MichaelW
Well-known member
Ok, got a demo together this afternoon.
It was one of those days where I was waiting for paint to dry (literally hahah) between coats of nitro on my Strat re-fin project.
I spent the day mostly just jamming, revisiting some older pedals I haven't played in a while and just falling deeply headoverheels for my...........Chibson?? Like whodathunk?
I absolutely LOVE these new pickups I just installed. I'll put another plug here for Planet Tone www.planettone.com
Really nice folks too. Very reasonably priced made in the USA pickups. This set I got, the "Mean Mistreater" set look like mini-hums so it fits the gold top aesthetic well but tonally they lean more towards a set of vintage Firebird pickups (and a GOOD set).
I don't know what the actual construction is. Firebird and Mini-Hums are constructed differently.
There's great clarity and definition and a single coil vibe that just kills in the neck position. In fact it's the kind of vibe I've been searching for in a P90 neck pickup that I have yet to find. (Except for that vintage 55 Goldtop at Rumbleseat music hahaha).
I emailed them asking if any of their P90's have that same kind of vibe and Jose (I think he's the owner and pickup winder) responded very quickly and suggested one of their Elite Pro P90's with A2 magnets. For $69 it was a no-brainer to give it a try so I ordered one for my Faber Goldtop.
But back to the Chibson, I am still a bit amazed at the transformation of this guitar considering the condition it was in when it arrived. (See the beginning of this thread). It's been long enough that I've forgotten how much work I put into it
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Right now it's playing like a dream and the tone with these pickups is just killer. I would never have thought to try some mini-hums if @Barry hadn't suggested it. So THANK YOU Barry.
Various pedals in the demo but I also revisited my XC Phase after installing a TL022 in the IC3 position which somehow fixed the ticking noise I still had in the Block mode.
It was one of those days where I was waiting for paint to dry (literally hahah) between coats of nitro on my Strat re-fin project.
I spent the day mostly just jamming, revisiting some older pedals I haven't played in a while and just falling deeply headoverheels for my...........Chibson?? Like whodathunk?
I absolutely LOVE these new pickups I just installed. I'll put another plug here for Planet Tone www.planettone.com
Really nice folks too. Very reasonably priced made in the USA pickups. This set I got, the "Mean Mistreater" set look like mini-hums so it fits the gold top aesthetic well but tonally they lean more towards a set of vintage Firebird pickups (and a GOOD set).
I don't know what the actual construction is. Firebird and Mini-Hums are constructed differently.
There's great clarity and definition and a single coil vibe that just kills in the neck position. In fact it's the kind of vibe I've been searching for in a P90 neck pickup that I have yet to find. (Except for that vintage 55 Goldtop at Rumbleseat music hahaha).
I emailed them asking if any of their P90's have that same kind of vibe and Jose (I think he's the owner and pickup winder) responded very quickly and suggested one of their Elite Pro P90's with A2 magnets. For $69 it was a no-brainer to give it a try so I ordered one for my Faber Goldtop.
But back to the Chibson, I am still a bit amazed at the transformation of this guitar considering the condition it was in when it arrived. (See the beginning of this thread). It's been long enough that I've forgotten how much work I put into it
.Right now it's playing like a dream and the tone with these pickups is just killer. I would never have thought to try some mini-hums if @Barry hadn't suggested it. So THANK YOU Barry.
Various pedals in the demo but I also revisited my XC Phase after installing a TL022 in the IC3 position which somehow fixed the ticking noise I still had in the Block mode.
