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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: man_mars on June 22, 2011, 12:48:57 PM

Title: Blue Note 90 ?
Post by: man_mars on June 22, 2011, 12:48:57 PM

Hi,

I'm looking for opinions on the Blue Note 90 pickups, especially the bridge. Has anyone tried it in a strat styled guitar in the bridge ? Any demo (apart from the one on the BKP site) would be great too.

Cheers !!!

Title: Re: Blue Note 90 ?
Post by: Telerocker on June 22, 2011, 05:39:29 PM

Hi! I didn't see any posts about the Blue Notes. Maybe I missed some. But, you'd better ask forummember Nolly. He did the clips for the BKP-website and knows the pu's well.

Title: Re: Blue Note 90 ?
Post by: man_mars on June 22, 2011, 06:26:15 PM

Hey thanks for the reply. Maybe Nolly can chime in here rather than me PM'ing him...So paging Nolly :)

Title: Re: Blue Note 90 ?
Post by: Nolly on June 22, 2011, 08:05:01 PM

Honestly I didn't get to spend all that much time with them since the turnover was getting very rapid at that point during the end of the clip sessions (as I recall it was just a few Tele and P90 sets to go, so we were leapfrogging - I'd be recording a Tele clip while Tim hooked up a P90 set into the LP Jr we used, then we'd swap guitars are repeat the process over), and it's been a while since then so the clips are probably a better representation than my memory at this point!
That said, I recall them being absolutely classic sounding P90s, with a smooth and open voicing no doubt in part due to the AII magnet. As for suitability in a strat style guitar, to be honest I wouldn't want to say having had no experience of that setup. Best person to ask is Tim via email or if possible by phone for the best recommendation.

Title: Re: Blue Note 90 ?
Post by: man_mars on July 03, 2011, 07:52:37 AM

Hey Nolly...Thanks for all the info. I'll email Tim soon...Cheers !!!

Title: Re: Blue Note 90 ?
Post by: Elliot on July 03, 2011, 12:26:56 PM

The have the same output and magnet as the old BKP90 (before the range was revamped)?  So if they are in that ballpark I can say (from the pair in my LP Special) they are the classic P90s - fat, warm with the ability to growl. 

Title: Re: Blue Note 90 ?
Post by: ztikmaen on July 04, 2011, 12:06:03 PM

I also want to get a general consensus of these. Comparo of the Blue Note 90 and Nantucket?