Author Topic: it happened in the shower... (Read 7937 times)

maverickf1jockey · « **on:** January 06, 2007, 12:46:56 PM »

had a brainwave!
would it be possible to make a humbucker with two P90 coils (instead of the skinny ones) wound in opposite directions.
it should sound absolutely MASSIVE...
anybody tried this? if you have, please tell me the results.

PhilKing · « **Reply #1 on:** January 06, 2007, 12:49:06 PM »

Nathan Sheppard Guitars. Tim made a P-90 humbucker for him - he had the guitar at the 2005 LGS. I think it might have been reviewed in Guitarist magazine too.

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #2 on:** January 06, 2007, 12:52:39 PM »

any idea what it sounded like?

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2007, 01:51:05 PM »

I suspect that you mean a side by side coil arrangement rather than the stacked coil hum canceling P90 type thing

Would be very fat if it could be done
Not very practical though

BloodMountain · « **Reply #4 on:** January 06, 2007, 02:15:40 PM »

sounds like a great idea!

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #5 on:** January 06, 2007, 02:44:08 PM »

Quote from: FELINEGUITARS

I suspect that you mean a side by side coil arrangement rather than the stacked coil hum canceling P90 type thing

Would be very fat if it could be done
Not very practical though

But the versatility of adding a coil-split toggle would make up for the unwieldy size, especially if they were slightly different sizes (HP90+P90).

OD-Black_Fire · « **Reply #6 on:** January 06, 2007, 04:08:15 PM »

Mathew Bellamy of Muse has a guitar with two p90's wound together. It doesn't sound "metal," but its actually kinda like a really really fat aggressive strat.

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #7 on:** January 06, 2007, 04:15:50 PM »

yeah but Tim'd probably make it really powerful if i asked nicely. (A 'Pig-90Bucker' springs to mind)
and those may well be a makeshift sutainer pup anyway...

Miracle Man · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2007, 04:30:09 PM »

Quote from: maverickf1jockey

yeah but Tim'd probably make it really powerful if i asked nicely. (A 'Pig-90Bucker' springs to mind)

You'd probably have to get a permit for one of those :twisted:

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #9 on:** January 06, 2007, 05:01:47 PM »

Quote from: Troy

Quote from: maverickf1jockey
yeah but Tim'd probably make it really powerful if i asked nicely. (A 'Pig-90Bucker' springs to mind)

You'd probably have to get a permit for one of those :twisted:

And a grant from the MOD to afford it!

Miracle Man Matt · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2007, 05:09:25 PM »

Wow that would be some guitar.

I thought about making a guitar with as many coils that i could fit between the bridge and neck... i heard that the guitarist off Nine Inch Nails had one but haven't found any proof. I was thinking of using like a large slider switch to phase across the coils going from bridge to neck and vice versa.

or just a shite load of mini switches!

MMM

Philly Q · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2007, 05:32:35 PM »

Quote from: Miracle Man Matt

I thought about making a guitar with as many coils that i could fit between the bridge and neck...

Don't forget this one! :

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #12 on:** January 06, 2007, 05:49:15 PM »

Go Nigel GO!

Miracle Man Matt · « **Reply #13 on:** January 06, 2007, 07:13:21 PM »

WOW yea thats the beast... I wonder how it sounds?

maverickf1jockey · « **Reply #14 on:** January 06, 2007, 08:46:26 PM »

watch 'The Return of Spinal Tap' and the lead guitarist (Nigel Tufnel) gets it out for 'The Majesty of Rock'