dan plays the intro to one of my favourite XTC songs!!! ;)

    • @sourceaudioeffects
      @sourceaudioeffects 6 років тому +1

      "All Of A Sudden It's Too Late!" Missed that the first time.

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +3

      They’re my fave band. I play in a band called Tin Spirits with Dave Gregory :))

    • @garystackhouse5787
      @garystackhouse5787 6 років тому

      Oh yes, I know that very well, Daniel... I'm a huge fan!! Although I AM on a diet, so I'm a slightly less huge fan than a few weeks back :-P

  • @jamjunkies3639
    @jamjunkies3639 6 років тому +2

    There is a lot to be said for P90's; especially in SG's. Once had a Pete Townsend SG and good God it screamed. Clean sound was exquisite too. Good job guys! :)

  • @elmobrother
    @elmobrother 6 років тому +1

    I had a 60's tribute SG with P90's that I recently sold and bought a Strat. The one thing I really loved about that guitar that is when I bent the strings it almost sounded like a wah as the string moved across the magnets of the pups.

  • @misakul
    @misakul 6 років тому +13

    P90LP+Plexi !!! :)) true love

  • @HeliBenj
    @HeliBenj 6 років тому +48

    Wow Dan can play jazz!

    • @mattflickinger8151
      @mattflickinger8151 6 років тому +2

      Benj Coltrane Jazzy D in the house!

    • @Blaze22F
      @Blaze22F 6 років тому +4

      *That walking bassline with chords though*

    • @MrKeefelm
      @MrKeefelm 6 років тому +3

      Astonishing! I know these guys can play but they throw so many rock/ blues licks around that I tend to tune out from the playing and listen to the effects, tones etc, which I guess is the idea! But wow the jazz playing made me rewind and listen again!

    • @HeliBenj
      @HeliBenj 6 років тому +1

      MrKeefelm exactly, I don't normally focus on the playing too much because of what you said, and that means Mick and Dan are doing it well, allowing us to listen to the pedals. Mick stating at the ent that now he wants to play confirms they are holding back for the video, taking one for the team!

    • @Defsolid
      @Defsolid 6 років тому

      If memory serves (was mentioned in one of the guys' videos), Dan is a jazz trained guitarist.

  • @DickFitzwellJr
    @DickFitzwellJr 6 років тому +2

    I bought a Fender Pro Jr a while back and I went through a bunch of old TPS episodes to find a pedal or two to compliment the amp. More recently I bought a used Epi 57 reissue LP Jr with a Creamery p90 and I've found that I like it best now with no pedals and the amp cranked. Love P90s!

  • @Sonicblue1922
    @Sonicblue1922 6 років тому +1

    Best show and best pickups. Thanks guys really, really enjoyed the show!

  • @evanmiller2579
    @evanmiller2579 6 років тому +3

    My favorite all time pickup. I had been shying away a bit from them typically because of the hum generated. Any gig venue with so-so power and it can really hum at times to an annoying level. This morning, however, I was going for an Andy Summers type tone for a recording I was doing. Normally you would think tele all day. Grabbed my Les Paul Junior with a Duncan Antiquity in it and "BOOM" nailed it. Super versatile. Well done my friends.

    • @uriteimwrong7317
      @uriteimwrong7317 6 років тому +2

      Evan Miller there’s a company that puts a hb in the bridge position and a P90 in the neck. Interesting. But it is a RocknRoll Relic and not sure you are a fan. You can get them non relic’d. The quality is top notch. I love them.

  • @Hodgojr
    @Hodgojr 6 років тому +32

    I haven't even watched the video, but if y'all talk shit about p90's I'm a be pissed. Greatest pickup ever invented. come on fight me I'm drunk

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +20

      Yeah baby! Another round for the man in the P90 blouse!

    • @Hodgojr
      @Hodgojr 6 років тому +1

      oh hell yeah bb

  • @franknguitars7671
    @franknguitars7671 6 років тому +1

    7:18 Killer walkin‘ bass Dan ... so cool!

  • @whiskersb5296
    @whiskersb5296 6 років тому

    That acoustic-like stuff around 42 min reminded me of live Who stuff where Pete used to do lots of parts like that. Great show, as always.

  • @bensaunders38
    @bensaunders38 6 років тому +3

    It’s a bit of a coincidence that I’m going to be swapping out my EMG’s for P90 sized humbuckers soon. Can’t wait to find out what it will sound like.

  • @bradbarbour23
    @bradbarbour23 6 років тому +3

    Well played, Simon. Awesome guitar!!

  • @thomasstonehewer7037
    @thomasstonehewer7037 6 років тому +2

    They sound Great on my Gray Guitar. BKP do some awesome ones, nice on the Krautster 2 neck

  • @davidgrima5582
    @davidgrima5582 6 років тому +1

    I have installed Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P90s in my Les Paul custom. Absolutely magic!

  • @officialWWM
    @officialWWM 6 років тому +26

    P90s are the secret to great tone!

  • @mikeadams4605
    @mikeadams4605 5 років тому +3

    The P-90 sound is just awesome and so versatile. I have a Casino for my Beatles, early Stones and Gary Clark Jr blues.....and a Les Paul Special for that fantastic P-90 solid body sound. Love the P-90's

    • @80daytripper
      @80daytripper 3 роки тому

      Mike Adams Owner of two Casino’s (standard one and a Inspired by John Lennon) here and just about to purchase LP Special now. P90’s rule!

  • @bigthewig9624
    @bigthewig9624 6 років тому +2

    Great video Dan & Mike, I would love you hear you jam out at the end, make it happen please!

  • @milesstrand7920
    @milesstrand7920 6 років тому +1

    Daron Malakian of System of A Down used guitars (primarily SG’s) fitted with P90’s on their last two albums as well as the stuff he’s done with Scars on Broadway and I think it compliments perfectly 🙌🏾

  • @GitShiddy
    @GitShiddy 6 років тому +13

    About time you busted out the Nik Huber! Haven't seen that since the Pedal Shed was all white picket with branded stickers that fell off.

  • @matt3766
    @matt3766 6 років тому +15

    P90 neck humbucker bridge with coil tap, best of both worlds :)

    • @CoolspyGaming
      @CoolspyGaming 6 років тому +1

      Matthew Couldn't agree more, friend! :)

    • @nigelwilliams3311
      @nigelwilliams3311 6 років тому +2

      I had an SG like that, although the neck PU was a Sidewinder version of the P90. It was actually horrible! there was such a disparity in output and tone between the PUs that I virtually had to set up the amp EQ for one or the other - whenever one sounded good, the other sounded horrible. There was no nice variation in tone just from switching pickup. Both could be reasonable in isolation, but not together. I ended up swapping both out for some Bare Knuckle P90s.

    • @inakymaisterrena9788
      @inakymaisterrena9788 6 років тому +3

      G&L Fallout, try that one

    • @williamsmothers8830
      @williamsmothers8830 6 років тому

      I have a Yamaha 611 HFM, loaded with a Seymour Duncan SP90 in the neck, and a Seymour Duncan Custom 5 humbucker, tapped, in the bridge. It is a great guitar! Quite a tonal range. I also have a Fender Telecaster Scorpion that I loaded with a single Seymour Duncan bridge P-Rail. That is a really cool setup, too. I got the optional switch plate from Seymour Duncan as well, that will allow for humbucker series, humbucker parallel, P90 alone and rail single coil alone. I am wondering about a super strat setup with P-rails top and bottom, and a stacked humbucker center?

    • @williamsmothers8830
      @williamsmothers8830 6 років тому +2

      Bearly Legal while similar, coil tapping and coil splitting are not identical. Coil splitting, as you know, removes one of the windings on a humbucker from the circuit. Coil tapping, on the other hand, means running an extra lead (or leads) from various points on the winding of any pickup. This will reduce the pickup impedance, depending on where the tap is placed, thereby reducing the output of the pickup and changing it's magnetic, electrical and tonal characteristics. I believe we can consider splitting to be a form of tapping.

  • @peterpan0929
    @peterpan0929 6 років тому +1

    I love Dan's expression as Mick hits that magical note....

  • @paultwiselton1996
    @paultwiselton1996 6 років тому

    I've long loved the P90 so great show guys. I've put a Gibson P90 in the neck of my Tele and saving for a Radioshop 52 Tele bridge pup and I think the two will be awesome together.

  • @TraneFrancks
    @TraneFrancks 3 роки тому +4

    Crikey. It's amazing how dull the PRS P-90s sound vs the upgrade you installed later. Your upgrade was a hugely good decision. I think my LP Special's P-90s have the perfect match of hotness and dynamic range. It pushes the front end of the amp quite a bit, but then when you lay back and really approach the guitar with delicacy, you get an incredible range of expression. P-90s are my favourite pickup. God help me if I succumb to that teasing wench of a Murphy Labs '56 Gold Top at a shop here in Tokyo. The wife will lose it. 😂

    • @steverolfeca
      @steverolfeca 2 роки тому

      I feel the same way about PRS Soapbar s, whether Core series or SE. They don’t honk like classic P-90’s, or have that fat, round note envelope like an overwound Epiphone Casino. The definition of Meh…

  • @bumblefritz
    @bumblefritz 5 років тому +7

    30:44 He starts playing and it's clearly the neck pickup while the bridge pickup is selected. The next shot he has the neck selected.
    *I feel special for noticing this.

  • @tweedguitar9103
    @tweedguitar9103 6 років тому

    Another timely, synchronistic and educational show, it is so good that you also believe that a guitar's sound is a sum of it's parts, including it's method of construction. I always wondered about P90's, never owning or playing a guitar with P90s'. Out of all of the examples, I loved the sound of the solid mahogany guitars with the single P90, particularly the Collings 290 DC S. thanks guys for shedding light onto the subject. cheers

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому

      Thanks for the comment - our hope is that something in the show just raises a question or a realisation that’s relevant for your situation, and it helps you along the journey. We’re all on it, at different points! We’re just trying to light the way a little bit, not tell you where to go. :0)

  • @airman723
    @airman723 6 років тому +1

    Very nice! I really like the labels on the pedal board.

  • @nicolaveronese9273
    @nicolaveronese9273 6 років тому +3

    Much awaited video!

  • @stevesteve1965
    @stevesteve1965 6 років тому +3

    P90s are the "sleeper" of pickups. They do everything,always sound good. Semi and p90,nailed!

  • @slash2jimi
    @slash2jimi 4 роки тому

    That first opening lick is killer! That whole first major key Dickin around was just great!

  • @gibbysg8143
    @gibbysg8143 6 років тому

    I traded for an 02 Les Paul junior about a year ago, previous owner upgraded the electronics and put a tone pros bridge on it and it sounds incredible! P90s are a must for the arsenal!

  • @ronnierazor4302
    @ronnierazor4302 6 років тому +10

    Awesome; How about a special about Jazzmasters and Jaguars, a lot people mistaken Jazzmasterpickups for P90's

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +7

      Yeah. We’d need to do some learning first. Neither Dan nor I have spent much time with them so it’s not natural to us.... would be a cool learning process!

    • @robertbecker6903
      @robertbecker6903 6 років тому

      That Pedal Show Well, when you think you need to learn first I bet you already know more than most of us😉 Please do your research on Jazzmasters and make a show about it. I am really looking forward to learn something about it as I am a passionate Jazzmaster Player since a few years and I am sure you could teach me something still.

    • @mSarimaa
      @mSarimaa 6 років тому

      Yeah you do need to do that. jason Lollar has agreat post about jazzmasters on his site.

  • @mattgilbert7347
    @mattgilbert7347 6 років тому +3

    Yeah, the sound of that Casino can be heard all over The Beatles "Revolver" album. Amazing tone.
    I have a set of P-90 'Buckers in my souped-up Epiphone SG and they certainly have that full compressed attack you guys talked about, but there's no hum (unless I coil-split them). When I got the guitar, I played a little of Gilmour's "5AM" through my Bassbreaker and it sounded pretty authentic to my ears. Less honk but plenty of fat "bite and bark"
    Great video, as always.

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 6 років тому

      "Queenslander, it's important". Too true. Have a banana Dan :P

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +1

      I’m starting to wonder if people from the south of England are the only people who don’t give a shit about where they come from. Maybe ironically enough because it’s among the most privileged places on Earth and we’ve never had an ounce of hardship. And therefor no pride either. Literally couldn’t give a toss about where I come from. Mick here. Dunno.

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 6 років тому

      That Pedal Show Bloody Blair-ite neoliberals! When glorious revolution come, gulag for you!
      ;) JK You can take the Strat to gulag

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 6 років тому

      That Pedal Show All joking aside Mick, you don't have to go too far back in history in order to find plenty of hardship and suffering in the South of England. However, I admire your non-ideological/non-partisan subjectivity. Kudos.

  • @georgepaxson615
    @georgepaxson615 6 років тому

    Thanks for hitting all the reference equipment. Had an ac15 and bought a mex Tele and tube screamer clone. Love it. Have never in 30 years liked guitar like this. Bout to buy a used blues junior. P90 another reference item. Thanks again for your demos. Good stuff!

  • @JustenStoodley
    @JustenStoodley 6 років тому

    Thank you both... great episode! Better questions rather than definitive answers! Lots of great sounds, and some lovely playing. Awesome!
    Ps must say, reckon Mick’s SG sounds killer!
    (Disclaimer... I may, or may not have an SG ‘resting’ a couple of feet away on the other side of the couch as I’m typing this.... 😬)

  • @TheRycooder
    @TheRycooder 3 роки тому +4

    There's a depth in the P90's , like a different layer of sound that humbuckers don't have IMHO.

  • @Adamhauk22
    @Adamhauk22 6 років тому +4

    I definitely see P-90s as the bridge between single coils and Humbuckers. P-90s are not SC or HB but they share the best characteristics of each in my opinion. Fairly noisy though

    • @lonpollard902
      @lonpollard902 8 місяців тому +1

      Perhaps I'm missing something, but it seems that by design a P90 is a single coil.

  • @memopinzon
    @memopinzon 6 років тому +1

    I'd like to make good use out of a moment of synchronicity, as I am currently eyeing a guitar with P90s to thank you for your hard work on that Pedal Show. I've been watching religiously every Friday morning since the start. Great to know you guys are at the service of some of my musical heroes, you aren't that far behind them for me either. The amount of musical knowledge and laughs I've gotten out of your videos is vast and priceless. Kind regards and keep reaping the rewards and opportunities of your efforts!

    • @ThatPedalShow
      @ThatPedalShow  6 років тому +1

      Thanks Memo, that is super kind of you. We’re grateful and proud that you’ve been with us so long. We will endeavour to keep on entertaining you! :0)

    • @memopinzon
      @memopinzon 6 років тому

      The guitar I'm after is a McCarty Soapbar and I just got to the part where Mick whips out a PRS Goldtop with P90s. What is this sorcery?!

  • @TheLadsBandLive
    @TheLadsBandLive 2 роки тому +1

    So much fun watching Dan light up with that ES-125! They really do belong together.

  • @Les537
    @Les537 6 років тому +3

    The main thing you didn't touch here, imo, is fuzz! A p90 KILLS humbuckers when you go through something like a sun face.
    There is also the Gibson p100 pickup which looks just like a p90 on the outside but is actually a stacked humbucker. It doesn't sound like a p90. It's too anemic for bridge, but I personally think they are just perfect for neck position if you enjoy playing with a cleaner, blues or funk tone. Kind of bell or piano like response. Gibson stopped making these because the internet really hated them (for not being p90s). Most underrated pick up ever.

  • @markaochoa2017
    @markaochoa2017 6 років тому +4

    The Les Paul special reminds me of Dean DeLeo from STP. That’s the interstate love song guitar.

    • @bigbromiki1
      @bigbromiki1 3 роки тому +1

      He did play one a lot, and in the video, but on that song he recorded most of the guitars with a maple capped tele

    • @bigbromiki1
      @bigbromiki1 3 роки тому

      now
      tiny music album was almost all his vintage jr and small tube amps

    • @markaochoa2017
      @markaochoa2017 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks for the info! I had no clue.

  • @ColinShanahan
    @ColinShanahan 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video guys. Currently on a P90 journey to swap out the Mini Humbuckers in my 1975 Les Paul Deluxe for some P90's and came a cross this. Kudos to Dan's Jazz Chops 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @felixleblond3643
    @felixleblond3643 6 років тому +1

    Really interesting show boys, thank you!!

  • @bol.8749
    @bol.8749 3 роки тому +4

    Who can hear that P90 roaring on "Mississippi Queen" and ever look back.