what about using a aluminum pick guard? Is that any good and does it need to be grounded?

A guy named Mike Learn 😂. I heard he's a good artist. There's another guy who's good. Some guy named Dan Lawrence. But seriously, those are some nice pinstripes. I like Learn's and Larence's graphic finishes on the Jackson guitars.

Thanks Dylan, great info as always 😎

Those P90’s without ears mess with my feng- shui . The extra screws make me nauseous. I paint the mounting screws to match the pickup , it helps.

Check the relief on the High E too, It's no use having the low E relief perfect if the high E is in backbow

It's a good option if there's no luthier near you.

Great video Dylan thank you. Do you have tuning stability issues with the stock bridge and trem block? Do you leave the plastic plate off for resonance?

Dog ear shims are a good way to adjust the height

It's definitely a one trick pony. But for some us.... That's the only trick we want or need and it does it perfectly and I can lift it with one hand and not worry about expensive tubes... Win win win.

Cheers for this you've given me some guidance to check my issue. I've got a tele that is really noisy, electrocutes me and quietens down when you touch the strings. Occasionally the sound will fade away while I'm playing. I'm guessing it's an earthing issue, maybe something touching something it shouldn't. It's got a single coil in the bridge, humbucker at the neck and a toggle switch. Just wondered if anyone else had come across anything similar? It's the fading away thing that I can't get my head around.

Your subscibe insert is so good I loved it So dramatic. I'm subscribing and I'm not even a guitar player LOL

I would tune that guitar to open G and capo at the second fret into a tweed deluxe or champ no pedals. Sling it low. Because. Keith Richards.

That first axe is interesting, almost getting a “Last Dance with Mary Jane” tone. …isn’t the only difference in those 2 p-90 styles purely cosmetic? The Gibson sounded hotter

love your paper idea

put on some mclaren f1 merch

To my mind it has nothing to do with tone, it’s the way the guitar ages, it always has been. If you like a guitar to look brand new 20 years after you bought it then poly is for you, if you want the paint to wear and show marks then nitro is the choice to go with. The tone thing is just a marketing strategy you can’t advertise a nitro finish to people that want a mint condition guitar so they need a different angle so the guitars can appeal to all customers. Also nitro guitars will show wear but only if you play them a lot. If you look after a Gibson and keep it in a case and play it once a week it will never age if you gig it constantly and play it every day it will.

Thanks for showing us how to test it too!

I use the plastic PVC wire in my USA guitars since that’s the norm and it sounds great. I use the more expensive cloth wires in my budget import guitars because it gives me the psychological satisfaction of “hot rodding” my guitar

Thanks for this video, Dylan. I have noticed that guitars seem much less experimental with form factor/pickup coil geometry and and placement than basses. If you haven't done so already, could you please do a future video comparing different bass pickup form factors/coil geometries (P, J, soapbar, MM, etc.) so we can get a sense of what they sound like? For example, 5 string soapbar basses seem to be very common now. Instead of bass builders trying to make a PJ 5 string bass, many pickup manufacturers will try to fit PJ style coils into a soapbar housing. I think this is a compromise. My opinion is the soapbar trend in basses is more for manufacturing convenience, and I am not convinced a soapbar bass emulating a PJ bass sounds like a real PJ. The P coils have to be contained in a smaller soapbar housing, meaning they will sense the string at different points relative to the real P. You also don't often get the option of P vs. reverse P stagger in a soapbar. The soapbar J also has issues about whether it is a humbucker emulating a single coil, stacked vs. side by side design, etc. I'm something of a purist and tend not to like hum canceling designs of single coil pickups, as to my ear they are less bright/articulate, are less dynamic, and flatten transients. I see their usefulness in live situations, though. For those of us who like 5 and 6 string basses, it seems like everything is being forced on us as a soapbar, some even with four-six conductors plus ground. It would make for a very flexible bass, but I would think differing coil sounds coming from a single soapbar would be mediocre compared to the real basses they are trying to emulate. The wiring could also get very complex. It seems like a lot of trouble for limited payoff. I'm aware soapbars can sound like anything as they are just a form factor, but I hear them on mass produced rock and metal basses as generally mid scooped. For those of us who want something a little more mid forward, I like a true PJ, but the problem is finding 5 and 6 string basses that are built for PJ pickups and not soapbars. I'm wondering if it's worth it to try to track down a bass with the form factor I want and skipping the soapbar emulations. Thanks.

Yes I can hear the difference

I don’t like the looks of a Dogear. Even when I build a Junior type I’ll use a Soapbar.

After seeing a great live band

Funny how Tha Beatles loved Epi's with P90z,like all us over 70 kidz do. Lyve 4evr Compadrez

Thankz 4 Tha Vidz. My Epi Wildkat has Dog P 90z Fabulous 2 crankup a tubeamp 2. Hit N U up 4 new PUpz Compadre

Lol 😂

Rad guitar

I had three strokes at once in june'..crashed my left side up bad...im broke and trying to make a slide dobro kinda thing i guess its hard its really hard 😔 early moody blues , Hendrix of course stephen stills, hank' woody guthrie mayal gee just everyone but hendrix was always the spice...im gunna try to learn some swampy slide stuff left hand is wicked hurt..ftw...now i say Tab Benoit is a big inspiration he is insane reminds me of Rory .

Just played one for like 3 hours….. could not put it down. It is amazing.

I broke down and spent $69 for a Runway guitar cable and the difference is Incredible. Should have done it a long time ago. Runway gets all my cable biz.

Which Squire Precision Bass is that? The link for Fender goes to the amazon homepage

So is it really a humbucker, or is it actually only a single coil pickup with a single coil "putout"?

Definitely sign me up for the next one.

File the nut problem solved

The absolute bane of my existence is grounding, pretty much every single guitar I've ever wired I've had ground issues, it stresses me out like nothing else on this earth

Thank you so much for this video, Dylan. Need your advice on the string height tool - similar to one you use. There is one with the flat base, and two with radius 16 and 9.5. Which one is the best to get?

I served in the Navy but way back in the 80s and I'm pretty sure that "MILSPEC" solder was either the "Kester 60/40" you are using or maybe the "eutectic" stuff which I am vaguely remembering. Nowadays you have the "Lead-Free RoHs Compliant" stuff that I absolutely hate but I am certain the government has likely foisted upon our military folks today. Plus everyone knows that lead-free RoHs compliant solder really sucks the tone out of your guitar! 🤣

Mine’s on order, same as yours.

Dylan, I like the direction you're going- being more of a likeable community and especially haveing a Doggie! I have a D-18, D-28, 414ce, upgraded Fender Am Pro 2 Strat & Tele, a Les Paul, and 3 PRS SE's. So, maybe sometime I'll snage a Texzas Toasted Guitar from you guys. Kudos to you!

I almost missed some of the smaller stuff like the cap b/c of how carefully everything was wrapped 😅

I have a tele with singles, quarter pounders , and my mids seem way more prominent than anything else. The G string is almost unbearable. It’s a parts caster that I love the feel of but I don’t play it much because of this issue. Harness is 250k pots Zoso cap and a treble bleed . What can I do to make it more of a balanced tone across all strings?

Loved the mystery box Dylan, thanks so much for putting them together! I REALLY needed the Lizard spit string cleaner; have all their other cleaning stuff. Will make use of everything! Will work that PIO cap into a P90 project at some point this year.

Now that's a sweet looking Texas Guitar 🎸 Thanks For Sharing 🧠🎸🎶🎶🎶✌️

serious math? lol well I just eyeball it lower is lower pass the salt. no but seriously what if we dont have machines to scrap some metal off? cant we just buy a freakin nut that is lower omg? the humanity. mine is way to high like do I realy have to file down on the wood to the point were there's going to be a hole lol why the hell dont they sell lower nuts??? gezz yes there is something wrong with it mine is just to high!! it's stupid high.

I believe you mentioned that Seth indicated the strings themselves have differences in loudness, that combined with string height and neck curvature will have an influence. Look at single coils and you'll see different heights for the non-adjustable pole pieces. Also, if you move the pickup too close to the string it will reduce the string vibrations - so there are a lot of minor adjustments to consider for the setup, doing this objectively can be hard.

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Hi there! I have a technical question if you want to make a vid about this topic... What about a tele with a jazzbass configuración (no switch, 2 vol 1 tone)? Two humbuckers, i like to play on the neck adding bridge volume to my taste I havent found info about guitars with jazzbass configuration Thanx..

Have you done a video on wiring a tele with both knobs being volume controls? Is there a big change in how to wire the pots?

A video, on shimming the neck and neck angle, I have always found that all my stratocasters I've owned in the past have all needed a Shim or neck angle as part of the setup

my Epiphone Casino sent me here

Am thinkin P-90 is definitely the way to go 👍 dog ear or not.