Mojotone pickups Vs. stock Gibson pickups
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2019
- If you just want to hear the pickups, and don't care about the setup, skip to 2:45 🙃
1) Stock Gibson 490/498 Humbucker
2) Mojotone Humbucker size P-90
3) Mojotone 59 clone - Vintage (low) output
4) Mojotone 59 clone - Modern (Hot) output - Krátké a kreslené filmy
p90s 5:44
59 low op 8:07
59 high op 9:35
I just put a set of the 59 clone hot humbuckers in my Les Paul Custom and they sound fantastic! This demo helped me decide. Thanks for the comparison.
Thank you sir You helped me decide.
I'm also going with the hot 59's👍👍
You're sounding great man Keep up the good work.
THAT is how you do a comparison video. Those Hot '59s sounded amazing!!!
@2:46 Gibson 490R (Neck Pickup), Clean Tone
@3:24 Gibson 498T (Bridge Pickup) Overdrive "King Of Tone"
@5:06 Mojotone Humbucker size P-90 (Neck Pickup), Clean Tone
@5:44 Mojotone Humbucker size P-90 (Bridge Pickup) Overdrive "King Of Tone"
@6:57 Mojotone 59 clone - Vintage (low) output (Neck Pickup) Clean Tone
@8:07 Mojotone 59 clone - Vintage (low) output (Bridge Pickup) Overdrive "King Of Tone"
@8:58 Mojotone 59 clone - Modern (Hot) output (Neck Pickup) Clean Tone
@9:35 Mojotone 59 clone - Modern (Hot) output (Bridge Pickup) Overdrive "King Of Tone"
I have the exact same 333!. Freaking incredible to see your vid. It's like hearing my guitar with different pickups. Thanks for doing the work for me! I agree, '59 high output.
My pleasure! Happy to help
Good job. You tried the pickups out right. A lot of work I know on the semi hollow body. But you got the pups you wanted in there.
Yes you play good and have a nice looking studio too. You know how to work to get things done. Excellent...
Great! Thanks for posting that! Isn't it so much better to watch gear reviews that are actually musical?
Paulo Machado ❤️🙏🏼
Well played and well done video 🙂 I normally like vintage output, but the hot output sounded best here.
Fantastic work, Fantastic playing. This helped me a great deal. It also makes me want to check out more Steely Dan for some strange reason. Thanks.
Thanks. Happy to hear this helps!
Combination of the P90 @ the neck and the hot Humbucker in the bridge. I like the texture of the P90 played clean and it sounded like you enjoyed it also. Just a little grit. Cool
Awesome man. I really like the 59 Clone Hot sound. Funny thing is I'm in Fort Lee a couple times a week cycling and I grew up in Cliffside Park so I know exactly where your studio is. I may swing by after Rona and talk with you about some lessons. 🤘🏽
Nice playin' man.
I just ordered a set of mojo quiet coils for a thinline Tele install soon. Thanks !
I liked the 59 hot the best!!! Great demo!!
Thanks so much
Thank you
Everything is perfect 💖
You have that magic touch
For that feeling I m with p90s
Thanks so much. I loved all of them. Sometimes I wish I stuck to the p90s.... but then I would have missed the hots gHahahah
I could listen to you solo all day man you’re incredible
Lake thanks so much 🙏🏼❤️
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I watched a lot of comparisons and the biggest thing that's hard is the the sound samples are usually long so I can be hard to compare. Still your sound good and I like the the pickups. Also they are reasonably priced
thanks for the video, I definitely prefer the 498T
Your style sounds like Larry Carlton back in the 70's whe he put out alot of great music
John Pick huge compliment. Thanks!
A lot of the comments beat me to it, but with the low output 59s I thought you sounded like Larry Carlton and with the hot 59s you sounded like Skunk Baxter. Can’t go wrong either way! Great review!
Ahhhhhh banging those guitars in that rack pulling them out. Get a wall rack. 356 steely dan vibe. 1011 yep. Those voice the best but 356 if you want the dan tone. Good job.
Damn, I hate changing pups. I still do it but it takes me forever. Even on a solid body single pick up guitar. 🙃
All 4 sound good but that hot 59 into the KOT even got my cats dancing. 😸
The vintage 59 sounded great with the cords.
I have a Mojo P90 in the neck of a Broadcasterish Tele that I can't get enough of. They make great cabinets too.
Thanks a bunch for the time & effort amigo. 🤘🏼
Cheers brother
I own the 59 clones Alnico IV magnets with vintage output. Great pickups. Actually bought them when I saw Hanan's demo with that white guitar, probably a D'Angelico.
red shark awesome. Hope you’re liking them!
@@thehananonline yes I do. I put them in a Heritage H150 (Les Paul) and they have stayed there since then.
red shark those are really killer guitars.... enjoy!
Great video, man!
Henrik Käthe my brother!!!!
The chords on the high output Mojotone sound like a Strat. This is the first Mojotone comparison I have found using a hollow body
I was'nt expecting that p90 in the bridge to sound that good. It makes a change to humbuckers all the time. I would be daring and stick with the P90s if it were my Guitar. Just 1 thing the cymbals on the backing track were a bit too loud to hear really well but enough to decide. Thanks.
Nice playing! I live in Fort Lee, what a coincidence!
Shady Brady awesome! Right down the block 👌🏼 thanks for the compliment!
Liked the p-90 the best!
Definitely a great sounding option
I ended up with the low output 59’s. Love them!
Great choice!
I also have an idea about putting the low outputs in. Cause I believe that I then could crank the amp up a bit more. What’s your experience?
@@peasjolen6651 so far so good. Though I feel like I could just as easily kept to a normal output. Still considering putting some Seth Lovers in it.
Good job, great playing. The P90s are usually a bit more magical in a fully hollow body with trapeze tailpiece like the Gibson ES-330 and Epiphone Casino. I would have to say the MT Hot Outputs gave the most tones and could be dialed back for softer styles, etc. Nonetheless, they could all be useful for certain applications, even the original Gibson set. I recommend folks get a good graphic EQ pedal (7-9 multi-band Boss) and a signal booster pedal (Seymour Duncan has made a couple, with switches for hum buckers and single coils), versus constantly changing out pups. Sometimes it is what you take out or add in on the EQ that cleans or fatties up a pup to your desired tones, and also a signal booster can really flame up a weak pup too. Just my experience and a lot less expensive approach, esp, if you have a ton of guitars like I do, ha. I hear ya, makes a big difference in conveniently wiring up a pups sets if you have a rear access control plate, versus fishing through the F holes on a sealed ES or hollow body, ha.
In the studio, you might have more time to EQ everything out. Depending on the gig, I might choose a certain guitar with stock or replaced pups I know will fit the gig and genre. My experience is solid body guitars sit better in the live gigs mix, as semi-hollow bodies tend to get lost in their extra bass and scooped midrange, amidst the drums and bass rhythm section. Tried it once with a solid body SSH Tele and a Thinline Tele with all the versatile Seymour Duncan P-Rail tones. The solid Tele just seemed to cut through better and have more presence, even though the pups were stock, but I did have a split on the HB and a seven way pups push pull on the tone control for maximum versatility. The Thinline did not seem to do as well. The P-Rails are versatile, but none of the three available modes necessarily sound spectacular. The ES and other hollow bodies are nice in the studio at home or for recording, just less convenient out on the gigs IMHO. You being a studio expert might get better results than I do, with your superior knowledge of EQ. I just take the solid bodies for my knowledge level and for the KISS principle. But, now I'm off on a tangent, ha.
Hey! Thanks for the great and detailed reply. I totally agree with you. Especially in regards to EQ pedals. It’s incredible how much flexibility we can achieve w a good EQ pedal in front of an amp. I would even go as far as saying that EQ pedals are the most underrated as a category. Cheers 🍻
@@thehananonline Cheers, thanks for the reply. Keep up the good videos when you can, no pressure. You have a lot of talent and smarts, for sure.
It would be helpful to us if you create video lessons and share your experience or something. I mean you're professional musician, you're great. We can learn a lot from you
Karn PSR thanks so much! What would you be interested in?
We're these all bridge pickups ?
Yeah the vintage 59 clones are the Goldilocks ones for me. The p90s had more character potentially, but the vintage 59s still had enough to cover all bases
Totally. I actually have the low outputs in my 355 and the hots in this one.
Did you find the mojotone have more midrange essentially ?
My thing with Gibson pickups , especially humbuckers, is I find the high end too pronounced. They are kinda scooped, so it’s this big boomy low end and top end that’s extended and it makes things sound too muddy but then harsh on the top when trying to add clarity .
I started playing gibson p90s as they were smoother than the humbuckers and clearer . Still have a harshness and I think Iv been torturing my ears for no reason .
I recently bought an old guitar with an a8 magnet. I plugged it in and it totally solved the high end harshness of the humbuckers but ALSO p90. I thought it was jus try sensitive ears and it may be BUT now I’m wondering about pickups...
The a8 provided a way clearer and tighter sound , way more in my face but not harsh or grating .
I’m wondering if you’ve ever felt this way about Gibson humbuckers and of the mojotones provided extra clarity with less top end but a clearer midrange? Was it tighter ?
It’s a bit tough to tell not in person, if I recorded my a8 pickup I’d think it was harsher in real life but actually it’s way smoother though seemingly brighter . The one downside is it’s not super beefy which is nice in some scenarios , so I’m wondering if the mojotone is more midrange and clearer and not so harsh on the top?
I just watched this video for the first time. I would have voted for the '59 low output except when I heard the '59 high output they definitely sounded better. I am in the process of building a humbucker Strat and the sound from those original Gibson's would fit the Strat perfectly so if you still have those old Gibson's in a draw someplace I would love to have them.
WindSurf Maui yeah I got them!
@@thehananonline Thanks for replying. I'm looking for a couple of humbuckers to try in a Strat that I want to convert from single coils. If those are Gibson USA 4 wire and you have the chrome covers maybe we can do a deal. Can you post an email address so we can talk off line? Thanks
@@thehananonline I'm not trying to be pushy just wanted to know if those humbuckers, gathering dust in your draw, are Gibson USA made, 4 wire with chrome covers and if you want to sell them.
WindSurf Maui no problem at all, yeah I got them here. Hit me up on Instagram or Facebook!
Great playing with interesting but still melodic note choices. I can understand the 70s studio musician comparisons.
I loved the p90s but felt the bridge lacked a little "umph". If the bridge were a little hotter... I had the regular Fralin P90 in a humbucker housing and they were underwhelming. Underwound p90 pickups built in this humbucker form (unlike true P90s) can sound a bit bland and so a little hotter winding seems to work for them - even when used clean or with edge of breakup.
The low output 59s seemed to be a very versatile set up. I am not surprised you put some in another guitar.
The hot 59 neck wasn't a huge improvement over the stock on the recording but then you hit the bridge PU and it was "Yahoo! 1980s Robben Ford!"
In the end, I would say the p90 neck with low output 59 bridge would cover a lot of ground.
P90 neck with a high output 59 would probably be too "Jekyll and Hyde" but there are two volume pots on a 333, so you could roll down that bridge and save it for when you need it!
Thanks for posting. I loved this demo. Videos where people compare different PUs in different guitars aren't really very reliable.
Thanks Matt! Great feedback! I agree w all of it. I’m actually considering putting the p-90’s back in. Might be cool to keep the hot 59 in the bridge. Could be super interesting in the middle position.
Fantastic tunes from your gear. Exactly the kind of music I like,when is your cd out? Greetings from Arbroath,Scotland.
Thanks so much! Not sure, was thinking of doing something.... will see
What happened to the video orientation? It used to fill up the screen but not now.
I was dumb and flipped the phone around hahahahaha sorry
Great sound Hanan...nice studio. .where did you get the patience to do all the pickup changing. ...lol
tonybegood111 thanks! I was going to do it anyway to test them out, so I figured I might as well document it. I literally did one take per pickup.... probably should have invested more time on the playing, but I was more focused on the sound 😭😩😭😩 lol
The Gibson’s and the hot 59s sound pretty close. Am I hearing correctly.
Michael DeMento the Mojotones definitely had more clarity, and they had a much hotter output than the Gibson pups.
nice
Marshall X cheers 🍻
59 Clone hot please....and don't forget the gravy!
Hahahahaha cheers 🍻
Mmmm P90s for me!
Still have the hot 59s in there?
Rustocaps yup! But I’m kindaaaaaa considering going to the p90s again
Hey Hanan. Which pickups did you end up keeping in the guitar.
theshyguitarist the Hot Ones! They blazed.... But I also put the P90’s in a different (new) axe 😬😬😬
@@thehananonline Cool. Just got a set of the reg winds and put them into my Epi Gold Top and they are staying in it for sure.
theshyguitarist 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Yeah, the tone of that hot pup starting around 9:35 really sounds just right in that guitar and context.
I liked the hot ones the best too.
Richie Castellano top man! I mayyyyyy go back to the P90’s now.... can’t decide 😩
@@thehananonline the p90s sounded the best for comping/chords -- they brought out some color/depth not heard in the humbuckers. that said, the hots were by far the best sounding into the pedal when you were soloing... amazing demo and playing man!
@@thewizang thanks man!
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I actually prefer the P90s, which really amazed me. The 59 clones have a bit 'too much' clarity for me. I prefer the roundness of the P90s. They blend better to my ear, and sound more like 1974.
Sure. There’s no wrong answer. I actually put them in another guitar. They’re great.
@@thehananonline I have a Sheraton Pro 2 which I love, but I'd like to get a warmer sound with. It was my 'jack of all trades' guitar' until I picked up an LP Studio. Now, I don't need the Sheraton to do the rock stuff as much, so I was looking to get some warmer PUs for it. I watched a couple of videos on the Mojotone 59 low outputs, and they seemed like the right choice, until, of course, I saw the P 90s here. Oy. Why is being a musician never easy...
stock gibsons lower in the mix than others
S Rawdon that’s the thing, all settings were exactly the same. I didn’t touch the preamps or the volume. The Gibson pickups were darker and lower in output....
@@thehananonline fair. I guess I like when people make volumes even so we can compare tone, not volume
S Rawdon yeah that totally makes sense. I guess I could have done that. You can still tell the output by how the amp saturates. Next time!