Both sets sound great! If i was to play more clean/mid gain stuff I would go for vintage. Hot set definitely for high gain stuff. Waiting my hot set to arrive, cannot wait!
I tend to agree and for that reason I am going with the Vintage set as I play more clean to crunch than heavy gain and like the slightly brighter, chimier sound of the Vintages.
Thank you for the the unprocessed tone so we can actually hear the difference. We need to take a step back from the distortion pedals for a minute and get ourselves together.
Hi Boy Aditya! This is Kevin from Seymour Duncan. Thank you for the kind words man! I really appreciate it, and am glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks again!
I bought the Seymour Duncan Vintage set for a Les Paul and swapped the pots with Bourns and vintage paper in oil caps and it just sounds awesome. Just roll the volume down a hair for some sweet blues sounds or full on for rock.
Great demo. Dear SD people, please make a quick video or at least some sounds of the “LIVEWIRE II™ CLASSIC HB - BRIDGE L-CH2B”. I think I like what you wrote about the pickup, but I think all of us trying to decide need some sound samples please.
That epiphone looks fantastic, I thought it was a Gibson at first, could be the fact that p-90’s make everything look nice. Nothing against epiphone, I’ve played a lot of fantastic epi’s
The Vintage are some of they most underrated pickups of all time! I can't belive I got a bridge Vintage soapbar for under half the price of an Antiquity (which just isn't for me) all because the hipsters want all the weaker pickups and all the "transparent" / weak overdrives (and i dont even play metal - I play blues). THANK YOU HIPSTERS ! You scored me an absolute bargain on my SD Vintage pickup 👌🏻 - well done 👏 please carry on!
Kevin really conjured some Tom Scholz in the last 10-20 seconds. Add a touch of chorus and tweak EQ a bit and voila! I love the fact that we get to hear an Epiphone and not a Gibson. See? You can have a great tone without maxing out your credit card. Great job! Great playing!
The clean tone portion of this demo was good and useful to hear the fundamental tones of these pickup sets in each selector position. The overdriven and distorted sections although well-done allow me to tell comparatively very little about the tones of the pickups and pickup sets. Thanks.
I kinda dig the vintage. I have HB equipped guitars for when I need that thang. The hots are definitely killer when pushing a tube amp from the bridge.
I have question I purchased Vintage guitar designed by Trevor Wilkinson it has 3 P90'S Stacked, I got it pretty much brand new for about 80% of the retail price , insane guitar , could mix and match the P90'S , keep the bridge stock and the rest for example SM Vintage ?
I find P90s are a great midway between single coils and humbuckers. They have the power and fullness of a humbucker and the snap of a single coil. I prefer to use them in the necks of some guitars, like my Yamaha Pacifica which name with a Vintage P90 neck and a Custom 5 bridge. If you want a neck tone that works very well for John McLaughlin speed runs the VP90 is your pickup. The Hot P90 is harder to work with in the neck, but works great in the bridge. Gets a nasty, snappy growl.
My guitar has 3 Wilkinson Stacked Ceramic P90's they are actually really good, but I said I would love to upgrade them, the bridge the tech said is 15.12 , the Middle is 9.16 and Neck 9.06 , I wonder if I kept the the hot bridge and just replace the Middle and Neck with Seymour Duncan P90'S stacked would it work, it's a great guitar made by Vintage designed by Trevor Wilkinson, I have no intentions of selling it , this is a keeper, you don't see many Strat Style guitars with 3 stacked P90's , I am also changing the pots and switches,
Make sure your guitar is properly shielded, also the position of your guitar matters. These pickups are not too noisy, but that also depends on the gain settings you're using.
I have a Seymour Duncan Hot P90 (bridge) / Vintage P90 (neck) in my Halo Custom Tele, specs down below. The combo is raw, rude and yet this combo a very versatile tone. Jazz, Blues, Country, and of course Rock 'n Roll (not metal). I recommend them to anyone who like P90s in general. Carbon Fiber Reinforcement Rods Bolt on neck Thin D neck profile Salvus body shape Tele style headstock Locking Tuning Keys 25.5 scale length 22 jumbo frets (stainless steel) Bone Nut 3 - piece Laminated Maple neck Maple Fretboard Flame Maple Cap Black Limba body Hipshot fixed bridge Seymour Duncan Hot P90 / Seymour Duncan Vintage P90
Vintage all the way - the hipsters have inflated the price of the Antiquity and the lovey starbucks sipping angels have only gone and devalued the Vintage which is just hilarious and great for my pocket 😂 - gota love the hipsters, forever inflating the price of some random item and making the real "best" item cheaper while for the "real" enthusiasts.
Hi Felipe Souza! This is Kevin from Seymour Duncan. The Epiphone I used in this video is outfitted with 250k pots. Thanks for the question and comment Felipe!
@@kevinharveyguitar 250k pots make difference in comparing with 500k - lowering resonance peaks. Gibson is often using 300k pots on Volumes, but always linear tapers. I prefer 500k audio tapers on Neck for more open sound and 300k audio tapers on bridge to reduce nasal resonance peak and bright string signal from bridge position of pickup. Tones are 500k audio tpers on all Gibsons. I prefer No-Load 500k audio tapers, just wider range.
I love them..when u need raw” NASTINESS “ accept no substitute...that’s why I’ve became an SD snob over the years...they just keep getting it right. I used to play DiMarzio religiously but I got no option for all the tones I liked and way less versatility with what was available...Gibson basically screwed the pooch for ever. Fender is good but they seem to be to conservative in there pickups builds if that makes any sense..✌️🇺🇸🎸🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
This is supposed to be about the pickups, not the player auditioning for Glee. Don't make a face like you're channeling your inner Ron Jeremy. And lay off the gain please, I'd like to hear the pickups. Do you guys know the Prymaxe series of videos? The player doesn't show his face. It's all about the gear.
