P90 Vs Jazzmaster pickups - What is the Difference?

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P90 Vs Jazzmaster pickups - What is the Difference
they are completely different internally.
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[@mauricedibert2635]

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

[@hkguitar1984]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@stdio44.32]

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

[@thestuffmikedoes2309]

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

[@scottestes7768]

Great vid. Loved the info, Dylan

[@briancheetham9134]

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

[@rldickie]

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

[@jonahguitarguy]

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

[@thomastourville1674]

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

[@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.

[@playingcharles6897]

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

[@HouseMerlot]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@TheMotorleague]

Heya - this is beyond helpful - thank you

[@DDE_ADDICT]

awesome Dylan i love this series.

[@chrisg0001]

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

[@anthonysclafani3963]

love your explanations, very helpful

[@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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@thmmke6926]

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

[@keithforbis4795]

Thank you for all of the info you have shared! A good example of output ohms meaning very little is when you run/wire a humbucker in parallel (rather than "normal" series mode), or 2 single coils together, (ie. Strat switch position 2 or 4). I just recently learned about this; I was stunned to see the ohm reading drop to half and thought there must be something wrong with my wiring. But no, that's just how it works. Running my humbucker in parallel, its not quite as hot as series/normal, but the output difference is slight nowhere near 50%. Tonal difference though... that's a whole nuther thing. =)

[@brianbarrett5987]

Oh Talisker!!! One of my favorites.

[@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.

[@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".

[@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???

[@richardbspeck147]

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

[@loupascarelli]

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

[@jasong4879]

great stuff, i learned something and it was free!

[@onewiththings]

Dylan's really feeling it there at the end :)

[@andrewhorne7443]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@danerebers6424]

Cool detailed information! Refreshing

[@waderutkowski6742]

Which end or your coils is the ground, and which end is hot? I’ve been wondering forever so please tell me, and explain why it is the way it is.

[@AlBowly]

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

[@rumblefisher123]

Great explanation. Thanks

[@dancesucker70]

Thank you for the quick response and thank you for this video I do have another question would Mosrite pickups be the same as a p90 also I noticed Johnny Ramone has some different pickup on the guitar he played is that not a Mosrite?

[@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!

[@roebuckmckinney]

Hey Dylan, Really enjoy your videos. I've got a PRS with P-90's and it's one of my favorite guitars. Sounds great in every position. I've been thinking about maybe replacing the tone knob with a second volume so I can control the neck volume separately from the bridge and middle, as tend to keep the tone on 10 with that guitar. Do you think that's worth trying, or would the lack of a tone circuit brighten the guitar up too much? Thanks, Clint

[@ToneSpectra]

Hello. Since a P90 uses a bar magnet to magnetise the (otherwise non-magnetic) pole pieces ... how does this compare with individually magnetic pole pieces? I mean gererally, the principle and the effect. Also, would you recommend swapping a ceramic bar magnet with an AlNiCo one to improve unsatisfactory stock Strat or Tele pickups, and/or is it worth actually inserting AlNiCo rods? Thanks.

[@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?

[@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!

[@creamydistortion]

It's okay, but crack is better.

[@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!!

[@sanfordsanford295]

Great video Thanks bud

[@beng808]

Guitars and whisky. Two of my favorite things

[@THEItchybruddah]

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

[@jpsilvermusic]

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

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

[@matthewschiavi7353]

I have a 70s lawsuit tele thinline with Maxon pickups. It was a great guitar to get that early Zeppelin sound(especially with the tone rolled all the way back) but the bridge pickup was extremely microphonic, to the point that playing above bedroom volume levels made it useless. I tried everything from rubber tubing for the pickup springs to foam padding in the cavity to no avail. I ended up swapping the bridge pickup with a Duncan stacked tele and the tone pot out with a push/pull. No more microphonics, but a different tone. Was that the most sensible thing to do? Was there another route I could’ve taken?

[@bonnywoodinstruments]

Brilliant video 👍

[@JamesJones-ug1xh]

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

[@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

[@OriolCamagroc]

Thanks Dylan, it's easy to understand the diferences with your didactic explanations. Should be possible to create a P90 pickup with two coils inside? (one for the 3 lower strings and the other for the 3 higher strings) How do you think it would sound connecting them in series and in parallel?

[@dimitrisaivaliotis5616]

Hello! My casino's dogear p90 have chrome metal covers.. many people say that plastic cover it d be better for the tone..as the metal cover brings something dull and muffled to the tone..can you say that?? Thank s

[@jvictortorreblanca]

Thanks for the video👏👏👏

[@timcastle165]

I have a PRS SE Custom 24 and I’m not really happy with the pickups. For one the coil split to make a humbucker a single coil isn’t really working. I was thinking of installing P90’s or a good set of humbuckers (non splitting). I’m leaning towards the P90’s. I love classic rock and blues with a little bit of jazz, what would you recommend?

[@isaiahfriedeman]

Great stuff.

[@guenterbortz5957]

Thanks from Germany, even i do understand what your talking about ;-). To complete the line, what's about dual rail humbucker in singlecoil format? Does it make sense to put one of these in the neck of my Telecaster? Or maybe my Strat? I don't want to buy a LP..... Live long and prosper 🖖

[@brettgarretson3510]

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

[@Dave062YT]

Just bought my first p90 guitar a 2011 Fender Blacktop Jaguar 90 and absolutely love the tones .They dont have a hum that might need bucking .Am I doing it wrong ? .

[@swamppifi6186]

Thanks for the good video on the difference between the two. I have a question, I have an 69 Japanese Aria 1532T which come out with trapezoid pickup, these are no longer available, what would you recommend to put back in that is close to the original pick ups. It has a set of cheap singles at the moment, but I was thinking a set of fender jaguar pickups or P90 pickups, as this guitar is a copy of the Fender Mustang. Merry Xmas and a happy new year from Australia

[@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

[@glennhynes5263]

How are those magnets oriented? Are they opposing each other? Or attracting? I m curious

[@mxyplyzyk]

Great video - much needed info. I have 2 questions. Can you talk about archtop floating pickups? Maybe a ken armstrong and some of those types?

[@thewhiskyscout1238]

great choice on the whisky!

[@cznosam7004]

I love to play cleans with some modulation and verb, wondering if id be better off with Yamaha 611 p90s, j mascis jm (p90esque) or a JM

[@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.

[@22478alonso]

I have an ESP Eclipse series guitar looks and spec's out identical to a Gibson les paul where the pick up holes go, ok so I wanted to know if your P90s that you make would fit my Eclipse Series in the neck position? thanks in advance and keep making these videos I've learned so much from you over the last few days on guitar and pick up stuff so thankful!

[@enzoiovine2077]

Hi, you said in this video that jazzmaster pickup has almost the same output that a Stratocaster single coil then please can you explain why my jazzmaster in my tube amp crunchs at a lower volume than my strat? Thanks

[@GaryMEden]

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

[@SpartacusPlanktonpants]

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

[@royalblue2229]

I want to put Jazzmaster pickups in a Jaguar. Will I need to put different pots for it to sound right?

[@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?

[@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.

[@polo7155]

I'm a lover of the P90s and have a few Les Paul JR, but lately I bought a new Fender Jazzmaster Goldfoil with 3 mini humbuckers and they sound great and the bridge pickup has a nice screaming tone .., I was wondering what difference are there between these and the ones I had on my '73 Deluxe Les Paul (that unfortunately was stolen from me years ago) I used to love the sound of the mini Humbuckers on it and the Jazzmaster ones kinda remind me of them...

[@EYE50MM]

Can I put P90's in my Jaguar if I route it and replace the pick guard with a Jazz master pick guard?

[@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.

[@philbobaggins336]

Hey Dylan ..is it possible to mess up pickups ..like if u changed pickups and shoved the old pair in a tool box and now they have screws stuck to them and they have been stuck together ...can they get messed up ? ...and mini humbucker for next topic please ! Thsnks

[@kevingriffin1376]

How much of a difference do the Fender style pickups with individual magnetic pole pieces have on sound as compared to the bar magnets that span the width of the coil? The Fender styles seems to be a much better fit for twangy styles such as Surf Music and the bar magnet style seems to be much smoother suitable for jazz styles.

[@Humanitron]

Are they the same size? Thats all i want to know. I found some chrome covers that i want to put on my Jazz pickups but I don't know if they will fit. Can't find any chrome soapbar covers specifically for the Jazzmaster PUP, only for the P90.

[@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

[@ldfox11]

History of pickups, your the man.

[@sambeckett9336]

Good choice on the whisky.

[@acexxxoasis]

? Have always wondered how a pickup wonder such as yourself can make pickups similar/identical? Obviously wind counts but keeping windings similar enough that they sound the same, as well as knowing what the customer is looking for in their custom pickups? what if it doesn't meet their expectations? What do you do then?

[@dustyhatkins]

Hey! Is there any video in which you talk about what gives the really "crunchy" quality that we get in some single coil pickups like Dearmond Dynasonics or gold foil type pickups you would find in Airline jupiters or the likes? I'd love to understand what gives the really crisp, crunchy quality of such pickups.

[@bluesman5049]

What effect would it have on the tone if one of the magnet rods were removed on the P 90?

[@manekhemandas]

Hi. New to the channel and have a question for you. I currently have a Hofner Colorado 2 that comes with 2 x P90 pickups. This guitar comes with either P90's or Mini Humsbuckers. I recently got my hands on some mini hum buckers and am considering changing them out. I've done some research and have found that some people change only one to a minihumbucker. Could you give me some advice on this setup. Many thanks in advance.

[@endo-poptart]

Great video. However, I'm not sure which one to choose. I want to put a pickup in my Gretsch Alligator resonator. I was thinking P90. Or do i want a Jazzmaster pickup 🤔

[@theoldschoolgamer6199]

Nice video! Actually answered my questions about jazzmaster pickups. Now I know not to get one for raw P90 tones.