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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: tinisa on August 18, 2011, 11:16:15 AM

Title: P90 compared: Gibson original / Nantucket / Supermassive
Post by: tinisa on August 18, 2011, 11:16:15 AM

hi all,

anyone can compare these P90s ? Yes, there are samples for the Nantucket / Supermassive on the site, but any review or advice would be helpfull !

I want to replace the bridge P90 of my LP Studio, which I find brittle and weak. Looking for something really more punchy, but still vintage-sounding, in order to play some early ZZ Top & ACDC. The neck P90 is exactly what I need for clean, warm playing.

I understand the Nantucket would be great, but I fear it does not have sufficient output for what I am looking for. And: how does it compare to the stock Gibson P90 ?

cheers

Title: Re: P90 compared: Gibson original / Nantucket / Supermassive
Post by: richard on August 18, 2011, 06:30:32 PM

Early ZZ and AC/DC is all about humbuckers. Why a P90 ?

Title: Re: P90 compared: Gibson original / Nantucket / Supermassive
Post by: Telerocker on August 18, 2011, 07:19:26 PM

Personally I think you can capture those tones with P90's too and I would prefer the Nantucket, which is voiced after the old school Gibson P90's from the fifties/sixties. The supermassive has a lots of mids compared to the Nantucket, way more pronounced bass and is designed for more contemporary styles although it will clean up nice as a P90 should do.
If you really are looking for ZZ-Top/AC-DC tones I would look too at RiffRaffs. They breeze classic rock with a lot of punch and have the chime which brings mahogany to life.

Title: Re: P90 compared: Gibson original / Nantucket / Supermassive
Post by: tinisa on August 19, 2011, 08:51:48 AM

thanks telerocker, I think I'll simply go for a Nantucket, since my LP is equipped with P90s and installing RiffRaffs would require to enlarge the PUP holes in my guitar.

Richard: for you info, many old ZZ Top songs were recorded with single-coil Fenders: half of Tres Hombres were done with a Broadcaster, La Grange was recorded with a Strat etc... although most of his characteristic sound comes from a 59' LP Std + 68' Marshall 100W Lead.

Title: Re: P90 compared: Gibson original / Nantucket / Supermassive
Post by: Nolly on August 19, 2011, 01:28:54 PM

I concur - the Nantucket should be the perfect choice for what you have described

Title: Re: P90 compared: Gibson original / Nantucket / Supermassive
Post by: choucas09 on August 19, 2011, 03:17:08 PM

Is the Nantucket the equivalent of the old BKP90?

I can understand not wanting to rout out for HB, but I thought I'd mention a split coil HB combined with a P90 neck gives you a very versatile guitar. P90, HB, SC, P90+HB and P90+SC.

Title: Re: P90 compared: Gibson original / Nantucket / Supermassive
Post by: Philly Q on August 19, 2011, 03:23:41 PM

Quote from: choucas09 on August 19, 2011, 03:17:08 PM

Is the Nantucket the equivalent of the old BKP90?

As I understand it the P-90 models have been completely "reformulated", but I'd guess the Nantucket is closer to the BKP-91 than the BKP-90.

I can't remember the specs of the old models, but I think the BKP-90 was AII, the BKP-91 was a bit hotter and AV (although mine is AIV according to the warranty card).

Title: Re: P90 compared: Gibson original / Nantucket / Supermassive
Post by: choucas09 on August 19, 2011, 04:05:39 PM

Thanks, my BKP90 was def A2. Anyway out of 9 BKP's it's my fave.

Title: Re: P90 compared: Gibson original / Nantucket / Supermassive
Post by: Telerocker on August 19, 2011, 05:47:17 PM

Quote from: choucas09 on August 19, 2011, 04:05:39 PM

Thanks, my BKP90 was def A2. Anyway out of 9 BKP's it's my fave.

That must be the Bluenote now. Or at least close to...