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mark robie
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 Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:48 am Post subject: p 90 |
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| I just pulled my SG jr 1963 out of the closet after 35 years and started to play again. It doesnt sound as I remember ..very thin with hardly any roundness otherwords no verve ! Should I replac the pickup with another p 90 or what? |
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SAguitar
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:36 am Post subject: |
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Whoa! That doesn't happen very often at all? Have you tried it through different amps to see if it is the amp and not the guitar?
Welcome to the Forum, Mark! Glad to have you here, and it's good to hear you're startin' to play again.
Stay tuned,
Stan |
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owwdatune
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Location: just the other side of sanity.. USA
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| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:27 am Post subject: |
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 put a new set of the proper guage strings on it & try again  |
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SAguitar
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Uhhh... yeah... I guess I just assumed that you did that first! 
Ya did, didn't ya? |
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mark robie
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject: p 90 |
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| What amp do you suggest? Im using a Silvertone twin twelve ........M Robie |
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Troels
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:17 am Post subject: Re: p 90 |
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| mark robie wrote: | | What amp do you suggest? Im using a Silvertone twin twelve ........M Robie |
New strings (of course), a Super Reverb, treble at 9, midrange at 10, and bass at 8!!! (yes 8...), reverb at 1.5 - 2.... and something beautiful should happend 
I strongly believe that 4 x 10' is excellent for p-90 (early 60s P-90s normally delivers a a very smooth midrange, a clear top and a bell like bottom = sounds WONDERFUL!!!)
BTW a changed PU will detract from the guitars value quite a lot (you probably already know...) |
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bosrocker51
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Joined: 09 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:10 am Post subject: Re: p 90 |
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| mark robie wrote: | | I just pulled my SG jr 1963 out of the closet after 35 years and started to play again. It doesnt sound as I remember ..very thin with hardly any roundness otherwords no verve ! Should I replac the pickup with another p 90 or what? |
ya, new strings, for sure... I would never remove the pickup. Even de-magged slightly from time, it's worth more as is than with a replaced pup. I'm surprised you say it sounded thin. Those old P90's tend to sound great, even get better over time, and yours, kept stock, is probably worth $3500+ right now [4/08]. don't replace the P90. Best of luck.
Mark
(edited by SA to fix smiley intervention) |
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Strat Man dwight
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Yes, the pickup may have lost its strength and some punch from natural demagnetization over 35 years, but is still the real deal. That's what happens, and usually sweetens them up.
Perhaps a tone cap change would do, if you're into breaking any solder at all.
Voodoo would know about that. |
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