Will THIS Give Me the 'Iommi' Tone?! | Axe From The Grave

[@haldasinger6440]

soldering on top of your finished guitar . . . the confidence! the skill! I would never

[@JC-11111]

Seriously? As long as it isn't nitro, there's almost nothin to the worry about. Hot, dripping solder is almost cool enough to solidify as soon as it hits so it won't melt anything. I've done it tons of times. Even then, all it takes is a piece of almost anything as protection over the finish. Even just a few sheets of notebook paper would work.

[@JC-11111]

Oh yea... There's also the fact that I buy my guitars to keep so I treat them accordingly. Meaning IDGAF what happens to them because I'm not trying to preserve value so I can sell later. I use my guitars for what they are. Instruments to be enjoyed. I can't do that while worrying about trying to keep them in pristine shape.

[@florabee9283]

The neck has been broken off, so a spot of flux splatter is no longer a concern. Plus, this man has soldering skills- blobs of solder don't just drip off once you know what you're doing. Flux does kind of spatter forth from the heat sometimes though.

[@the-np4mr]

Life's too short

[@joesharpe7685]

@@JC-11111 it doesn’t do much, but it can affect any finish

[@rickyt11010]

P90s are such an underappreciated metal pickup. That thing sounds sick, now I'll be drooling over P90 SGs for months.

[@alexcorona]

I swapped some P94s into my Les Paul, Also I never would have though this but telecaster pickups are super great for metal also, besides Morello I never knew of anyone else and even he only uses the neck, but the bridge one is even better. P90s have the same amount of windings as a humbucker so it’s not surprising.

[@rickyt11010]

right on. I'm personally a fan of the GFS humbucker sized Mean 90's I've put them in a few guitars and loved them in every one. I dig them because supposedly they are wound one a redesigned p90 bobbin that is shaped to fit in the humbucker sized cover. I don't know if it is true but they sound good so it works for me lol.

[@mistreated]

It's killer! I removed the 490r 498t's from my LP Special that I've owned for 20 years. I was never really happy with the sound. Replaced with Seymour Duncan P-90 Phat Cats. It's an "all new" guitar. Great for hard rock and metal AND clean chimey blues tones.

[@wesleywheeler7891]

I was wanting to replace mine with some bare knuckle Mississippi Queens

[@DJBuglip]

I put em in my green lp, they're like buzzsaws

[@SomeNigel]

You as a gear head, obviously a big win, but you as a player deserve serious props too

[@2Wiered2Live2Rare2die]

But are you prepared to loose a couple tips of your fingers?! Next video idea....Maybe? Great video as always man and sounds awesome 🤘🏻

[@Deris87]

The only time I'll agree with "tone is in the fingers" is when it comes to Tony Iommi, because he's the only player I know of whose fingers aren't made of fingers.

[@AJEDDY97]

@Lars Norberg Tony's tone comes from his mustache.

[@ilikepotatoes1345]

This thing is absolutely sick, sounds and looks godly, and it being tuned to C# is just a cherry on top. I love it a lot.

[@sawbonesquad4876]

As an SG and Sabbath fan, a video like this is fascinating Colin! Such good production quality.

[@niceman8815]

Was legit just thinking this as I was watching

[@hazrod13]

I'm once again impressed by the quality of video production. The lighting, the framing, the traveling, it's all so well done. oh yeah guitar's a banger as well

[@Mr.Goldbar]

I have two suggestions for the Alegree Strat. 1. 3 incredibly hot single coils that are tappable. You can use that for a video about what tapping actually is and if we can get a vintage sound if we tap a hot pickup. 2. Jazzmaster pickups, for the querkiness of it and for comparing them to the P90s

[@nitrobw1]

My suggestion for that partscaster: Firebirds! An underappreciated and incredibly versatile pickup that doesn't get nearly the love it should.

[@domoniquebrooks816]

I second this and an accompanying video on mini humbuckers would be in order as well.

[@seanmckelvey6618]

Yes! awesome pickups that deserve much more attention than they get.

[@BMGS340]

I gotta say my Scottish brother Into The Void cover was like a sacrament it sounded so good, you really should do more stuff like that, graveyard guitar tone chasing! "Ne Obliet"

[@andydinesguitar]

Sounds absolutely righteous Colin, great cover of Into The Void too!🤘

[@Peter-by3ox]

You should do a Glenn Tipton Tribute guitar with the parts caster 2 dimarzio SD HB and a metal scratch plate. The influence that guitar sound had is as important as big Toni's in it's own way - excellent vid and playing that tone you got was legendary

[@shitrigs6506]

Great idea

[@wheelchairtestdummy3059]

You did such a great job rehabbing that SG and your playing did some justice for it also. Great job. Thanks for great content as always.

[@MrBillySpleen]

Every time I hear you talk about subs, I think about how I've been subbed since your Invaders review Keep 'em comin'!

[@gonzalooliveraalves]

Really love how powerful the tone is now with those P90 pickups! In regards of the P90 Strat, my suggestion is either make a 3 mini humbucker strat or put filtertrons instead

[@JordonBeal]

Dude! Thank you for rocking Extinction Level Event for the drums! Honored! -Jordon Beal

[@ScienceofLoud]

Get your own P90 SG - www.thomann.de/gb/thlpg_3ztesk9tge.html Adding nickel covered P90s will make me sound like Black Sabbath, right? I attempt to emulate Tony Iommi with these modifications to my resurrected Gibson SG. Electronics and Pickup kits - www.alegree.co.uk/ Nickel P90 Covers - www.axesrus.co.uk/ARUP90NSGib-p/p90gcoverns.htm Extinction Level Event drums - spectredigital.com/shop/drum-plugin-extinction-level-event-master-kit/?aff=CSGuitars Sharp End FX 'House of Noise' Treble Booster - www.sharpendfx.com/product-page/house-of-noise-treble-booster This video contains product provided by Alegree More details on how CSGuitars implements product promotion - www.csguitars.co.uk/disclosure #tonyiommi #blacksabbath #gibsonsg Timecodes - 00:00 - Introduction 00:18 - Humbucker Sounds 00:33 - Iommi Concept 01:17 - Winding the P90s 02:39 - Soldering New Potentiometers 03:51 - P90 Sounds 04:22 - Black Sabbath - Into The Void full mix 08:26 - Conclusion and Next Project More from CSGuitars: Gain access to exclusive content at: www.patreon.com/csguitars Join CSGuitars Discord - discord.gg/csguitars Buy CSGuitars Merchandise - www.csguitars.co.uk/store Website - www.csguitars.co.uk Contact - [e-mail] ____________________________________________________________________ *Description contains affiliate links. Purchasing using one of these links will generate a small commission for CSGuitars at no additional cost to you.*

[@fernandobertola9354]

Greetings Colin! Been expecting something great out of that SG. Beautiful job. A note: one of the things that make most of the Iommi sound is the string gauge. I believe he uses something like 8-38's in C#, which is incredibly wobbly for most of us. I tend to play in C with a 9-46's mixed set on an SG with a humbucker sized P90 and it gets really close on almost any amp setup, as it's the way loosier strings resonate that contribute the most to the final sound. I used to go for 9-42's before but I'm not such a careful and precise player like he is, so my bass notes would get all out of tune. You might want to give a chance to a lighter gauge on this guitar, you'll love it! In any case, amazing job. Thank you for your videos. Salutations from Spain!

[@13aphomet]

Hell yea!! Tony would be proud. Beautiful guitar. 🤘🏼

[@w33blord66]

Amazing effortless playing. Such an entertaining video.

[@bobbyfonts3486]

Really enjoyed the vids on this repair. Really nice work. I own a Fender Lead II (looks like a baby Strat) that I did some modifying to, including adding a third center pick-up and putting in a set of *Texas Specials* and a slick 5 way switch which allowed me to reverse the polarity on the the three inner positions to get a hum bucking effect. Would love to have an SG someday. Keep up the great work. Will keep watching!

[@euronymous93]

into the void is my fav sabbath tune by far, especially fun to play

[@TheRomanoLV]

Mate the fact that 37% of your viewers are subscribed is amazing, other channels usually get less than 10%

[@50Something]

Way to go lad, you knock it out of the park with the quality of your videos!

[@alanst.4417]

Oh yeah, these were some serious Iommi tones for sure, I'm really impressed with your precision and the sound of your custom wound P90s, Colin! Looking forward to more Sabbath!

[@valeriotagliaferri2125]

This is a really satisfying video to see. Thanx

[@comajoebuck999]

Was just watching Sabbath at Cal Jam/War Pigs….. and bingo, here we are! Excellent.

[@Jefffafa334]

I did this same setup to a friend of mines 90’s It was a fun sabbath filled night

[@AutismRocksOfficial]

Sweet Axe 🤘🤘

[@pcbullets8726]

Wow, that guitar sounds great! Also, nice playing!

[@alexcorona]

P90s are the only pickups where I prefer the neck over the bridge. It just sounds magical.

[@backlom]

What a great guitar! Congratulations Colin!!

[@kelvinklauck]

This is the only channel i comme running to whenever i see a notification

[@albertplaysguitar]

Simply amazing sounding guitar

[@OnTheFritz602]

Wow, that guitar sounds glorious!

[@JWBails]

Awesome to see you using Extinction Level Event! Something tells me you and Glenn would get along rather well.

[@stefano.salari]

These P90 are gorgeous! Talking about the future of PartsCaster, personally I'd be interested in seeing some work involving humbuckers and electronics. How to play with phasing, for example, but also how to best reach a single coil sound with them. Just splitting a Humbucker drops too much their output but for example the Guthrie Govan Charvel has lots of different sound options even if it keeps the volume quite consistent. I'd be curious to know more about this.

[@icenic_wolf]

If you wanted to go crazy (which I fully support), you could go HSH and then add a Free-Way-5 Switch, which will give you 10 total options for what pickups you'd like to have selected and how. It'd give you a chance to really flex on showing how you can wire it up to be flexible but still super useful.

[@OW79]

Really like the sound of the digital backend too!

[@MinimGuitars]

I wired my Epiphone SG so you can switch the humbuckers between series and parallel, which is effectively like having the humbucker or two single-coils sat right next to each other. It's in the ballpark of a P90 sound but you still get the hum cancelling effect from the two coils.

[@TheMerc1950]

Sounds amazing!!!

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Fair play, you did a cracking job on that. I wouldn't have known where to start.

[@lostingear]

I came across some of your older videos. Clicked on your channel to check it out, and was like "who the hell is that short haired dude!?" Great channel, thanks for all the tips

[@MercutioUK2006]

Sounds killer. I had reservations but man, you nailed it.

[@karamero1626]

I´ve expected the P90s to have a brighter tone than the humbuckers, but they actually have more "meat" and gnarl to them than the stock pickups. Excellent Iommi emulation BTW!

[@GogaBolz]

Don't forget that the pots have been changed :)

[@ScienceofLoud]

Humbuckers being a combination of two thinner coils will stay brighter than one huge fat coil in P90s. More turns on a single coil increases the inductance, bringing down the resonant peak - pushing P90s more into the midrange with a nicely rolled off top end (even with the 500K pots removing less highs). These P90s also have weaker magnets than would be in the stock humbucker which is probably contributing something to the less peaky highs. The advantage is in the way they snarl and bite with distortion, but will still roll back with the volume control to a more detailed clean.

[@chunkuswumpus3515]

Would be cool to see you use some modern pickups on the partscaster. You tend to focus on vintage pickups when you buy and wind your own pickups

[@keithhampton9700]

I just started a project with a really cheap SG copy. 108$ US. Got some generic humbucker sized P90 Ceramic pickups. Got a group of electronics for a Epiphone SG 400.Added locking tuners.Orange drop caps. Wish me luck.🤘🤠🤘

[@mycorrhizae86]

I would love to see a Sustaniac in the Partscaster!

[@fullclipaudio]

I have a 2006 stop tail SG Classic with P90's. It is by far my favorite SG (I have a '61 reissue, Tribute, & Modern). It just Dooms.

[@ladyjulia4038]

Colin I want to see you play bass again. You're so cute when you play bass. As always keep killing it!

[@TomTobin67]

Hey Colin. There is a Dimarzio pickup called "Humbucker from Hell" that looks like a PAF but sounds like a P90. Check it out.

[@palukens]

Fav song right there

[@FISHYFILMPRODUCTIONS]

Bold move soldering on top of the guitar, nice work!

[@ScienceofLoud]

It's not a problem if you are good at soldering, but I might have been more careful if it was a new guitar that hadn't previously been broken in half.

[@mattrogers1946]

Not a good move at all really.

[@michaelfrancis1]

Dannnng!! Sounds amazing! The difference is more obvious in the song. You can hear the sustain and separate string articulation. Great song choice. Totally matches! Way to go above and beyond for a great guitar that had a bad day ☺️ Cheers from Texas! 🤘😺🤘

[@HighEnergyPessimism]

I agree with the comments requesting mini humbuckers/firebird pickups!

[@halmycroft194]

Loving the dig at Pork Markets

[@OssianEMills]

Vast improvement! Good idea becomes a Great idea realized!

[@j.thorgard]

Parts-caster should maximise the difference between pickups. Take the woofer + tweeter concept to the extreme. Neck: low-Q boosted hum-bucker. Bridge: high-Q boosted higher output single-coil. No tone pot just two volumes and a three way switch.

[@londog2010]

Great show and fantastic tone on your wind P90’s. Maybe a swap out for Filtertrons or at least an Episode on what makes up a Filtertron unique.

[@ziggylayneable]

You were killing it sounded like Tony iomi through my headphones but then all the sudden you turned into Zakk instead of Tony when the solo came... nice but not who I was expecting

[@Safetysealed]

IMO the partscaster would be badass with a Jazzmaster pickup in the bridge, and a Charlie Christian in the neck. Truly the spanish inquisition of Strat pickup choices.

[@jimmiller2270]

That sounded really nasty in the best ways possible. As for the strat, think you need to make a P90 humbucker.

[@Leonlonglegs]

Well how about a hybrid pickup layout for the partscaster? Keep a P90 in the neck and put a humbucker in the bridge. Gives you a more cutting neck sound that fits in the mix while a full bodied bridge pickup tone. Keeping the best of both worlds!

[@DJBuglip]

One of my favorite Sabbath songs, man, nice choice. \m/

[@irrsinnrainer]

That full mix of Into the Void sounds very tasty!

[@Kabayoth]

The Partscaster is a great opportunity for mini-humbuckers. Alternatively there are multivoiced pickups that are out there, but need perfecting. The Seymour Duncan P-Rails and the Bareknuckle Polymath come to mind. They go about it differently, but I'm curious how you might approach this. SD has two completely different coil winds and a common magnet. Bareknuckle has two different wire gauges and a common magnet. I'm curious to see if there are other ways around this sort of thing. SD Quarter Pounder magnets and coils matched to a hot-rails magnet and coils. A staple P90 matched to a parallel axis Strat coil. The rout for the P90s gives you many unconventional options for a multivoiced humbucker. Wind a P90 to the width of a P90, but go deep to make room for another coil next to it. Or try to make the old Lace P900 Holy Grail geometry.

[@Sh1neSp4rk]

I suppose I don't have number in front of me but based on all the other youtubers that show the numbers of subs and non-subs I think 37% is well above average, I'm used to seeing channels with numbers in the mid-high 20s if not lower. Not to say that you shouldn't have even more as this is likely the best guitar centric channel on the internet, it's mostly to say good job on a better ratio that most :D

[@thehoppo]

Man I love Into the Void, if you would have used much lighter gauge strings it would have sounded even closer (but been harder to keep in tune)

[@stevepatterson6297]

That Gibbo SG sounds and looks absolutely killer.. Be great to see P-Rail pickups with coil splitting on the Alegree strat. P-90, 'bucker, single coil and all the combos of them all in one guitar. 👍

[@giancarlopaolini7529]

Nice job, nice tone and nice playing. The P90 ? Supergreat ...I had them on my SG with trem back in 1972 going through a Marshall full stack cranked up to 100 watt...no pedal needed 🙂

[@stephanematis]

Triple Firebird for the partscaster. Proper ones with the small plate under the B & G.

[@marcherwig8060]

That partscaster would be really cool with some filtertron style pickups! I just built one myself with a single bridge Seymour Duncan Psyclone and it rips!

[@T.K.Omastar]

Something off the wall for the partscaster. Jazzmaster pickups in neck/bridge with a mini humbucker in the middle would be pretty cool.

[@colinmacdonald3931]

Nice one Col!🤘

[@frankperricone2065]

Sounds like Tony Iommi to me, nice playing. I was pretty close to grabbing my bass and playing along. I have a bass that I have tuned to C# just for Sabbath.

[@frankbennett3075]

That SG turned out super sweet (leaf).

[@jameslewis2635]

Well done, Colin. That rendition of 'Into the void' sounded spot on. I now have to wonder if the 'Bass Butler' pedal that flashed on screen was aimed at replicating the sounds of a certain Geezer that Black Sabbath and Ozzy fans might be aware of... As for the parts caster, maybe an HSS pickup combination would be a good change from all the P90's. Otherwise (since I can see an all single coil S type on the wall) you might want to experiment with either a pair of mini humbuckers or something like the Seymour Duncan Hotrails system. Since you have that pickup winder have you ever considered experimenting with adding a 'dummy coil' to P90's in order to give them a humbucking mode without changing the sound? I remember there was a Gibson signature that did this a few years ago but I have never heard of anyone else replicating it. That would be handy as the thing that puts me off about P90's is how sensitive they are to electrical interference. The keyboard player in my last band also played guitar but picking up the electrical radiation on his P90 loaded Epiphone made it unusable until he replaced the P90 with a humbucker.

[@bobjones8610]

Great video! Your playing never fails to amaze me. And for the Strat, I thought it would be cool if you put in some Gretsch Filtertrons.

[@Dark_LoreVT]

Very cool SG! On the partscaster ( may be late to the party) but how about Fender Jazz Master style pickups? I mounted a Guitar Fetish Supply hot JM bridge pickup in a cheapy Epi Special II. And it sounds pretty great. Way more chimey than the dark sounding humbuckers it came with.

[@goth_ihop]

For the Strat- triple filter-trons! Need some love for those underdog pickups

[@2013musicman]

Maybe…you should try your hand at winding a pair of mini humbuckers or some firebird pickups for that partscaster you got; the former could be a good drop in replacement with only a little body drilling for the mounting screws. Heck maybe you could do a TATA for the firebird pickup as I think many people (myself included) haven't really seen the inside of said pickups.

[@emmarossignol4445]

Lipstick pickups always sound good in strats!

[@JohnDoe9764]

You could try Filtertrons or Mini Humbuckers/Firebird Pickups in your Partscaster. Or Railhammer Nuevo 90s. I would love to see and hear that!

[@darthslater6077]

Good to see you my friend always information loaded hey, can you go into why the 1962 fender telecaster pickups are so much better than most others?

[@matthewajello1299]

i would love to see your attempt at winding a John Birch Magnum set like iommis late 70s tone, epoxy potted, 24k wind, the works

[@projiepaul]

Great tone!!🤘😀🤘

[@tomflynn2912]

Im subscribed! Thats why i can say nackel covered p90 peekups!

[@Tommieboy_666]

amazing video!

[@garethniles6152]

I remember seeing a video of winding a pickup with a drill and tachometer

[@r0gersr0gers]

For the Partscaster, can I reccommend the Nebula DIY Pickups? - I know you've tried them before, but keeping with the DIY type of theme with this guitar, they might go? - Leave it with ya, Colin!

[@ChrisFranklyn]

I think a strat copy with Charlie Christian "Jetson" pickups would looks awesome. Would be another pickup type for you to go in depth about too :)

[@TheOfficialDTTwins]

Killer Tone!!! Could you provide a copy of the wiring schematics and components you used? Thx! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@jameshatch5722]

Dig the whole set up, I'd swap the bridge for a roller style . P90s and Meastros on any Gibson are bad ass 🤠

[@JackGladstoneHolroyde]

I saw your Liz Truss joke and I appreciated it like a Tory appreciates a nice warm pork market

[@darthslater6077]

If I could make a request? Please do an instructional on how to program that drum machine you use step by step that would make for a great episode I think!

[@BlackSnack]

Humbucker Humbucker Single Strat! (Serious head nod and rockers solute)

[@IsabellaCatherine19XX]

It sounds killer!

[@stepannecil8401]

Well, for the partscaster I would sugest something really unorthodox, like two lipstic pickups connected as a humbucker

[@geoffdillon6013]

Great change. P90’s sound good in every guitar don’t they! Especially Gibson P90’s which you have replicated. Like you said in your video, they basically have the same output as a humbucker, but, they are so much brighter though. Great vid, love your work and your channel.

[@SleepingLionsProductions]

With your partscaster, I would love to see you turn it into a Robert Smith style guitar by adding in a Teisco Top 20 pickup in the middle.