guitars

[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 6 months ago

Yes it does look good, very punk rock too I think

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[–] HerrHelmus@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

This has been on my wishlist for quite some time now. How are the P90s?

[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

They're powerful, I get a nice powerful grungy sound out of them (I'm into the sound of dinosaur Jr, that's why I ended up looking into this model), and they are surprisingly not noisy - but I've played it at low volumes or with headphones

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[–] HerrHelmus@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

You had me at Dinosaur Jr sound!

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[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 6 months ago

not that it's easy to get it, quite the opposite :) but one can dream

I find this beautiful https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HPjEfCoU4Co

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[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I've been deciding between a Les Paul with P90s, this one, and the Squier Strat-o-Sonic. Then I think I've got plenty of guitars and should just drop one of the humbucker sized P90s in one of the fat strats. Then I give up.

I hope you're loving it! Play it for me!

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[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago

I will I will :) thanks

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[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

dropping the p90 in a strat might be an intriguing idea tho

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[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Absolutely. That's why I like the idea behind the Strat-o-Sonic so much. I've got an extra fat strat running around and for about $80 I could at least give it a shot for a while.

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[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I would, is it easy to do the work? I never tried

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[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

It's not difficult if you can solder. I've replaced several pickups over the years. But I've got a hundred other projects. So it never made it to the top.

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[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I have a cheap Ibanez GAX30 where I'd like to try different pickups, maybe I'll get some soldering practice then I try

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[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Oh, highly recommended! I didn't realize you were asking for yourself. If I'm looking at it right you're probably looking at a couple of hours work for your first time (that includes time rewatching a video of someone else doing it to make sure you've got it right). Someone that's done it a few times could probably knock it out in under half an hour if they don't want to change the strings. I'm pretty careful with my work so the last time I did a swap it probably took me 45 minutes from grabbing my tool bag to tightening the strings back up.

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[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 6 months ago

thanks, inspiring

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Giggity!

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I've never owned one but always thought I'd appreciate the easier grab for the high end.

[–] akmur@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 6 months ago

you mean because of the short scale?

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[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

I have been eyeing that model or the Meteora for a while, I didn't realize you could get the Fender version with p90s though. I thought they were only available as Squires.