Best P90 tones

HAL9000

I’d have said Leslie West, or Live at Leeds era Pete Townsend but have just come across this...

https://youtu.be/b1uCzxd1vIk

...which somehow manages to be warm, full, and articulate all at once. Ok I realise there’s a lot of delay going on here but IMHO it does sounds rather good.

stimpsonslostson

Leslie West on Mississippi Queen is my favourite guitar tone of all time. 

Henrytwang

Not that keen on the song but I just love simple guitars like LP Juniors, SG Juniors, Esquires  and Telecasters.  I think that Leslie West once described a LP Junior as a tree with strings .

lovestrat74

Jon Bon Jovi's brother 

rossyamaha

Half a million bucks worth of backline should get you at least a workable sound. 

horsehead

And that is what I want a P90 guitar

NelsonP

horsehead said:

And that is what I want a P90 guitar

Sounds lovely. I already have one P90 guitar, albeit a hollow body. Doesn't sound like that though.

Now I want LP jr...although the Dumble may also have something to do with it. And the technique. At least if I have the guitar then that's one out of three.

Eartrumpet

Just love this and Charlie Starr's use of volume to change the sound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JbAMyLToeI 

doogz84

I've a little P90 Fender MP Jag I picked up in mint condition for buttons.

The range of tone, from the bridge pickup with the tone up full, to the neck pickup with the tone rolled right off, and everything inbetween, is impressive, and great fun. Unlike other Jags, the controls are very simple, 3 way switch, one tone, one volume, but you can get a mega variety of sounds out of it.

uncledick

HAL9000 said:

I’d have said Leslie West, or Live at Leeds era Pete Townsend but have just come across this...

https://youtu.be/b1uCzxd1vIk

...which somehow manages to be warm, full, and articulate all at once. Ok I realise there’s a lot of delay going on here but IMHO it does sounds rather good.

Sounds great.  Who is it?

dindude

uncledick said:

HAL9000 said:

I’d have said Leslie West, or Live at Leeds era Pete Townsend but have just come across this...

https://youtu.be/b1uCzxd1vIk

...which somehow manages to be warm, full, and articulate all at once. Ok I realise there’s a lot of delay going on here but IMHO it does sounds rather good.

Sounds great.  Who is it?

Nicole Kidman’s husband

uncledick

dindude said:

uncledick said:

HAL9000 said:

I’d have said Leslie West, or Live at Leeds era Pete Townsend but have just come across this...

https://youtu.be/b1uCzxd1vIk

...which somehow manages to be warm, full, and articulate all at once. Ok I realise there’s a lot of delay going on here but IMHO it does sounds rather good.

Sounds great.  Who is it?

Nicole Kidman’s husband

Ah - thanks

Freebird

I like this tone, unfortunately none of my current guitars can get there..

https://youtu.be/zLWni7-2NXw

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

rossi

Are any P90's actually bad ? Some might be better but all the P90's  I have had sound good, just the Toneriders and Gibsons sounded better.

horsehead

NelsonP said:

horsehead said:

And that is what I want a P90 guitar

Sounds lovely. I already have one P90 guitar, albeit a hollow body. Doesn't sound like that though.

Now I want LP jr...although the Dumble may also have something to do with it. And the technique. At least if I have the guitar then that's one out of three.

Pffft, don't go and spoil my little fantasy by me tionibg hard work and talent!

uncledick

Surely Abraxas fits in here somewhere.

fretfinder

Mick Ralphs on Mott the Hoople albums. 

thegummy

thegummy

uncledick said:

Surely Abraxas fits in here somewhere.

That was P90s? :-O

TTBZ