Vintage guitars

[_tom_]

I've played a few and they've generally been good. I'm half tempted to get their LP Jr, looks awesome in white.

[Slartibartfarst42]

This might be your chance to try out those Rebel Yells!  I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on them relative to the Holy Divers and Cold Sweats.  :)

I'm afraid Rebel Yells aren't an option I'm thinking about. The Holydiver set pretty much covers the Metal side of things while the Crawler is more Blues Rock so if I get this one, I think I might make it a bit more Bluesy. I'm thinking that maybe an Abraxas in the bridge and some sort of P90 in the neck would be a good combination and make a handy addition to what I already have.

[dave_mc]

some guys on the forum have mentioned the Peter Green Lemon Drop model and have been quite complimentary. Their 'Advance' range has been lauded in the press, however I don't have personal experience here

The advances I've tried have been pretty nice (though some were nicer than others- the strat-type one was particularly nice, I thought) if you can get them cheap enough (say around ~£200 new, which is normally gettable if you're willing to wait on a deal). I think they might have been discontinued, though, so might be harder to find a deal.

The (very few) non-advance vintages I've tried I wasn't that fussed on, but admittedly I tried them before Trev Wilkinson's association with them, and by most accounts they were supposed to improve after he joined.

[Kiichi]

This might be your chance to try out those Rebel Yells!  I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on them relative to the Holy Divers and Cold Sweats.  :)

I'm afraid Rebel Yells aren't an option I'm thinking about. The Holydiver set pretty much covers the Metal side of things while the Crawler is more Blues Rock so if I get this one, I think I might make it a bit more Bluesy. I'm thinking that maybe an Abraxas in the bridge and some sort of P90 in the neck would be a good combination and make a handy addition to what I already have.

If you want it bluesy get a Blue Note set. Done.

[Slartibartfarst42]

But if I got Blue Notes I'd have to get a guitar designed just for P90 pickups and it seems more sensible to get one with standard humbuckers so that I have the choice.

[Kiichi]

But if I got Blue Notes I'd have to get a guitar designed just for P90 pickups and it seems more sensible to get one with standard humbuckers so that I have the choice.

Or just convince BKP to make you HB sized Bluenotes. One of the few off menue things they will ususally do. Reason is, as Tim told us once, that it really is no design change, he just has to file one part down to make it fit.
So you should be able to get one if you are nice and state your case. I got a HB sized Supermassive as well, really was no big issue.

[Telerocker]

But if I got Blue Notes I'd have to get a guitar designed just for P90 pickups and it seems more sensible to get one with standard humbuckers so that I have the choice.

Or just convince BKP to make you HB sized Bluenotes. One of the few off menue things they will ususally do. Reason is, as Tim told us once, that it really is no design change, he just has to file one part down to make it fit.
So you should be able to get one if you are nice and state your case. I got a HB sized Supermassive as well, really was no big issue.

I support that!

[Slartibartfarst42]

Now that's very interesting  :D

I would want to make the guitar more of a Blues guitar but my experience of the Crawler neck pickup suggests that I'm not too keen on vintage 42PE wire and that severely limits my options unless a P90 with 42PE wire has more cut than a humbucker with 42PE wire. The Stockholm would be too hot and dark and while the Mississippi Queen sounds perfect, the 42AWG wire worries me. The same issue surrounds the Blue Note but rather like the Stockholm, would the Supermassive simply be too hot for the application I'm after?

[Kiichi]

Now that's very interesting  :D

I would want to make the guitar more of a Blues guitar but my experience of the Crawler neck pickup suggests that I'm not too keen on vintage 42PE wire and that severely limits my options unless a P90 with 42PE wire has more cut than a humbucker with 42PE wire. The Stockholm would be too hot and dark and while the Mississippi Queen sounds perfect, the 42AWG wire worries me. The same issue surrounds the Blue Note but rather like the Stockholm, would the Supermassive simply be too hot for the application I'm after?

Since P90s are SCs in essense they do have more cut for sure. Now if that is the kind of cut you want I can not say, but the SC attack and definition sure makes a difference to me.

For a blues axe the SM would be too much already imho. Great modern rock PU and very versatile there. Can go up to metal and down to blues, but it lives for modern rock.

The MQ / Nantucket feel classick rock oriented, so they can easily go down to blues and do that very comfortable. Great for dirty blues rock. The alnico 5 is the main thing here. Can also go way heavier.

The Blue note should be very blues oriented, softer and sweeter in sound. Great classic rock sound also.

If you really wanne go bluesy I would say blue note all the way. If you want to go blues rock / rock with it the MQ might be a better shot.

[Mr. Air]

A set of Abraxas or MQs would be great in a V100. Or you could go Abraxas bridge MQ neck. I can only say: Take it away  :D

[Kiichi]

A set of Abraxas or MQs would be great in a V100. Or you could go Abraxas bridge MQ neck. I can only say: Take it away  :D

The Abraxas MQ combo would work well no doubt, but I feel if you go p90 you might as well go full P90.
The necks get a lot of love for a good reason, but the bridges feel like the forgotten wonders to me. Heck I might like em more than the necks cause they got this brilliant definition for the low strings.
My Stockholm bridge just riffs metal (and rock) with a power clarity and definiton that it actually competes with the RY to be my fav bridge PU. Ok, RY is still in front, but the SH is a good second.

[Slartibartfarst42]

The Abraxas bridge and Mississippi Queen neck is currently the combination I'm thinking about most. The choice of P90 for the neck may change but while I appreciate what Kiichi is saying about the bridge, I've been hankering after an Abraxas for so long now that I'm sure I'll have that in the bridge. As the P90 will have to have a cover, I'll get a cover on the Abraxas too, even though I prefer open poled pickups but on a cherry sunburst V100 I think burnt chrome covers will look pretty cool  8)

First things first; I need to find a good but cheap V100 before I can start the long save for new pickups.

[Telerocker]

I would pick nickel covers on a cherry sunburst.

[Slartibartfarst42]

Brushed nickel is the other finish I'm thinking about. The thing with burnt chrome that slightly concerns me is that on some pictures they look awesome and on others they look mere like being simply knackered, which was why I returned a black battleworn set I tried. Brushed nickel is a much safer bet.

[Telerocker]

Brushed nickel is the other finish I'm thinking about. The thing with burnt chrome that slightly concerns me is that on some pictures they look awesome and on others they look mere like being simply knackered, which was why I returned a black battleworn set I tried. Brushed nickel is a much safer bet.

I like burnt chrome, but I think it looks best on a unicolored body.