Seymour's new offerings 2008

[jonson]

Need I say more???

Sure Frank is very pleased to have Sams knowledge imparted to him Possom.Nice bark but wrong tree.

[Mark Hammer]

Well that's just it. There was a long period where the "blues community" constituted very little of the visible guitar community, and even though the P-90 never went away, it was sort of there in the background, like Filtertrons, and never the higher profile PU that it is now. I have a couple Mighty Mite P90s (nuthin special), and like the P90 sound. If anything, the stacked P90 was a reflection of the emerging interest in the P90, coupled with a desire to avoid the hum.

P.S.: Love the Queek-straw avatar. I went looking for an El Kabong Youtube video the other day to show my kid, and was amply rewarded.

[frankfalbo]

I don't know what "Frank is Sam Lee guy" means. Little help?

[Dave Kerr]

Sam Lee Guy is a mystery man here, obviously an old pro with a wealth of knowledge (some here suggested that he might really be SD himself). Here's his posting history

[David Schwab]

It's interesting to hear different folks' opinions about tone. I watched the video again and there is a noticeable emphasis on the high end in each example....However, I thought it sounded pretty good for the type of pickup that it is. There is some good SRV tone as dave mentioned.

Oh I liked it too, and like a bright tone like that. But it made the P-90 half sound too strat-ish. It is very SRV.

[frankfalbo]

A lot of that SRV is in the amp. The P90's are definitely "real deal". I can't/wouldn't get into any confidential or proprietary information, but I can divulge a few minor details that make a big difference. For example, the cover is thick over the P90, so that the pole pieces, when you see them as "flush" with the top like a Humbucker, are actually protruding out of the P90 coil to the same degree as a plastic standard or thermoformed dog ear cover. Many HB sized P90's including the Phat Cat recess down into the bobbin like a Humbucker. That little relationship is key IMO. Another thing I can say is "It's wound so fat we're not offering a nickel cover" So you guys can infer from that what you want, but basically (you could tell by examining them) the P90 coil is very bloated to say the least...

But some of Possum's speculations for example, I can't comment on, other than to say it's smoother and sweeter than you'd think from the SRV/Buddy Guy style amp settings. The neck HB is actually extremely Santana-ish (is that a word?)

[Possum]

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Mostly what I'm saying is that it may be its not 42 gauge wire on the P90 side. When you use other size wire in a P90 it just changes too much for my tastes, but I'm a purist when it comes to P90s. I used to make them like Lollar does, without baseplates or spacer and I liked them until I built one the way they were designed and liked that better and quit making them lean like Jason does. There were actually a couple different types of P90 tones during their history. I've heard an early 50s set in orginal gold top that I swear sound like strat pickups, well pole piece strat pickups anyway....had alot to do with the magnets more than anything really. I like my P90s on the darker side with low magnetic pull, and by darker I don't mean 43 guage compression, it just bothers me :-)
Here's what P90s (to me should sound like, yes these are mine):
http://www.sdpickups.com/audio/zephyrs-live.mp3

[Sam Lee Guy]

I don't know what "Frank is Sam Lee guy" means. Little help?

Sam only ask "can I be frank here?", not Frankfalbo. Velly Solly for misunderstanding.

[NightWinder]

I think this is well demonstrated and is a cool concept, good for Seymour. Wonder how well it will sell, it is really for the four conductor cable crowd and guys who like alot of switches. Which means alot of guitars will have to go to the luthiers to be wired for these if they're not already set up that way, that could be a drawback to sales. Still a cool idea....

Still could use it as the alto hum bucking P90 . Lots of guys want that and the tone is close....I bet this is going to sell like hot cakes man. I'm sure Seymour has wiring schematics that a 6th grader could figure out. This will be a hot Item this yr.

[NightWinder]

Forgot to mention- I was wondering if the Blade is a laminate piece? I'd think no to match some inductance of the other coil...Thats how I'd do it anyway??? Silly me...

[David Schwab]

Forgot to mention- I was wondering if the Blade is a laminate piece?

Probably not. Most of the blades out there are solid. I've been discovering that's not a problem. I've been surprising myself with how bright I can get a high Z pickup with a blade.

[Possum]

lam

I don't know anyone making laminated blade pickups these days, its just too expensive a thing to do for factory pickups. I don't really like making them myself either