I was just practicing a little AC/DC Hells Bells with my Agile and I got the tone just about perfect in my V-Amp. Sounds almost like Angus' guitar! (I just wish I could play like him!). For the heck of it I decided to plug my Behringer into the V-Amp with the same settings. I didn't even recognize the sound! It sounded hollow/empty! Now of course I could tweak the setting to make it sound fuller but I never thought that there were that much of a differnce between humbuckers and single coil pickups! The Agile has a VERY full sound and its VERY crisp!
I guess they really are suited for different purposes.
Yep. And there's another big difference with P-90s, though they sound more like humbuckers than Fender single coils.
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This is good news! Looking forward to getting my les paul next week.
New toys are kool. 8)
If it was easy it wouldn't be worth doing.
Hey, ricochet, Im thinking about getitng the 3 p90 agile LP, and I know you own it. Can you tell me your opinions on this guitar?
Also, can you explain where p90s fall in the sound range between humbucker and single coil. I heard it gives you a more distoreted sound than a single coil, but not the range of a HB. Except that the p90 is more prone to humming, much more than fender single coils.
Can you clarify any of this?
I'd say P-90s give a broader range than most humbuckers. They have a bit more treble "bite." Their peak is in the midrange, lower than Fender-type single coils. You can get a "quack" out of them as you can with the Fender single coils, but it's a deeper toned "quack." They do hum like crazy, because they're such "hot" pickups. When you've got a lot of inductance you pick up stray magnetic fields very easily. Most current P-90 equipped guitars will have a pair that's got one reverse-polarized and reverse-wound so they cancel hum when they're switched together. On the triple P-90 2500 it's the bridge and middle pickups that are together in parallel on the middle switch position. There's not a position for the middle pickup by itself.
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i think givson makes nice budget guitars which sound tremendous (n they r already fat strats copies
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I don't think there is such thing as a gibson budget guitar, as their cheapest model is $1000
I don't think there is such thing as a gibson budget guitar, as their cheapest model is $1000
Actually they do make budget guitars but they called them Epiphones
Actually I checked and givson guitars do exist.
I don't think there is such thing as a gibson budget guitar, as their cheapest model is $1000
Actually they do make budget guitars but they called them Epiphones
I mean, with the gibson logo on them.
Just for fun, the new eric clapton crossroads 335 is on sale for $11,000.
Talk about budget guitars
I don't think there is such thing as a gibson budget guitar, as their cheapest model is $1000
Not true. One can find lower end LPs and SGs in the "faded finish" line for about $600 and up. Even, non-faded versions are available in the $650 - $900 range.
This will not sound terribly sexy or cool, but a LP junior with a single dogear P90 @ $650 is a great, hard rocking guitar. An upscale variant is the LP faded double-cutaway (2 P90s) at $730.
I have played some of these lower end Gibbies, and they do deliver the tone. Now my standard Gibson disclaimer: Don't buy a Gibson unless you are able to inspect it and play it. There is too much quality variation in the Gibson line, and mail order is a real roll of the dice.
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Does the Melody Maker still exist? Last time I checked, I think they were 400 bucks.. (Real Gibson)
Stairway to Freebird!
The Melody Maker does exist, you can find it on Musicians Friend and I saw 2 of them at Guitar Center a few weeks ago. They are the cheapest Gibsons, I think they check in at around $450?
The Melody Maker and LP Junior are both worth serious consideration, as they are simple, proven designs and really get the job done -- not much to go wrong. But ... they are so plain and no-frills, I think most newer players won't even pick up one and give 'er a try given all the shinybrightcool guitars sitting near by. Too bad -- a real case of looks ain't everything. Of course, if one is into retro, then maybe they are cool.
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Oh I'd LOVE to have an LP Jr or MM. I think i'd rather have one of those over a Fender Strat. Of course, I do love the shininess of the "real" Gibson LPs, but the Junior in sunburst looks extremely sexy too.
Btw, didnt the original les pauls have p-90s?
