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Title: Pig-90?
Post by: Jay on July 09, 2008, 09:17:47 AM

I need a P-90 for an LP Junior. I mostly play rock and metal (thrash, death, etc.) and I'm after raw and noisy overdriven/distorted tone as well as a decent clean tone.

I'm pretty sure the Pig-90 is quite capable of the raw and noisy part, but how does it handle cleans? I don't want them to be crystal clear but I'd like a pickup that can do a little more than scream its pole pieces off . :wink:

So, will the Pig-90 meet my needs or will I have to look at the P-90/91/92?

Thanks for any help.

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: Twinfan on July 09, 2008, 09:25:17 AM

You could get a Pig-90 with a coil tap - this would lower the output a bit for your clean tones?  You'd need a push/pull pot fitting to your guitar though, the usual one to replace is the tone pot.  Quite a simple mod  :D

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: Jay on July 09, 2008, 10:49:48 AM

Quote from: Twinfan on July 09, 2008, 09:25:17 AM

You could get a Pig-90 with a coil tap - this would lower the output a bit for your clean tones?  You'd need a push/pull pot fitting to your guitar though, the usual one to replace is the tone pot.  Quite a simple mod  :D

How do coil taps sound on P-90s? I don't know too much about the P-90 design but I'm not a big fan of coil taps on humbuckers.

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: Twinfan on July 09, 2008, 10:56:28 AM

Humbuckers have coil SPLITS, where you have one coil (not both) active.

My old MQ had a tap, which basically lets you use less coil winding of the pickup for output.  It works pretty well to give a cleaner, thinner sound.  I think is what you're looking for.

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: MDV on July 09, 2008, 11:45:47 AM

Just to be a pedant

Humbuckers can also have taps. SCs cant have splits (obviously).

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: Twinfan on July 09, 2008, 11:53:59 AM

Yeah, I know humbuckers can have taps but it's highly unusual.  I'm not sure BKP offer that facility?

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: MDV on July 09, 2008, 11:58:15 AM

I have a sneaky feeling they do. Not sure though.

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: Jay on July 09, 2008, 01:46:21 PM

Ah, thanks for the clarification. It looks like the Pig-90 is the way to go then.

Thanks for the help.

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: everton_fc on July 10, 2008, 01:51:44 PM

what's a pig-90?

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: MDV on July 10, 2008, 01:57:14 PM

What it says on the tin - a p90 with a pig wind. Its in between a warpig and a sinner.

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: Ratrod on July 11, 2008, 12:48:55 PM

Quote from: everton_fc on July 10, 2008, 01:51:44 PM

what's a pig-90?

Look here: http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=589.0 (http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=589.0)

Title: Re: Pig-90?
Post by: _tom_ on July 11, 2008, 08:22:48 PM

I emailed tim about the pig90 recently because I cant decide between a bridge MQ or Pig 90 and he said:

"Yes we can make you a humbucker sized Pig90 and it'd sound monstrous in an all mahogany LP.Totally different beast to a stock MQ-way more power, thicker saturated tone."

"It's the same power as a Sinner but with even more bottom end chunk-I can build them with ceramic mags for eben tighter bass."

Sounds good! I cant decide whether to get one or a standard p90 though - I dont really know what sound I'm after :?


edit - Ordered a bridge Pig 90 today :D Allready cant wait for it to arrive so I can put it in (If I manage to figure out the coil tap :P)