P-90 in a Telecaster?

ohmygodtheykilledkenny · Post by **ohmygodtheykilledkenny** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:11 am

I'm at a crossroads gents. I was 99% sure that my next project was gonna be an improved version of Fenders 59' Esquire custom shop model. Authentic style with 1 pickup and original style wiring.

Suddenly, I played a schecter the other day that had a P-90 (Soapbar) in the neck. It blew me away. How does a Tele sound with a P-90 in the neck? What sounds cooler to you cats, real Equire or crazy bigsby equiped Tele/P90 hybrid.

Any thoughts welcome,

Travis

P.S Either of these will be built in the "Spared no expense" frame of thinking

darkbluemurder · Post by **darkbluemurder** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:38 am

A P90 works well in the neck position of a Tele - better than a HB IMHO. But it is best used with a not too bright bridge pickup.

MacGaden · Post by **MacGaden** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:34 am

You could find one of these, and see how you like it:

They are cheap, but well made. And it will give you an impression of how it sounds.

ohmygodtheykilledkenny · Post by **ohmygodtheykilledkenny** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:08 am

The bridge pickup that I'd like to use is the Blackguard Tele from Bareknuckle Pickups, which is a clone done off an original Broadcaster. This is supposed to be a hot(er) pickup, therefore a little darker. From the bridge I'm sorta after the BBC Sessions Page tone.

MacG...I'll check out my local music stored and I'll keep my eyes open, this project is a ways away from actually begining so in the meantime I'll continue to "research"(read play guitars I don't own) and figure out exactly the axe that I want.

Thanks guys, anybody else got an opinion?

Travis

yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:23 am

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ohmygodtheykilledkenny · Post by **ohmygodtheykilledkenny** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:27 am

I got that impression from the p90's, they had tons of grind, but they were controlable, unlike most neck humbuckers that I've tried. And I love single coils, so theres another plus.

Travis

yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:38 am

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ohmygodtheykilledkenny · Post by **ohmygodtheykilledkenny** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:42 am

Just wait till I feed it through a Tone bender....

Travis

WabashCannonball · Post by **WabashCannonball** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:28 am

If you want the sound of a P90, it can be done while retaining the look of a traditional Tele neck pickup (although a P90 looks cool in the neck position of a Tele). The sound of a P90 comes from how it's made (gauge of wire, number of turns, etc). You can have any pickup wound to sound like a P90 (assuming the winder knows what s/he's doing).

One way to go would be to have a traditional Tele neck pickup wound to sound like a P90. That way, if you didn't like the tone, you could swap it and still have the traditional routing.

I'd recommend checking out Lindy Fralin and Don Mare:

http://www.fralinpickups.com/
http://www.buckcannon.com/homepage1.html

As a side note, Don Mare has a pickup called the Stelly, which is a Strat neck pickup disguised as a traditional Tele neck pickup. He even does a reverse Stelly, if you want Jimi strat-ish neck tones from a Tele.

ohmygodtheykilledkenny · Post by **ohmygodtheykilledkenny** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:42 am

Awesome!! Thanks man.

I've had to put this project on the back burner for a while, but I will hopefully bring it back this summer. I have a set of Mr. Fralins Vintage Hots in a strat and I love em to death.

I've got a set of Wolfetone Legends coming for my Les Paul Custom, so now that that is done, my next investement will be a new axe (Hopefully).

Cheers,

Travis