Nantucket 90 p90
The sound of a hand-wound late '50s vintage P90 is unmistakable, as is the tone of those early LP Jr and LP Special playing blues and rock guitarists; the Nantucket 90 continues that legacy.
Arguably the ultimate pickup with the best tonal elements of humbuckers and single coils, the P90 single coil has a distinct and gutsy tone all of its own. Scatter-wound by hand with 42AWG plain enamel wire and using sand cast, vintage cut Alnico V magnets, the tone is raw and in-your-face. The wide, squat coil creates a fatter tone compared to a Strat or Tele coil, while the twin magnet design lends all the power of a humbucker. Low notes are solid and tight while the upper mids really grind, but they never sound harsh; just fat and chunky. High notes can really sing and with a slightly breaking-up tube amp, wonderful harmonic feedback is possible. A touch sensitive dynamic and the ability to clean up well as the volume is backed off, the Nantucket 90 really does lend itself to a huge range of playing styles.
Applications
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Blues, Country, Funk, Indie, Hard Rock and even Metal.
Suitability
Any solid body guitar or semi- acoustic guitar; players looking to recreate the original LP Jr and LP Special P90 tone.
Specification
- Position: Bridge
- DC Resistance: 7.9 kΩ
- Magnet: Alnico 5
- Position: Neck
- DC Resistance: 7.1 kΩ
- Magnet: Alnico 5
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Alfi27 on the Bare Knuckle Forum.
Published on 1 Sep 2016
“This one is one of Bare Knuckle's hidden diamonds!"
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