pcovers Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Okay, I'm not one for patience. I know I could order one, but does anyone know of a dealer with one (a 535 with P90's that is)?
pcovers Posted July 4, 2009 Author Posted July 4, 2009 i'm sure Wolfe has one in stock Jay is usually pretty up to date with his Gbase listings and he doesn't have one there yet. I'll give him a call on Monday and see if he has one.
SouthpawGuy Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Jay is usually pretty up to date with his Gbase listings and he doesn't have one there yet. I'll give him a call on Monday and see if he has one. If I remember correctly they are closed Sundays and Mondays.
pcovers Posted July 4, 2009 Author Posted July 4, 2009 Jay is usually pretty up to date with his Gbase listings and he doesn't have one there yet. I'll give him a call on Monday and see if he has one. I should have been thinking H530, instead of 535, Wolfe does have the 530.
tulk1 Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Could be open for a few hours today. Most businesses are.
Kuz Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 If you want a 535 p-90 (like I have - ha ha ) then YOU WILL have to order one. I haven't seen any delaers stock them. Wolfe had a 530 when I looked a couple weeks ago but they never have had a 535 p-90. Since Jay said he designed the 530 (like the 525) he is probably more likely to only stock the 530.
pcovers Posted July 4, 2009 Author Posted July 4, 2009 If you want a 535 p-90 (like I have - ha ha ) then YOU WILL have to order one. I haven't seen any delaers stock them. Wolfe had a 530 when I looked a couple weeks ago but they never have had a 535 p-90. Since Jay said he designed the 530 (like the 525) he is probably more likely to only stock the 530. Know what the difference is between 530 and 535?
mars_hall Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Know what the difference is between 530 and 535? Same difference as a 330/335. One is hollow and one has the block of wood down the center
Paul P Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 Is there much of a difference in tone between Phat Cats and the dog-ear P-90s ? I'm not crazy about the looks of the black dog-ear pickups but they seem more popular than the Phat Cats.
Kuz Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 Is there much of a difference in tone between Phat Cats and the dog-ear P-90s ? I'm not crazy about the looks of the black dog-ear pickups but they seem more popular than the Phat Cats. Phat cats sound really good, but from what I understand they are not a real p-90 pickup but a humbucker voiced (and size of a humbucker) to sound like a p-90. To my ears their is a slight difference in favor of the real p-90s, but it is very close. But where is the love for the dog ear's good looks? Are you saying these guitars are ugly?!!!
mars_hall Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 Phat Cats are single coil. http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/elec...ph901_phat_cat/ The main drawback of dogears is that adjusting them for height from the strings is a hassle. Both sounds good.
pcovers Posted July 5, 2009 Author Posted July 5, 2009 Kuz, what is the fretboard wood on your 535? Looks like brazilian or madagascar.
Kuz Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 Phat Cats are single coil.http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/elec...ph901_phat_cat/ The main drawback of dogears is that adjusting them for height from the strings is a hassle. Both sounds good. I stand corrected. Thanks for the clarification. True about the adjustment with the dog-ears. You need to have the shim underneath to be pretty accurate. You can raise and lower the pole pieces for some more fine tuning of output.
Kuz Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 Kuz, what is the fretboard wood on your 535? Looks like brazilian or madagascar. Just an incredible looking piece of Indian Rosewood (or at least that is what it is supposed to be). I often gaze at her transfixed and it definately is not madagascar. Again, I think it is just a highly figured Indian rosewood.
Paul P Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 But where is the love for the dog ear's good looks?Are you saying these guitars are ugly?!!! Not ugly. But I find they look sort of "added on" whereas humbuckers look more built-in. Maybe I'm just too used to a 535/335 having humbuckers.
Gitfiddler Posted July 5, 2009 Posted July 5, 2009 Not to hijack this thread, but since the question of Phat Cats has been raised...they are a very good alternative to purchasing a whole new P90-loaded gitfiddle. There is no way to not love Kuz's gorgeous H535 P90! (I never tire of looking at that guitar!) But on my budget, the Phat Cat pickup option works. The tone is definitely not authentic P90, but IS a very phat sounding single coil. They are voiced somewhere between a high quality humbucker and single coil, leaning a tad more towards the humbucker. Other benefits are that they fit into a standard humbucker guitar and are as adjustable as any other humbucker. When playing in a live situation, it is hard to tell if it is a 'real' P90 or these very sweet sounding Phat Cats. I have a set in this H535 and the tone is to die for!
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