i recently bought a Guild X-175 Manhattan from the actual production series.
I love the neck and all the other specs, but i can't get along with P-90s. Thats the hard lesson that I learned with this baby.
Now I have the question should i sell it or switch the pickups to Humbuckers. I know there are only a view manufactures out there who have a exactly fitting pickup of the type P-90s with dog Ears but Humbucker inside.
One more thing that could be better is the feedback. But I think thats just with what you have to live if you love bigger jazz boxes.
What is it about the p-90 pickups that you don't like? Some day I would like to get a p-90 equipped archtop. Every one that I have tried I have liked - very cool sounds.
I always look at playability and the acoustic sound of a guitar first because if I like those the electronics can always be changed/upgraded. So if the guitar pleases you unplugged I'd keep it and explore the options for pups. I believe there's a company that makes a P90 cover to hold a humbucker but I'm not sure if it's just their humbucker or not.
Your guitar does not have P90s, but Guild's own version of them. Soundwise perhaps very close, but I think dimensions are different, so a humbucker-in-P90-cover might not fit without modification.
But the Creamery makes P90-sized humbuckers: The Creamery
Last edited by Little Jay; 04-15-2017 at 11:55 AM.
P-90 pickups are allright for me, but I wish the covers were black instead of cream white. They don't merge quite well with the guitar, they look like an afterthought...and still, humbuckers would be a better choice, IMHO.
Sell it and get the guitar that works for you. Better than guessing how the other solutions might sound and then spending the money to find out if you were right.
All these options, but you will probably need to modify something to get them to fit. If it's just drilling new screw holes, you'll be OK, but be careful and do it correctly. You may also have to enlarge the opening for different p/ups. Again, use care. Maybe a custom made unit? is what's needed, as the photo above shows, there are no "dog ears", tabs for mounting the P/up.
Last edited by Jimmy Mack; 06-18-2017 at 10:01 PM.
¿Maybe the same pickup in different configuration and mounting system?
Mounting ring screwed directly to the body and then the pickup screwed to the ring.
Just be sure and consider resale before you start modifying the top. A lot of "upgrades" on less expensive guitars will reduce resale value. I tend to agree with Jim Soloway. If you're not just completely enamored with everything else about the guitar, I'd consider cutting your losses and trying something else.
Another option might be to have someone install new insides to the pickups that are on the guitar now. When the Tone Spectrum pickup died on my 1951 Epiphone Zephyr Regent, Lindy Fralin installed a new pickup inside it.
i recently bought a Guild X-175 Manhattan from the actual production series.
I love the neck and all the other specs, but i can't get along with P-90s. Thats the hard lesson that I learned with this baby.
Now I have the question should i sell it or switch the pickups to Humbuckers. I know there are only a view manufactures out there who have a exactly fitting pickup of the type P-90s with dog Ears but Humbucker inside.
One more thing that could be better is the feedback. But I think thats just with what you have to live if you love bigger jazz boxes.
2 things: The pickups are not exactly shaped like p-90's so I don't think you can retrofit without some work. Also: I have the same guitar, and in the beginning I had some feedback problems. Here's how I fixed them: I took off the covers and unscrewed the 4 screws that mount the coil to the top. Then I added about 2mm of rubber hose (like the kind used for bike valves) to the screws so the pickup is now no longer mounted directly to the top. Put the covers back on - no more feedback!
Hello everyone,
I am looking for versions of said tune: so far the ones that I have heard that stand out are
Sinatra obviously
TIto Puente (great one)
Russell Malone
Do you have other...
wolflen, I think that Ted spend a good period of time practicing the Bach Chorales for up to 12 hours a day. Maybe Barbara's book might reveal more (I haven't read it)?
Christian, 4-part is the...
Ok so that brings this NGD x 2 to a close
Seller sent some vids and discovered a crack on the back (laminate back) that went all the way through.
The case was also way worse than in the...
There you go.
Happy Peter???? Are you happy now??????
https://youtu.be/Ol5q6dQCj_E?si=GvPGv-RZehkNsJlr
You can’t see my fingerings. They are the same as Mancuso’s.
Sent from my iPhone...
Hello
wanted to share my last experience with the Quilter amps.
I finally opted for the Quilter Tone Block 202 which I have paired with my RE Stealth 10 cabinet (old production series from Reazer)....
The tailpiece assembly is part of the system. There are several factors to consider when setting up a stop tailpiece, especially when the guitar got a carved top or an arched top like a semi.
The...
Exhibit 1
"Prenotched" doesn't mean we are good to go. It just means that we don't have to notch the saddles ourselves prior to slotting. Also note that "prenotched" always means that the...
I have an 18 inch blond acoustic Campellone. I'm thinking about electrifying it.
It's rather plain with no bling, but it's beautiful. It has a rosewood fingerboard and an extra wide nut. I...
Cummings has taken a nuclear action, terminating the performing rights agreements for all the Guess Who songs he wrote, removing the copyright protections that allow the band (or anyone else) to...
Individual style is important. To develop it you have to balance assimilating your influences with cultivating your inner values. Then practice hard to play well so your style can be realized. And...
I don’t understand what you’re describing. There is no such thing as a DC transformer. Transformers work because AC in the primary winding induces AC in the secondary winding, with the ratio of...
I concentrate on you
Today, 06:40 AM in The Songs