Could someone please give me some great advice on P90s? Nantucket???

[Vintage Metal]

Hi there, after getting a nice handful of money (not saying where ;) OJ, was insurance money), I've invested into a a set of Emeralds for my Les Paul, and I'm about to bit the bullet and get the HD/TS combo for my Strat.

I'm currently in the process of designing a custom guitar which I've paid the deposit, but it won't be being built for another few months. I'm just messing around with ideas at the moment.

I'm in the process of writing a solo album, and if I'm honest, I want a single guitar to cover all grounds. I understand Humbuckers very well, and understand Single Coils maybe a bit less, but still have a good understanding of them. I'm really curious as to what the big deal with P90s are?

I've never been a fan of the look of P90s during my youth, but then again I was trying to look cool, which I still yet have to achieve haha. But now I'm concentrating more on the sound of the music than the image. I'm just wondering what people think of the Nantucket? I want a guitar that's mega versatile and ultimately vocal and organic. My solo album will be all instrumental, but it will contain aspects of all genres to give it a pretty full song choice, showing off my playing in different ways.

Whilst I'm a person who whilst loves to nail other people's tones when I play their music, I want this guitar to have a truly unique tone as I want this album to contain my own sound, as to sound like someone else's. I really want to be unique. I just like the description of the Nantuck, I'm just very unfamiliar with P90s and wondered whether I may be better with an HH or HSH?

All my best,
Vintage Metal

[Telerocker]

P90's can sound big due the big magnet. I like P90's like the Nantucket for the trad. Gibson P90's sounds in Les Pauls (Juniors). Raw, snarly, warm, yet always clear and punchy. They have a bit of the singlecoil-attack of a tele and the creaminess of a humbucker. Could be described too as a very big and warm sounding tele. When I have some dough, I will sure get some Nantuckets for a LP-style guitar. The downside of P90's is wellknown. It's a singlecoil and you have to take some hiss.

[Vintage Metal]

What do you mean by hiss? Actual hiss, or singlecoil hum?

[Telerocker]

What do you mean by hiss? Actual hiss, or singlecoil hum?

Single coil hum, which for me is hiss when your turn up the gain and the amps volume. 

[BigB]

I've never played P90s in a band, but I tried a few P90s-gibbies (LP Jr, LP Special, SGs) and yes, they do sound raw, huge, and yes, very vocal and organic. For tone references, think of Leslie West, The Who (leeds, woodstock etc), Johnny Thunder, but also Another Brick in The Wall's solo.  Not sure how they'd work for modern metal, but definitly great pups with a character of their own.

[Vintage Metal]

Has anyone had any experience with the Nantucket, or perhaps there's a good review?

Do P90s have a good top end that cuts through, or are they more round a fat?

[Vintage Metal]

BUMP!