RaySachs
New Member
Just thinking out loud here. Have a 594 - really love it. Have a strat - really love it. But recently discovered the joys of the P90. May end up with a third cheap-ish electric just with P90s. Tried a soapbar II and liked it but having a third electric was too confusing when it came time to pick one up. Seemed like a binary choice works better for my addled brain. Currently trying out an Ibanez hollow-body with dogear P90s and like it a lot, but having the same issues I had with the soapbar II. Don't really think I want three electrics.
But then the Chris Robertson caught my eye. And I'm not gonna get rid of either the 594 or strat to add a hybrid like that. But then it occurred to me to maybe try something similar with the 594. Both Seymour Duncan and Vintage Vibe make P90s that drop into a humbucker rout - I'm sure there are others. Both are reviewed really positively. Vintage Vibe seems to have a magnet combination with a really vintage feel, which would be my preference.
Anyone ever tried this? Would I need to swap any other hardware - pots or anything? I know the push/pull on the tone knob wouldn't do anything, but would it hurt anything to leave it there for a possible future re-conversion back to the humbucker? I don't know that much about pickups, output levels and whatnot, and don't know how a P90 would work with the rear humbucker in the middle position.
Just curious about giving this a try. Might be a way to feed my P90 jones without screwing up my personal chemistry by adding a whole other guitar into the mix...
-Ray
But then the Chris Robertson caught my eye. And I'm not gonna get rid of either the 594 or strat to add a hybrid like that. But then it occurred to me to maybe try something similar with the 594. Both Seymour Duncan and Vintage Vibe make P90s that drop into a humbucker rout - I'm sure there are others. Both are reviewed really positively. Vintage Vibe seems to have a magnet combination with a really vintage feel, which would be my preference.
Anyone ever tried this? Would I need to swap any other hardware - pots or anything? I know the push/pull on the tone knob wouldn't do anything, but would it hurt anything to leave it there for a possible future re-conversion back to the humbucker? I don't know that much about pickups, output levels and whatnot, and don't know how a P90 would work with the rear humbucker in the middle position.
Just curious about giving this a try. Might be a way to feed my P90 jones without screwing up my personal chemistry by adding a whole other guitar into the mix...
-Ray