p90s / hum. in hollowbody

[coreybox]

p90s / hum. in semi-hollowbody

Can someone give me some sort of tonal report of the differences in p90s from a solidbody(junior) to a semi-hollow(like a 335). Do you guys prefer humbuckers or 90s in your semi-hollows? It has been so long since i've played a humbucker...and im looking at getting a 336 w/ 50s neck, and was told i could pick between p90s or humbuckers. I'm not sure which one i would prefer.

thanks

corey

 

[coreybox]

thought i would add that i mostly play rock and blues...range from pretty clean and mildy OD, nothing too heavy. I like warm tones.

 

[clayville]

Corey: for what its worth, I've never seen or heard of a 336 with p-90s in it... though I suppose one could be built that way.

 

[coreybox]

Yeah, i've never seen it either, but my question does not just have to pertain to the 336. More generally, i've only heard p90s in a solidbody guitar, and was wondering if they sounded largely the same in semihollows or didn't hold up as well.

thanks

corey

btw im listening to some of your clips right now...great tone

 

[sinner]

I had a lone P-90 in my 1959 ES-330 hollow body es style guitar. Tough to compare to my 55 jr. but the P90s are great pickups. The ES-330 is well liked around here, most folks prefering the 2 P-90s model. On this guitar they have a very open, woody tone with great sustain and great hanging feedback (esp. on the G string!). This open, woody tone is pretty typical of P-90s in general, also having what some refer to as a "hollow" sound, which on a hollowbody guitar is even more evident!

Not sure if this helps you. I think P-90s are perfect for the 330 (and Jrs of course!), even wonderful on a LP (I have an R4) but would prefer humbuckers in a semi-hollow, like my 335. Not saying it wouldn't be interesting, but it's just the sound I hear in my head when I conjure the image of a 335 (or 336).

BTW--isn't the 336 a semi-hollow and not hollow like you may have refered to?

 

[coreybox]

yes the 336 is semi-hollow...sorry if i said otherwise

 

[sinner]

Nothing to be sorry about, Coreybox, I just wanted to know for sure whether it was, not being too familiar with the 336 and I got confused with your original thread title--carry on!

 

[Jim Gilmore]

The Gibson 330's were two P90 hollow bodies, from the late 50's - through the 60's. Also remember to checkout John Lennon's (and Georges matching one) Epi Casino with P90's. The White & Let It Be album's. Casino tone for days, into Fender amps. Larger body = more woody tone. I've put a couple of Gibby P94 (HB size P90's) in an early 80's Ibanez AM80 (3/4 size 335 style dbl cutaway semi-hollow). The size of the AM80 guitar makes it more LP vioced than 335, but the addition of the P94's make it very versital. That magic place between a fat single coil, and the HB. It gets downright snotty, if pushed. Love it.

 

[tele00]

I put a set of original 50's P90s in my es 135 and also have a set of Phat cats in a 333. to me the semihollow yeilds a bit more low/mid nasal honk with p90s as compared to a LP or LP JR with the same , that really allows you to toy around with feedback and " feel "when it is coming on, you can feel the top transmitting the vibe in your rt forearm , its way cool........ :dude

 

[threedogdad]

The Gibson 330's were two P90 hollow bodies, from the late 50's - through the 60's. Also remember to checkout John Lennon's (and Georges matching one) Epi Casino with P90's. The White & Let It Be album's. Casino tone for days, into Fender amps.

+1

Listen to almost anything non-acoustic by Lennon after 1965.

Also, if you haven't had a chance yet, try McCartney's new CD "Chaos and Creation. It oozes P-90 tone in nearly every song.

Macca said in a recent interview that his Casino is his favorite guitar.

 

[coreybox]

Do you think the cs336's bright nature (as i've read) would sound to harsh through p90s?

 

[mojobebop]

Do you think the cs336's bright nature (as i've read) would sound to harsh through p90s?

bit off subject.

wonder ifanyone has heard p90s on thicker hollowbody
jazz type guitars. or if it might work.

 

[toneomatic]

My '52 ES125 (full depth archtop, a student model, the Junior of their hollowbody line if you will) has a P90 in the neck position, and it's sweet as can be. Great clarity for a neck position tone, but still with all the fat lows, and lots of wood in the midrange as mentioned.

 

[mojobebop]

My '52 ES125 (full depth archtop, a student model, the Junior of their hollowbody line if you will) has a P90 in the neck position, and it's sweet as can be. Great clarity for a neck position tone, but still with all the fat lows, and lots of wood in the midrange as mentioned.

ask because i have a ja hollowbody w/humbuckers.
getting a used broadway;(epiphone, can't afford a gibson).
miss the singlecoil for recording.
many variations out there; p90-p92-p94,etc.

 

[Hammerhead]

Macca said in a recent interview that his Casino is his favorite guitar.

High praise indeed when you consider that he also owns a 1960 burst.