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I'm so Happy to hear you're enjoying it. I've gotten a lot of good feedback from people who have been trying it out. It's still in my Junior and I don't think it's ever going to come out. It has all that grit and mid-range bark that I want. I recently got around to trying the Lollar dc90 which was actually a lot of fun, but it has way more of a modern sound to it. Less mids. More bass and treble. Which is not really bad. But it's certainly not the vibe for a '58 relic.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching 🙏🏻

Congratulations brother! You're gonna love it. I cut the pickguard myself. I think I sourced the material off EBay but haven't been able to find any more.

I just started following you on IG, if I have the right person 🙌🏻 Let's see some pics of that Novo 🙏🏻

@@TheSoundCoop this is so sad… The UPS guy came and I didn't hear him and I was upstairs. He left a note. He's coming back tomorrow. I feel like such a dumbass lol. Have you considered the Miris T?

This happens to me every time 😭 You might be able to get them to hold it at a location so you can go pick it up first thing in the morning. The drives where I live go out of their way to miss you 🤣 I usually just have to go pick it up when signature is required 🤷 I've never direct ordered a Novo. I bought one new back in earlier 2019, when they used to be sold thru dealers only. No direct buys back then. I bought a second one slightly used a few months later, which is the one in this video. I ended up selling the first one for a small profit a year or so later, when the brand had blown up. The one I kept had the maple Fretboard which is just a gem. It's still my #1 player guitar. It's soooo smooth and perfect 🤤

@@TheSoundCoop i'm looking at 3 used Serus T with maple and a Miris T with rosewood. I'm gonna wait to see how I like this one that I'm getting though.

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. And thanks for watching. The Mojotone is a real winner all around 🙌🏻

I would love to try one of these, but I don't think they come noiseless, right?

@@TheSoundCoop Lindy makes a split blade telecaster pickups and they come in four different output levels! He says about them "noiseless operation with all the clarity you'd expect from a single coil pick up" for output levels are vintage, blues, high, super high. I've always been super pleased with any pick up. I buy from Lindy Fralin. He seems to just get that vintage sound that I like! I have a set of his noiseless P90 in my J style guitar and they are indeed noiseless, and they are some of the best P90 I've ever heard.… With that said, I haven't found the stock blues special set to be that noisy! I'm playing it through my plexi right now lol and I'm using the dude overdrive and light speed. yeah just checking again, surprisingly quiet! Don't know why.

I've got the Fralin Split Blade Blues in this guitar right now 🤣

@@TheSoundCoop oh darn .. and they're too bright?

I just feel like the bridge position isn't really my favorite. And I got my first Junior about a year ago. And In this finally taught me the purpose of a bridge pickup. All that to say, this is probably all MY problem 🤣 Next time I'm cranking up my overdrive I'll try that Blue Output Split Blade again. I'm mostly a clean guy. So going overdrive is kinda new for me 🤷

Haha. Thanks for supporting the hashtag. Anywhere I can see pics of your Novo? Do you have an IG by chance?

@@TheSoundCoop @kdonovantylet

Thanks for your feedback. I truly appreciate it. I'm definitely gonna try the JJN next.

A true legend. That's for sure 🙌🏻

It's the live intro for Struttin' Blues. They would do the little bluesy shuffle on the IV chord with that added V - I chord switch. Run it around a few times and then start the intro from the record.

Thanks, I just picked up a Gibson CS 1957 Jr…was trying to figure out your chord pattern and song…Thanks for clarifying it!!✌️

No worries. Always happy to help. I really love finding people who have Juniors and are in love. It's an addicting vibe. Cheers dude 🙌🏻 Any chance you have an IG or somewhere I can 🤤 over some pics of your CS '57? I've always been really curious what separates the earlier 50s models from the CS '58 I have. It seems like the last few years Gibson CS was using a '58 Junior as a reference, and now I'm starting to see them in a '57 reference. Does yours have a very thick 50s neck profile? Maybe it has that cooler looking headstock where the wings and points are a little bigger looking? I'm really curious what separates a '57 from a '58. Regardless, those chords are A major, doing that blues shuffle thingy. And then a G to D quick change. Sooooo much fun with a cranked amp like this.

I don’t have any social media…I guess I’m the last of the holdouts lol…if there’s a secure platform you wish to use I would be happy to send over some pics…mine is a single cut Tobacco burst with a fat neck… I really enjoy the JRs…I also play an R9 which has a beefy neck too.

Also, thanks for the blues rundown…I’ll give it a shot!

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It was just an analogy. My room isn't really a Faraday Cage. But, ya, all the noise IS on my side of the wall barrier 🤣 Buzzzzz

I appreciate the heads up on this. I'm running a pretty antiquated system. I got out the software update game about 8 years ago right when all the DAWs and plugins started moving to Subscription models, and I just haven't looked back. Or forward 🤣 And unfortunately I miss out on stuff like this.

Thanks so much for the suggestion. I'm in the process of doing a P90 pickup shootout for one pickup guitars, and I will add one of these pic-ups to the list. Is there a specific Q pickup you recommend or do you just recommend their plain old Q P90?

Haha. This is a good point. I guess G&L doesn't put it in a P90 shell so never thought about it like that. But kinda assuming Lollar can do this because G&L has no copyright. Probably because it's all still a PBass rip off 🤣

@@johncarlo7395 bro. You clearly need a little bit of this back in your life ruclips.net/video/hSRDeTVTS_s/видео.htmlsi=GBGBFF9o6XI9Pb9L

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I'll totally check this later today but I swear it's 500k all around. You definitely have me interested though. The main difference I was hearing was with the transients. And I actually think this has to do with the lightening bolt bridge on the Grit Bros vs the traditional wrap around on the Murphy Lab. When I play the Grit Bros acoustic, I can kinda hear this faint light "ping" sound from the Bridge. I think that's the difference I was hearing. But I'll definitely report back on the pots 🙌🏻

@@TheSoundCoop Okay that definitely could be the ping issue or if it's like a sitar it could be the nut. As for the tone pot, if one is 250 and the other is 500 you'll hear a slight difference on both when set the same. And another thing to not too, is that the Gibson probably has '50's wiring and the Grit Bros probably doesn't but you'll have to confirm that. That could also be the difference. And yet another thing is that you didn't set the pickup height on both to be the same. Based on what you reported the Grit Bros is further away from the strings. Anyway, my point is that there are a lot other factors that could contribute to slight differences. They DO sound pretty close though.

I 100% set the pickup heights EXACTLY the same. And I also matched the height of each pole to string. When I was talking about the difference in string height, that was to the body/neck pocket. So the pickup is sitting higher out of the body on the Grit than the Murphy. But everything is matched to the strings which is what matters for accuracy. So the only difference are: Two-Piece body verse one. Lightning bolt bridge versus wraparound. Both bone nuts but I suppose not sized identical. Different tuning pegs. And.... Paint/Finish. Aside from that slight difference on the transient of the note in the cleaner examples, I don't even think there's even a 5% difference in tone. But that's just my 2 cents.

@@TheSoundCoop Yep okay I guess I missed that part about pup height. Did you check the tone pot values? And if they are both 50's wiring?

@@TheSoundCoop I have an 88 Orville by Gibson, basically an MIJ Gibson. That thing is amazing. If you find one, they are rare these days, get it.

One of my favorite things about RUclips is learning about new things in the comments section. I'd never seen these pickups before and they look super cool. Looks like it's a single coil and a P90 attached that'll mount in a humbucker route. I'm definitely going to dig into these a little bit. I really appreciate you bringing this to my attention. You're a BOSS 🙌🏻

What does the interference sound like? Any chance you have a clip where I can hear the noise? Setting aside grounding issues. LED lights can cause problems. Having your cell phone in your pocket can cause problems. Or having devices in proximity that are sending information via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth could be a problem.

Thanks so much for watching and leaving some feedback. I really appreciate it brother 🙌🏻 I know my approach is a little different from what other people do, but I'm sure glad folks are getting something out of these comparisons. It's definitely a little extra work but totally worth it IMO.

Thanks for watching. I appreciate ya 🙏🏻 This approach can be a little clinical but it's helpful for me to learn and analyze the pickups like this. And most people leaving comments seem to find it helpful too. I just wish I had imported a little piece of the noise from the stock Gibson pickup. I've already got a Demarzio Fantom P90 ordered for my next round of tests. They have a cool proprietary design too, that uses 4 coils instead of 2. I'll be sure to import the Gibson pickup noise for the next comparison.

I didn't custom order this guitar. I bought it from a dealer. It came with a bakelite pickguard for those vintage Telecaster vibes. The pickguard that's on there I cut and installed myself. I promise I won't make you put one on your guitar 😉 And I definitely won't make you wear yellow spandex.😂

I'd really love to try this also. I keep looking locally to see if any retailers get one. But nothing yet. I can't justify the $3k+ just to run this test. Do you by chance know anybody who'd lend me a VOS Junior if I pay for the shipping??? 🤷 Regardless, this Grit Bros is fairly close to the Murphy in terms of playability. I talked to Dan who owns Grit Bros and the guitar I have is several years old. He says he's working with much better materials now and his fret dressing has improved. There was some talk of him potentially sending me a double cut guitar he recently finished. So I can compare his newer offerings to my Murphy Lab, and maybe his older build too. Hoping this ends up happening.

Matt does some truly beautiful work. I'm constantly impressed 🤤

It's taken its hold, that's for sure. I never thought the 1 pickup thing would be this much fun. Thanks for watching 🙌🏻

Thanks so much for watching and glad you liked the video. Thanks for reminding me about the JJN noiseless P90. I got a Dmarzio Fantom P90 next but I'll do the JJN immediately following that.

@@TheSoundCoop sounds awesome looking forward to it , I'm about to do my own p90 comparison according to your video so yet again nice work

@@Cystemx Right on! I'm following ya and would love to see your comparison. What are you going to compare?

@@TheSoundCoop nah nah I wasnt making a video , I was comparing my jr to the ones you were playing and seeing if there was much of a difference on my monitors and to be honest it's all so minimal any eq can make it go in any direction

@@Cystemx Oh, ok. I gotcha. I'm glad you're feeling in the ballpark tone wise. Testing different P90s for this guitar has really shattered my illusions of how different various P90's sound from one another. I've heard people rave for years about noiseless pickups not sounding like the non noiseless counterparts. Based on my test, the tone of the stock Gibson pickup and this Mojotone '56 QC was so close, it's not even worth arguing about it. The only noticeable difference was the massive drop in noise from the Mojotone. Even with the differences in tone between the Mojotone and the Lollar, I don't think I could pick it out in a full band mix even if it was just 1 guitar part. I'm looking forward testing more pickups. But I'm almost wondering if I'm eventually gonna realize that P90s mostly just sound like P90s. Give or take 5-10%. At least that's my current intuition. Time will tell

@@craftwiser thanks for watching 🙌🏻 My only regret is, I should have imported a section of noise from the original Gibson pickup. Just to provide some context to how quiet the Mojotone actually is. To be completely fair, it might be worth checking my other video out. I did the same kinda noise comparison using the stock Gibson pickup, the Mojotone and the Fralin. Since the Fralin and Lollar have similar very low noise levels, it's still a fair comparison IMHO. You can use the chapters to skip right to the noise comparisons ruclips.net/video/s8DeE8QbQb4/видео.html

@@TheSoundCoop I watched your other comparison video when it came out. I find the noise in the Gibson pickup all most unruly in some live situations where the venue has dirty power and an elaborate light system.

@@barryavner I really think it is the vibe that needs to remain in the Murphy Lab. The vintage thing just feels right for the ML. But dammit, Lollar did a really nice job and I can't help but love the more modern tones of the DC90. Horses for courses 🤷

@@Gaslight.Guitar I think I'm gonna be stuck with it in my Murphy Junior for a while, and I'm not even sad about it. I've been using it for lots of writing and recording over the last few months and it's killer both in the studio and out. No vibes lost compared to the stock Gibson pickup and way less noise. I was instantly a Mojotone fan. I really wanna try some of the Quietcoil Strat pickups. Maybe after I'm done with all these P90 shootouts 🤣🤷

@@lifewithoutera you're very welcome!! It really helps me learn a lot and I'm truly glad other people find it helpful too. And thanks for watching. I will 100% add the Phantom P90 to the list. I'd never even heard of it so thank you for the suggestion. More of these tests coming soon 🙌🏻

@@lifewithoutera I just wanted to say thanks again for pointing me in the direction of the Fantom P90. Apparently their design is proprietary as well. I just ordered one and I'll shoot that out next so stay tuned 🙌🏻

@@TheSoundCoop Amazing can't wait to hear it and know what your thoughts are. So far it's on the top of my list to replace the one in my lp jr.

@@Gaslight.Guitar I don't know of this company. I'll definitely check them out. I'm pretty hooked on the noiseless thing but if I'm feeling frisky maybe I'll try a Kloppmann. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the suggestion 🙌🏻

@@TheSoundCoop thanks man. he is a german pickup legend to say the least. ;) definitely worth trying. Also his PAFs are sweet. Cheers

@@Gaslight.Guitar I'm definitely gonna check him out. Germans typically build some awesome stuff. Cheers Sir 🙌🏻

This video is Part 2 of a 3 part series. The original video was made with a Strat. People had asked what this Strat Mod would sound like with a P90. Clearly not many Strat options with P90s. So this is the situation we find ourselves in 😂 Here's the original video with the Strat...🎸 ruclips.net/video/Q73qRzugehs/видео.html

More Strat but with Overdriven tones... ruclips.net/video/8flT01xf_EI/видео.html

Congrats on getting your future favorite guitar 😂 You're gonna be so in love. I'm pretty sure my board is Ebony. I had seen a bunch of pics on Matt's IG where he had ebony boards with stripes down them. So when I ordered my Mulecaster and my Resonator, I asked Matt specifically for stripey fretboards. There may have been a little up charge for this but it was well worth it. He picked out beautiful boards for both of my instruments. They both have very different vibes. But the Mulecaster's is probably my favorite Let me know how much you love that thing after you get it and get settled 🙌🏻

@@TheSoundCoop I will let you know, i live in Norway and it cost 600$ to ship it, i also have to pay 25% tax on the shipping as well, plane tickets is around 450$ so i have decided to go to Michigan and pick it up myself. I had a good look at Ariel Posen’s mulecaster the last times he was in Norway. He actually borrowed my Two Rock amp. I love how that amp sounds while i play it, but when i played it…….. that was amazing. Sure know it handles the mulecaster, very dynamic amp. And pair that with dynamic guitar. Got to be great😎

@@Tord79 Congrats on meeting the man. I dig Posen big time. Do you by chance have an IG? I'd love to see some pictures of that Two Rock. I've got a Studio Signature myself. Killer amp. Regardless, that's awesome you're going to see Matt. He seems like the nicest dude. I know it's gonna be some extra to get you a Mule. But you won't regret it. I'm lucky to have a few nice instruments that I love dearly. If I had a fire I'm still grabbing the Mulecaster first. And if you're not intending it as a main standard tuning guitar. The whole down tuned Posen/Landreth thing is really fun. I had it in standard with 11s for a few years. Only recently decided I wanted something different from it. I put 13s on it and tuned down to C Standard. It's just lovely how it handles the low end. It doesn't get bassy s d out of line. The instrument has so much dynamic range, it was tending to away from me in E standard. Something about the bigger strings and lower tuning makes it feel more manageable. An amazing tonal shift for writing songs too. The guitar ends up so low, even Tenor vocals have a higher airy character to them. Really easy to get into the RnB vibe without needing to hit all those high notes. Enjoy Sir! 🙌🏻

@@Drunken_Hamster 3:38 I play the guitar with tone pot at 10, unaffected. And I immediately follow that with the "normal tone" at 0. Immediately following that I play it again with tone pot at 10, unaffected. And I immediately follow that by playing with the mid scoop at 0. This shows off all the sounds. Your playback medium is gonna matter here. Phone speaker or inexpensive buds won't give you the full experience. The "normal tone" at 0 sounds like a typical pot, rolling off all the highs. At 0 it sounds like the guitar is underwater or dull. No treble at all. Very muffled. When the mod is set to 0, it leaves all the highs and only scoops the tone at 850Hz. The bell curve of the cut leaves plenty of treble above 3kHz. But will remove mud down to 300Hz and harsh/bright stuff up to 3kHz You can hear more of the mod at 6:44 You'll probably notice the mod at 0 sounds more like an acoustic guitar. Kinda strummy. Not as harsh or in your face. More like a Strat. Hope that helps a little. I have 2 other videos showing this Mod off in a Strat, and with distortion. So there's more examples available if you're interested.

@@TheSoundCoop 3:49 vs 4:11 Also I'm on PC with good speakers, I just wasn't paying attention. Thanks for the video. Been off-and-on deep-diving guitar science for a few years now. Trying (however in vain it might be) to come up with "the perfect formula" for a guitar despite not even playing. It's fun to think about, especially given how many variables there are in construction, tuning, and design. One of the things I'm trying to do is eliminate un-needed complexity and potentially substitute it with other ways to achieve similar effects with differently applied complexity. For instance, one pickup instead of two or three, but allowing that pickup to be moved along a track. Keeps the signal and wiring cleaner and simpler, but still gives you the psychedelic neck sound, the cutting harmonic bridge sound, and the stable middle sound that has some interesting physics that would make this comment too long if I tried to explain.

It sounds like you're onto a fun project. Keep me posted if you get things going. A sliding track would definitely give you all the pickup position variety. I do think the vibes you get from various pickup types will be a little tough to replicate with only one pickup. But this kinda depends on how close is close enough. The one thing you'll have the hardest time getting from one guitar, IMHO. The variety of feel, and the subsequent vibe you get for different specs or combinations of specs (pickups excluded). Stratocaster is home base for me. I recently got that Junior and it feels totally different. The strat feels stiff and tight. Really snappy and dynamic. The Junior feels really loose and sloshy. I can totally make one sound somewhat similar to the other. But they'll never feel the same. The difference in the way they feel inspires me to make different musical choices. They also inspire me to write different types of songs. There's no ballads in that Junior for me but there's a million in that Strat. Meanwhile the Junior has a million rock riffs hidden inside waiting to be found. One of them is a bow & arrow, the other is a battle axe 😂 All that to say. It took me a long time to realize that pickups SOUND different. But it's the Scale Length, Fretboard Radius, Bridge Type, Tuner Orientation, Neck Angle and Headstock Angle that really change how an instrument FEELS. And how much you can manipulate it... or not.

@@TheSoundCoop I've delved into those topics as well. I actually saw a guy who used hand-fitted roller-everything in order to make a Bigsby tremolo that can do huge divebombs and still retain tuning stability. HeavyMetal ATC is the channel name, so check him out. He also does his own pickups and he and I have discussed pickup theory based on his testing and videos. The reason I pursue learning the way I do is because if I ever end up doing anything with it, I'd like to do it from a holistic perspective/onset to get the baseline result as good as I can, then optimize for taste/personal preference from there. Obviously without trying, I won't know what body shapes, finish feels, fretboard radii and etc would be "optimal" for me, but I can deal with generalities for that as I work on the more objective parts of the guitar and the sound and capabilities it'll produce to start with and figure out ergos once they "matter" and I have an axe in my hands.

Isn't bad tone sorta part of the Punk vibe? If so, not exactly sure what my excuse is 😂 Regardless, thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙌🏻

It's a real looker 😍

It really is a beautiful paint job 🙌🏻

Usually I use the mouse to navigate to a given item I want to adjust. Then when you grab and hold the knob, that's like clicking and holding the mouse button. When you let go of the knob, it's like letting go of the mouse button. Completely touch sensitive just like a control surface

Alright. Horses for courses 🤣

They should all be in a playlist but here it is... ruclips.net/video/v6de0P2KOmM/видео.html

I've always wondered how many of the original 50s/60s Juniors are still around. How many were broken and just discarded. Glad you saved yours 🙌🏻

To me, the clean examples definitely have something extra in the high mids. Aside from playing closer to the bridge, as mentioned in the video. It also occurred to me. I can't get the action quite as low on the Grit compared to the Murphy. The lower action on the Murphy Lab might be chocking the strings ever so slightly. Or maybe it's more accurate to say, on the Grit, the strings are ringing a touch more freely? Regardless. Just a few other thoughts. The Grit Bros is really a solid guitar for the $$$. And absolutely not a $6k difference. Thanks for watching 🙌🏻

Send links and I'll check it out. I've had a bunch of people say the same thing and none of them has put up. I'm here for it.......

Haha. I took a bunch of shots for the thumbnail after this one, avoiding the blue lighting exactly for this reason. But I just kept coming back to this pic. False advertising 😂 Amazing guitar tho! Thanks for dropping in. I appreciate ya 🙌🏻

Thanks dude. Subliminally rocking the matching hat & shirt. What an idiot 😂 But an A+ 💯 guitar, fo sho 🙌🏻

Thanks so much for the kind words and I really appreciate you watching. I'm really glad you found yourself a beautiful Junior. It took me a lot of years to realize this, but everyone needs one in their life 😂 If there's anywhere I can see pictures of your Junior, let me know. I'd love to check it out. I guarantee it's great going into that Tweed. I've got a California tweed by Mesa Boogie and my Junior absolutely screams through that amp 🙌🏻

Thanks so much and thanks for watching 🙌🏻 I really appreciate it. I'm completely stunned with this. All the other guitars have gotten a little dusty over the past month 😂

Neck Dive, as in, neck is too heavy compared to the body? Or are you talking about the break angle at the neck glue joint?

Tone is actually probably worse. I spend too much time 🤤 drooling over how cool it looks I lose track of my guitar playing 😂