P90 Vs Jazzmaster pickups - What is the Difference?

[@hkguitar1984]

Firebird Pickups, explain those to everyone. Finally, setting everyone straight about Jazzmaster Pickups. Great content and thank you.

[@mauricedibert2635]

I've got a idea for a video. "Guitar myths through the decades" 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, etc.

[@davidladd5597]

Lowes, or Home Depot sell a 5-10$ receptacle tester that makes sure the Hot, Neutral, and Ground connections are all correct. You plug it in a receptacle and if the lights match with the key, you’re good to go. If you’re playing in a place where the wiring looks somewhat home-brew, I’d insist on checking them and pass on by if they don’t show good. The device will tell you which wires are incorrect, in case you want to let them know, or make them fix it before you plug up.

[@andjelo555]

Firebird humbuckers VS Gibson late 60's Les Paul mini humbuckers!!!

[@ronbzoom8531]

Rats! Stole my thunder. That was exactly my question right after I finish this video.

[@RobertNolan]

They're basically just a P90. ... Lol no really this is a good one.

[@Measuringman]

Please. I have a 71LP Deluxe and would love more info on what makes them tick. While sipping a nice gin perhaps. (He says knowing no scotch/bourbon drinker ever would)

[@ronbzoom8531]

@@Measuringman Scotch & bourbon for sipping, gin for mix'n. But hey, to each... ;) So what do you think, do those old stock LP Deluxes get any love? Seems like a lot of rockers routed out those guitars for full-sized humbuckers or P-90s. Now that time has passed, do mini-hum LPs finally get some respect? I'd dig seeing an A/B testing of both.

[@duffman18]

@@ronbzoom8531 mini humbuckers sound amazing. They're still full fledged humbuckers that rock your arse off but they've got so much more definition than regular humbuckers. The added treble combines perfectly with the dark mahogany. Throw a bit of overdrive at it and they're perfect for blues. The neck pickup is way more useful than the normal full humbucker on a regular les Paul. My favourite is still p90s on a mahogany les Paul or SG but yeah Firebird pickups I haven't heard a lot of. It'd be really great to hear a direct comparison side by side with mini humbuckers. I do know that apparently guitar tone fiends hate the modern firebird pickups, and try to find old ones to put into their modern firebirds or pickups from other pickup companies to replace the modern Gibson firebird pickups. Something about the vintage ones is just better supposedly

[@BarryMoeCraig]

If you like a peaty single malt, do try Laphroig.

[@elonmush4793]

That being said, a P90 in Jazzmaster's bridge position can be a mighty beast (and so is the Talisker by the way). The Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster actually comes with P90-ish Jazzmaster-format pickups (six screws and bottom plate) which only adds to the confusion out there.

[@FelixHureau]

@Neon Thunderbird LMAO I have the same problem with my Squier Deluxe Jazzmaster, no idea whether they're P90 or JM pups

[@marioa19]

Woooow.....I FINALLY get the difference after all these years. Great video!!! But damn, you sitting in the dark staring directly into the camera.......it's like you're preparing to inform us all about your plan to take over the world. LOL Can I request another video with audio examples???

[@rldickie]

The nighttime lighting brings out your natural skin tones in a most fetching manner. And thanks much for the informative vids.

[@brianbarrett5987]

Oh Talisker!!! One of my favorites.

[@stdio44.32]

Great vid idea, I've thought about this independently for a while, without knowing whatever people say about them online.

[@beng808]

Guitars and whisky. Two of my favorite things

[@matthewscotti8077]

What about the "Charlie Christian" pickup?

[@moonchild4806]

The originals actually used rubber magnets like on a fridge magnet

[@TheBaconWizard]

@@moonchild4806 No, they used Iron. Rubber magnets didn't exist back then. Are you maybe thinking of gold-foils?

[@TheMotorleague]

Heya - this is beyond helpful - thank you

[@Greenmantislives]

Dylan, that was SO informative. I think you must be the only one discussing this as I have watched a ton of videos and yours was the only one that truly explained it. Thank you!

[@sambeckett9336]

Good choice on the whisky.

[@richardbspeck147]

Thanx for discussion.! I'm swapping over humbuckers for P90'S into my Epiphone SG Cherry satin Tony Iommi Monkey signature guitar.

[@waranghira]

So... they're both fat pickups? Lol, jk. P90s = Loud + Mids Jazzmaster = Bass respeonse so bassier while still have that top sparkle because of the 1M pots

[@guzzis3]

If you like peaty whiskeys try Lagavulin . Older whiskeys are dearer because the British government takes a tax for every year they are in cask. Personally I find good drinking in a variety of single malts, there are a few I don't like but I can be persuaded :D

[@AlBowly]

Alex Harvey's brother Lesliev was electricured on stage in Swansea Wales. He was with the band Stone the Crows.

[@lyonsson6480]

I’m a commercial electrician and I will say this about the grounding fuse issue. First off, don’t fuse it. It could go the other way and leave you without a proper path to ground. If you are worried about electrocution, get an in line GFCI. A GFCI (ground fault circuit interruptor) will open the circuit if it sees a ground fault, which is basically what you are describing. Even if the mechanical ground is missing, the neutral on an outlet is still ground. If the GFCI device sees current leave on the hot leg but not return on the neutral leg, it will open the circuit. That said, I’m not sure how easy it would be to put line voltage through an amp and all the way to the strings to begin with, but if you did and you are using a GFCI device. You will instantly open the circuit when you touch the strings if you are grounded.

[@philipchesley9615]

It may seem like a long time ago but it's just yesterday to me in that the amps etc back in the 60's were 2 prong and if you were hooked up and barefoot on a concrete floor then you were getting bitten...hard! If on carpet or wearing shoes etc then no problem but kids will be kids lol I remember seeing Linda Rondstadt back then bare foot holding a mic etc and not getting zapped? Maybe lip sync or you guys were setting up back then with real safety devices or stategies Cheers 'sparky!

[@mcr0741]

Cool, I'm a whisky guy myself too. When I just need a drink, it's gotta be a whisky with a single ice cube!

[@BennieTarrMusic]

It's okay, but crack is better.

[@cornelius5595]

That’s a good point about ohms not being everything. I’ve got some older Gibson humbucker that is easy to distort amps and sounds “hot” but it only measures 7-8k. Using this ohms is everything thinking, I would have thought it would be closer to 16-18k

[@shaunw9270]

Here's something : My Rickenbacker pickups (post '70 types , not "toasters") measure 10.71k ohms neck & 10.72k at the bridge. I thought I was seeing things lol

[@wileecohagen]

Hello Dylan. I’m liking your videos since I accidently found them a few weeks ago. This is a great way to teach me how these pickups are put together. Thanks for your efforts!

[@GaryMEden]

Can you do a video regarding dummy coil pickups for noise cancelling?

[@chrisg0001]

P90 and Jazzmasters are both types of guitar pickups. (There, I used them in the same sentence)

[@terrorbirds9835]

Your vids are super informative and straightforward without any bs. Very refreshing and very appreciated. If I was in a position to purchase some of your pickups I def would but since I’m not all you get is this comment. Don’t spend it all in one place.

[@bobsmoot8454]

Besides great discussion on pickups I like your choice in single malts

[@HouseMerlot]

Well, I just learned a whole lot in a very short time. Very well explained!! THANK YOU!!

[@wilhelmtheconquerer6214]

Man, Leo Fender was a smart guy! I really admire that man

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

I appreciate the time you take to make these educational videos.

[@shaunw9270]

Great stuff. I was hoping you might explain the difference between a P90 & what people now call the "Staple" pickup. I read an interview with Seth Lover where he didn't go into details, but when asked why the pole pieces are rectangular, he said his ethos was always ,if you're going to improve on something ,you may as well make it a little different, make it your own. He also said that he really didn't care for adjustable poles as players would always adjust them too close to the strings and in his words "slur the note".

[@musicmatty67]

Very informative and nice touch with the scotch! It would have been nice to see both pickups running side-by-side thru the same amp with the same settings to hear the tonal difference.

[@anthonysclafani3963]

love your explanations, very helpful

[@gringogreen4719]

Absolutely right about the ohms. I have a Filtertron on my Tele Partscaster in the neck. I had a lipstick pickup in the bridge that was double the ohms. That pickup only acted as a treble cut. It was not until I got a SD Quarterpounder that the pickups balanced out with the middle position. So for years it was an either/or setup, either neck or bridge. The middle was just the neck cut down on tone. On paper that Filtertron looks very weak however it is a loud...loud pickup. I think ohms wise its around 4 ohms and the Quarterpounder is like 16 ohms...sound wise they match pretty good. Much happier now. It is the Tele in my pic by the way.

[@AdamSJarrett]

"Yes, you could go to great lengths to get electrocuted during a gig but I have a solution for that...don't do that." haha, I tend to agree :) Great video!!

[@jpsilverplaylists]

I used to live in Scotland for 2 years, near Talisker distillery on Isle of Skye, went there a few times, great village there called Carbost. Worth a visit

[@ldfox11]

History of pickups, your the man.

[@thmmke6926]

one of the greatest tech videos ever, thanks very much,

[@playingcharles6897]

I'm loving your content. Keep it going. 2020 is yours for the taking!

[@myeyesarewaiting]

Good whisky. Greetings from Scotland. Please keep buying our produce.

[@lukeh9199]

DylanTalksTone is the Nutnfancy of KZbin guitar channels

[@matterece3164]

A collab with wampler pedals would be the ultimate tone and gear talkshow

[@ericpvk]

yes. I think minihumbuckers would be interesting and are a mystery to most people I think. great video!

[@DylanTalksTone]

Make sure you subscribe. We just uploaded it

[@andrewhorne7443]

Seth Lover wide ranging tele custom pickups please Dylan, why slpit screws?

[@tiki_trash]

Can you do a video on the G&L big single coil and how they are different than the P-90 and Jazzmaster pickup?

[@rumblefish33]

Great explanation. Thanks

[@scottestes7768]

Great vid. Loved the info, Dylan

[@briancheetham9134]

I learned something new today! This is an awesome video!

[@RyanHarris77]

Floating mini humbuckers in archtops sounds like a fun one to do next. Nice video. There are some old tube amps that do not have a ground. There are mods that can be done to add a ground and any amp tech can do this. Not only will be safer, there should be less noise as well.

[@jongreen2198]

Good information! I’d like to know more about Dynasonic pickups - theory and construction. I have them on an old Gretsch and love their, how shall I say it ... high fidelity (useless description I realize). Helpful if examples of xxx pickup type famously used by xxxx in xxxx guitar or pickup type great / famously used by/in conjunction with xxxx amp/gain structure/part of signal chain etc. Just looking for whatever comes to mind not a comprehensive response.

[@andymellor9056]

Hi Dylan. Thanks for this - great exposition as ever. I'll add my vote to the Firebird vs. Mini HB requests. Talisker is a great choice. To avoid harsh comments from angry Scots folk, however, I'd recommend calling any single malt 'Whisky'. 'Scotch' in the UK, is a term usually used for the cheaper blended stuff.

[@RokDAWG1]

I would love to figure out a way to have a 90 in the neck and Jazzmaster in the bridge. Maybe tilt the Jazzmaster in the bridge?

[@dale333]

Could you comment on HB sized P90s? Are they really P90s? What are you giving up?

[@dale333]

Found the answer, turns out Dylan already did a video on this exact question and here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2TNaWtspq-WmK8

[@sidestyle05]

What's up with Mosrite pickups?

[@thewhiskyscout1238]

great choice on the whisky!

[@feral91_]

Great video, would you please do a video about how a we can know how a pickup will sound before we buy it?? Theres tons of information about the overall sound of different magnets but dc resistance, and everything about that. Most of us think higher dc resistance means more mids and more muddy, but I guess theres a lot more than that. Thanks!

[@danerebers6424]

Cool detailed information! Refreshing

[@houseofshred3725]

THANK YOU! I wanna barf when people (with their "actually" finger in the air, eyes closed and eyebrows raised) talk about "the P90's in a Jazzmaster, for instance..." They don't sound ANYTHING alike. Miles apart. Both are great, but they're not at all interchangeable.

[@Freddy-Da-Freeloadah]

Fender made a Jazzmaster offset body, with Tele pickguard and controls, with P-90s... What A Mess!!! IMHO

[@houseofshred3725]

@@Freddy-Da-Freeloadah HAHA! I have no problem with that kind of thing but people need to understand... that when there really are P90's in a JM, they were put there by some pervert.

[@duffman18]

On a previous video of his some guy in the comments had a big post talking about the "p90s in a Jazzmaster" over and over, so I made a bit reply talking about how they're very different to p90s, and also how jaguar single coils are not the same as strat single coils. I wonder if he saw that discussion and that's why he decided to make this video. It's apparently a widespread belief that they're p90s, but if you play them for just a minute it's immediately obvious how different they sound

[@OlegUstimenko]

House of Shred i mean fender is partially at fault for this due to putting p90s in the classic player, squier mascis and deluxe model jazzmasters. you can check the polepieces for that. also strat pickups in the japanese, american pro and performer models. Terribly inconsistent

[@Infinighost]

Just discovered this channel. Love your style. Would love to see a video comparing why the Lees Paul and SG sound so different- I'm a diehard SG fan.

[@GNARGNARHEAD]

thanks, I bought a set of P-90's for a V kit build and was tempted to try something extreme before even trying them because they weren't a high enough resistance. I'll give them a chance before I rewind them, and if all else fails I'll just whack a single coils in there

[@jonahguitarguy]

I love P-90s and I tend to put them in most of my builds over humbuckers. Good info Dylan thanks this vid.

[@loupascarelli]

WOW ! Learned much form this vid .. great with the scotch .. Adds real flavor to the whole presentation..

[@andrerock6754]

Very nice, Dylan! Cheers! Could you say a few words on P94s? I think they are humbucker-sized p90s...

[@jdkimple]

Nice choice in single malts.

[@FangPaw]

You have excellent taste, sir! You should try Laphroaig from Islay. It's peatier than Talisker, with a salty tang.

[@thomastourville1674]

Sure I’m learning a lot from your videos and wanted to thank you for everything your doing great job teaching us !

[@MichaelDonlinAwesome]

Love the #nerdystuff. I really feel comparing various pick-up kinds definitely helps the non-technical among us understand the differences with more ease. Keep it up brotha, and thank you.

[@ceb4382]

You, Dylan. Subscriber here. Love your show. Maybe you could talk about how having a humbucker with adjustable pole pieces combined with the non adjustable magnetic poles makes sense. Why is one side adjustable but not the other? What are some of the finer points of pole piece height adjustments?

[@sidestyle05]

I'd like to know what's going on with the "hot" jazzmaster pickups in the Classic Player/Vintera series vs traditional JM pickups and P90s.

[@n0xx295]

The "hot jazzmaster pickups" found on the discontinued Classic Player JM and the Squier Jay Mascis Jazzmaster are actually P90s under a traditional Jazzmaster pickup cover, only with a more Fender-style voicing and the standard JM 1M pots. A sure way to tell if a JM is packing P90s in disguise is to check whether the pickups pole-pieces are actually height-adjustable screws: If they are then it's a P90, otherwise it's a vintage-style JM pickup.

[@paulkickling7828]

@@n0xx295 I've got the J mascis squier, so those are p90's I've been playing? Damn no wonder it sounds so loud.

[@joshistyping]

@@n0xx295 So that's why watching the classic Jazzmaster compared to the J Mascis one made me so disappointed with the J Mascis. I swore it sounded nothing like a Jazzmaster and couldn't figure out why.

[@jorgex9789]

To make things more confusing, Gibson does make a P-90 slug and Fender does have Jazzmaster pickups with bar magnets at the bottom.

[@jaltsch1]

Single malt vs. blended, and add in something about barden gatton design pickups.

[@JaQuicker]

My favorite single malt, knew I liked this channel

[@coles347]

I liked this video as soon as I saw the Talisker bottle.

[@guitarconservatory]

Ahhhh... Talisker! Wonderful Scotch!

[@michaelcraig9449]

Dylan can you make a video on Mosrite Ventures model pickups, tone and volume pots? Show us how to adjust, work on them take them apart etc? There are NO videos at all on youtube about the tech stuff about these guitars AT ALL! Can you do a video comparing them to the P90 and Jazzmaster pickups also?

Good man. I have two Taliskers in the cupboard for Christmas. My favourite is Islay, particularly Ardbeg, mind. Though my wife has an unseated Caol Ila for me as a Christmas present.

[@ZackRamsey14]

So what's the deal with the jazzmaster pickups with adjustable pole pieces, you often see on squiers and such. More like a p90 or more like a traditional jazzmaster pup? Thank you

[@prestog1357]

Firebird VS mini humbucker!

[@DDE_ADDICT]

awesome Dylan i love this series.

[@retiresoon5639]

I love the sound of P90's. They have an attitude and a clarity that no other can match.

[@JamesJones-ug1xh]

Mini humbuckers please! Thanks for creating this content. It's super helpful!

[@jacksmith4460]

ok now please explain the difference between P90's and G&L MFD jumbo's (as in the Asat 2)

[@SpartacusPlanktonpants]

Talisker is awesome stuff, my single malt of choice, enjoy it!

[@jvictortorreblanca]

Thanks for the video👏👏👏

[@sanfordsanford295]

Great video Thanks bud

[@liquid7315]

Good taste, good videos, I've been learning about pickups . Love the talisker. I have many bottles at home, many in opened, but a talisker 10 does not last me long it taste too good.

[@HMJohnsonGuitar]

I have Three friends with Gibson ES-135s with P100 pickups and although some say they don't sound like a regular P90, I think they sound great. My main guitar has P90s and I love it, but I find no fault with the p100s in ES-135s. For twenty three years I worked as a full-time guitar player and part-time player for the past twenty eight years and I have owned six guitars with P90s. I would like to know your thoughts on P100s.

[@Deebz270]

So Dylan - Let's see you explain the - Lace 'Sensors' or 'Alumitone' 'Eddycurrent' pickups.

[@alexanderstrnad6472]

talisker is delicious. check out other island and islay distilleries for more of the smokey/peaty flavor. also be sure to check out japanese, french, and american single malts--they won't have the same character, but some of them are really good if you can find them. Great video as always. couldn't have re-wired my guitars without you

[@scowell]

Stringmaster steel guitars were humbucking from Fender in 1953... two pickups, RWRP... with a blend pot.

[@zer0tzer0]

I guess the confusion is just because p-90s just look like a Soapbar pickup. But the screw holes are a dead giveaway. I vote for Minihumbuckers vs Firebird Pickups next. Worst shock I ever got was playing in a garage barefoot, went to sing and my amp must have been in ground lift. Wham!

[@rufusdtonebug4049]

I've never seen a mini humbucker with the cover removed!! Are they two scaled down coils as in a regular humbucker? I'd love to see a video on those pickups and how and why they were made etc 👍

[@wingracer1614]

Yes

[@jburdsinfuse]

Cheap jazzmaster or P90’s are very similar. I have Lollar Jazzmaster pups in my J Mascis and Bareknuckle Pig 90’s in my LP Classic. Those are two totally different animals. One is smooth, even, articulate. The other is high gain, thick and also articulate. Quality of pickups is the most important thing in a guitar (next to neck playability) for me.

[@Mark_Provan]

Brilliant video 👍

[@bobsmoot8454]

I like your choice in single malt, very tasty stuff

[@THEItchybruddah]

Useful data. THANK you. (That includes scotch recommendation.)

[@jasong4879]

great stuff, i learned something and it was free!

[@jrhguitarbassdrums]

You had me at Scotch. Subscribed

[@jessecollier2628]

Plz do a general humbuckers discussion including tron style, mini style, PAF style and all others

[@brettgarretson3510]

What makes a trisonic pickup different and similar to a telecaster, Stratocaster and P 90 pickup. Love the series