Changing The Tone Of A P90 Guitar Pickup
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2023
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Great video and interesting idea of removing the magnets all together. I've played with different magnets and found that can be an interesting tone change as well. Another practice I've done before with a very dark set of p90s I had was I simply changed the pot value from a 500K to a 1meg pot and that alone vastly cleaned them up and brightened them up where I wanted them. I've used 1meg pots on humbuckers before and thought it might work with p90s and was very happy with the result. Sometimes a pot value change can dramatically change the sound of a p90.
Take out one magnet from each P90 p/up on your guitar. Throw it far, far away. Much better.
Regarding flipping a magnet over, several months ago I saw a RUclips video called "We Fix this FAULTY Gold Foil | Axe From The Grave (ft. Ryan Burke of 60 Cycle Hum)" in which the pickup was sounding weak and thin. Via trial and error by Ryan, the magnet was both flipped over, and rotated end to end, giving each magnet 4 different orientations. In only one of the orientations did the pickup sound really good. I suggest your viewer try all 4 magnet orientations to get the best sound.
It was actually common to use alnico 5&3 or 5&2 more often then not there not the same. Maybe there ceramic pickups
Great vid as usual. Just this past week I replaced my magnets in my P90 equipped L Goldtop. I put A8s in he neck and ceramic in the bridge. Very happy with the results.
Adding a ceramic capacitor across the pick up leads will change the frequency peak and thereby change the tonal output more than changing the magnets!
Nerd Alert!!! This is one of the most nerdly pickup videos I've ever watched. (This is why I love the RUclipss.) Thank you so much Chris! As always, you rock.
Changing the symmetry of the magnetic field will change the area of the strings that are influencing that field; i.e., removing the magnet closer to the neck will shift the field closer to the bridge, which will be effectively like moving the pickup's location.
Or instead of fighting with minor changes in tone with magnet changes, maybe try changing the pots to different specs, or even try a treble bleed on the volume pot?
How long winded can you get the whole thing was obvious
Set my notification. P-90s are my favorite pups. Time to learn something new.
Thanks a lot, Chris !! As usual, another very educational video !
Very good video, thank you!
I find it fascinating how one can change the character of a pickup. It's a real art!
You can also mix different magnet types. I found that usually and somewhat expectedly sounded like a mix between the two types used. Magnets of different manufacturers also sound differently.
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Thanks again for a great video. I can't recall if you've done a video that focuses on induction. I understand it's a much better overall number for measuring how a pickup is going to sound, but it raises a lot of questions for me. I am assuming inductance is affected by magnet Gauss and type, as well as the DC resistance of the coils. My current understanding is also that lower inductance is perceived as "brighter" and higher inductance "darker". Is any of that accurate? I'm sure I'm oversimplifying a bit. I am also sure that two pickups can have the same inductance, but one has, say, more winds but a lower Gauss magnet or something, and sound different.
Thank you for the knowledge. I just ordered a ton of luthiery tools today. I'm looking at making a 27" scale Telecaster with a Floyd Rose. This is an extremely expensive field to get in to. P90 pickups are really starting to sound great to me. What are your thoughts on Parallel Axis pickups?
Great explanation. The only thing I would expand upon (and let me know if you disagree) is the remaining magnet closer to the bridge or the neck, which would influence what part of the harmonics it picks up. Love to see if you agree or disagree...
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