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Twinfan

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Re: which p90 sized p90 for dirty raunchy tone?
« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2010, 12:01:30 AM »
you see, thats WAY brighter than i want.

Tone controls and amp EQ dude!

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Re: which p90 sized p90 for dirty raunchy tone?
« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2010, 02:32:27 PM »
I'm a big Leslie West fan (I will be seeing him with West, Bruce Jnr & Laing next Friday).  I had Lindy Farlin rewind me a Junior pickup in the early 90's for a Leslie West sound.  My older Juniors can get the sound well, though he is now using a Dean with the 'Leslie Westbucker' pickup.  I would go with a BKP-90, but there is a big difference in my mind between a classic and a junior.  The junior has the pickup screwed to the wood and has a really solid neck join.  The classic has Soapbar P-90's which are mounted on either springs or pads and of course there is a neck pickup which cuts through part of the neck joint.  My 1960 Les Paul Special sounds really different to my 1960 Junior and I am sure that the construction is a lot of this.  I think all P-90's have a dirty raunchy tone!
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Re: which p90 sized p90 for dirty raunchy tone?
« Reply #17 on: January 23, 2010, 08:58:33 PM »
i ordered a bkp91 with an alnico IV. will report findings.

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Re: which p90 sized p90 for dirty raunchy tone?
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2010, 01:31:39 PM »
there were some delays but i got my pickup earlier this week and got around to installing it yesterday. although it sounds a little different than i had anticipated, its still awesome sounding from top to bottom. the high end is a little more present but WAY SMOOTHER than stock. if the high end of the stock p/up was a jcm 800 running through a vintage 30 loaded mesa recto cab (harsh) the high end on the bkp is a jtm 45/100 through a greenback loaded cab (smoother and awesome). the midrange response is $%&#ing awesome. its big and grindy but not buzz saw annoying and cuts like a $%&#ing knife. big chords with distortion sound super pissed off. i love it. the low end is tight and punchy but could be a little more prevalent but after all i do play guitar, not bass,and my model t reissue can get a little bloated at times. the output seems to be a little less than the stock one but thats ok! all in all, way worth it.

which p90 should i get for the neck?
« Last Edit: March 19, 2010, 02:35:12 PM by brian_ward »

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Re: which p90 sized p90 for dirty raunchy tone?
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2010, 04:49:32 PM »
That sounds great!

No idea for the neck... I'm just an observer wondering about p90s one day... :lol:

Nice to hear how it's worked out :D
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