AWB Ninety
Submitted at: 9:21, 10/25/2001
Product Info
Pickup features: Single coil (P90 Type)
Impedence or other specs: ?
Price Paid: Pounds 42.50
Purchased from: www.pickuprepairs.com (Wizard Pickups)
Instrument
Model of guitar or bass: Strat
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Standard stock strat
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): loud but just about anything and everything
Reason for pickup change: Wanted more power and presence, loved the P90 sound and wanted something different from your everyday Strat. Meant routing the guitar but it was really, really worth it!
Sound
Perceived output level: Big fat and round, just imagine a Strat fed on Steroids
Tone: Well balanced rich and ballsy
Sonic evaluation: A fender amp (tube) and my strat.
For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Some heavy, but just loud good rock
Overall Rating
Comments: Would I buy them again I already have, these are my second set. Someone recommended I go chat to Andy Blake at www.pickuprepairs.com, I did and haven't met anyone with as much enthusiasm or time. And from other reviews here I think he gives a great service all round. I explained that I found Strat pickups too harsh, I tried a set of his Tweed Tones for free and they were much better, but I wanted louder and warmer so he crafted a set of Nineties that were calibrated and just sound fabulous - rich and warm, when you turn up the gain they growl and distort and really kick the amp. Andy was patient and attentive, it was a pleasure to give him my money, better still because I bought a set of three he gave me a special discount but made me promise not to tell, put it like this I got a super set of three for about what some big mass producers would ask for two. I have had Andy make some custom pickups for another guitar and they are just the ticket too, cause he's a small independent he can probably make you anything you want, in double quick time AND to a very high standard.
On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this pickup a: 10 Fantastic value
Submitted by: Dave Law <dalaw1242@freeserve.uk.co>