P90s and maple caps

rlw

axisus said:

Sporky said:

Different batteries can have an audible and measurable impact on some effect circuits. Specifically, carbon comp batteries have much higher internal resistance  so as the current draw by the circuit increases  the voltage drops. Reducing the supply voltage in a fuzz or simple dirt circuit affects the sound. 

I've noticed that if I rip into a hot Slash solo and I have Ever Ready batteries in my distortion box the whole crowd start booing

Long life or ordinary ones?  I find the Lidl own brand give me more mids without sacrificing clarity at the top end.

Funkfingers

axisus said:

I've noticed that if I rip into a hot Slash solo and I have Ever Ready batteries in my distortion box the whole crowd start booing

That audience probably prefers the sound of JoBo signature PP3s. Three times the price for no adequately explored reason.

p90fool

Speaking as someone who nails P90s to anything which sits still long enough, I do have a slight preference for all-mahogany guitars with them. I have never played an all-mahogany LP Custom with P90s though, that would be the way to establish if it's the maple which makes the difference or just construction style and weight. 

Having said that, my number one guitar is a full fat Les Paul with a carved maple top, and the effect of all that weight on the attack of the notes outweighs the subtle tonal difference for me. 

Either way, the dominant sound is that of P90s and a decent slab of wood, and I'm not sure I could really tell whether there was maple present if I didn't already know. 

rossi

its all down the thickness of the glue layer when maple and mahogany  are stuck together .

p90fool

All very amusing sarcasm, but is anyone seriously suggesting that a P90 LP Special sounds the same as a P90 LP Standard? 
They certainly don't to me.

impmann

p90fool said:

All very amusing sarcasm, but is anyone seriously suggesting that a P90 LP Special sounds the same as a P90 LP Standard? 
They certainly don't to me.

Certainly not.

I had both at one point (Goldtop & LPS DC) - very different sounding.

meltedbuzzbox

impmann said:

p90fool said:

All very amusing sarcasm, but is anyone seriously suggesting that a P90 LP Special sounds the same as a P90 LP Standard? 
They certainly don't to me.

Certainly not.

I had both at one point (Goldtop & LPS DC) - very different sounding.

that double cut sounded fantastic with those novak p90s in it

impmann

meltedbuzzbox said:

impmann said:

p90fool said:

All very amusing sarcasm, but is anyone seriously suggesting that a P90 LP Special sounds the same as a P90 LP Standard? 
They certainly don't to me.

Certainly not.

I had both at one point (Goldtop & LPS DC) - very different sounding.

that double cut sounded fantastic with those novak p90s in it

Regrets... I have a few...

Roland

Funkfingers said:

Something about the trinity of P90s, an all-mahogany guitar and overdriven valve amplification just seems to work. I have no science to explain this. 

Frequency response. Different combinations of wood, pickups, caps, pots etc give different frequency profiles.

StuartMac290

Sporky said:

Different batteries can have an audible and measurable impact on some effect circuits. Specifically, carbon comp batteries have much higher internal resistance  so as the current draw by the circuit increases  the voltage drops. Reducing the supply voltage in a fuzz or simple dirt circuit affects the sound. 

Yep, absolutely - there's a reason why most power supplies for boards have one variable current outlet.

As for the original post, I know the general feeling is that P90s sound best in all-mahogany guitars, but personally I've always preferred them in maple-cap guitars, and my favourite current P90 guitar is alder-bodied with a maple neck and rosewood board. That may be down to the individual pickups in each guitar though

guitargeek62

The SE245 you had off of me was maple-capped...

rlw

I know and ultimately I sold it on as it was a bit to subtle. Lovely guitar though and I wouldn't mind having it back now.