Very cool. I hated mine and as a last salvage attempt I put in GFTRON PICKUPS as well as new wiring and controls. It’s a keeper now. I agree they are decent guitars that can be modified or upgraded very easily. I went with GUITAR FETISH plug in controls and pickups. It was a bit expensive but worth it. The IYV community on Facebook helped my modify the IYV MUSTANG with new controls and proper three way switches for the single coils. It made a huge difference. The best thing about IYV owners is they are happy to help others get the best out of the guitars. I used the same parts to upgrade the 70’s kitchen table top thinline telecaster. It’s great. Have fun and enjoy. Thanks again. This was a great video and thanks for sharing.
In that guitar, I like the P-90's. It really comes alive. The style you play I think lends to the brighter sound. Neither pup is wrong, it's all about what you want out of that guitar. Music is about having fun. Cheers, M8!
@@jeffmurdock8321 I have come to really like the p90s better than the original humbuckers. I don’t use a lot of gain so there’s really not a noise issue. They are brighter and a little more twangy than the humbuckers. Thanks for the comment!
@@guitarstuff735 Yeah, twangy is the word, like a Telecaster. I like it. I hesitate to call these P-90's though as they are not wound like the real thing. But, rather, they are single coils in the P-90 style. I just put them in my 1996 Washburn HB-35 and I do like them.
Cool! I bought one and loved it bought a second one. My buddy liked it , wanted to buy it so I sold it and bought a third. The finish is different on all three.
Nice! I mean for the price it’s really a silly good deal! There’s a video on TH-cam of someone who ordered a IYV (the PRS sorta copy?) and they got 6 in same box. Enough for all the friends!
Hm. I am a P90 fan, and I think sound more versatile than the humbuckers, even though I love the ones in my IYV (same model, softer horn). I think you can do a LOT more with the tone control on the P90', to shape the sound! Great video, thanks!
Good catch. Yes it made it substantially brighter. I like these pickups but only thing I’ve found after a year is that it’s tough to get the volume the same from string to string.
Don't know if you are still checking comments on this. When you installed these, did you just hook them up straight, or did you try wiring them out of phase or something to eliminate any single coil noise when both pickups are selected? By the way, I rebuilt (remanufactured) a horrible Glarry telecaster with a humbucker at the neck and used one of the pickups from this set along with a decent bridge pickup. Very clear and open sound unlike any of my other guitars. Can't hardly do this if all you have are expensive Fenders and Gibsons...I actually bought the pair planning to do exactly what you did with this IYV-IJZ-300. Haven't changed those pickups yet.
@@GWBridge I had no idea (from an electrical standpoint) what I was doing so I copied what the original wiring was. Except I believe (it’s been a few years lol) these p90s had 1 less wire? Because they are single coils? So I found a diagram somewhere on the internet that was closest to what I thought made sense. The hardest part to me was getting the volume and tone knobs back up through the holes! My gosh what a pain. I used fishing line attached to them to wrangle ‘em back into place. Now with that said, I don’t play with a lot of gain or distortion so the noise is barely an issue. This guitar sounds great amd the only real issue I have is keeping it in tune if I’m doing a lot of country style bending. I think it’s because of the trapeze bridge. It’s not meant to do that. I put locking tuners on it which improved the tuning by about 90%. With a hard tail bridge I think it’d be perfect, but you lose a little of the airy sound? Maybe? I definitely like these p90s better than the humbuckers for my purposes.
There’s is definitely a difference. I’m having difficulty getting the pickup height correct so that all the strings respond evenly. For $35 they’re pretty good! Tricky to install never having done before but a fun project.
Man, I love the P90's! I'm gonna buy a Grote LPF002 (Semi Hollow LP) which has HH w coil splitting. I saw a demo and the split humbuckers in single coild mode sound very P90's-ish.
I Perfer the sound of the origional pickups. Thanks cool video. Im thinking of buying one
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Nice. By chance would you know the size of the shafts for the knobs? I'm thinking about getting one of these but I want to change the knobs. Also are those humbuckers ceramic or alnico?
I believe the shafts are standard les Paul size which are 1/4”? Not sure what the original humbuckers are as far what the magnets are. Pretty sure they’re not ceramic?
@@rogerboswell5483 I believe the pickups would need to be humbucker sized? These p90s are humbucker sized replacements. From what I understand you can’t have a “true” p90 in this size but it’s sort of a compromise.
Very cool. I hated mine and as a last salvage attempt I put in GFTRON PICKUPS as well as new wiring and controls. It’s a keeper now. I agree they are decent guitars that can be modified or upgraded very easily. I went with GUITAR FETISH plug in controls and pickups. It was a bit expensive but worth it.
The IYV community on Facebook helped my modify the IYV MUSTANG with new controls and proper three way switches for the single coils. It made a huge difference. The best thing about IYV owners is they are happy to help others get the best out of the guitars.
I used the same parts to upgrade the 70’s kitchen table top thinline telecaster. It’s great.
Have fun and enjoy. Thanks again.
This was a great video and thanks for sharing.
@@dougburden6685 This is great info and if I get another IYV I may follow your lead on this! Thanks!
In that guitar, I like the P-90's. It really comes alive. The style you play I think lends to the brighter sound. Neither pup is wrong, it's all about what you want out of that guitar. Music is about having fun. Cheers, M8!
@@jeffmurdock8321 I have come to really like the p90s better than the original humbuckers. I don’t use a lot of gain so there’s really not a noise issue. They are brighter and a little more twangy than the humbuckers. Thanks for the comment!
@@guitarstuff735 Yeah, twangy is the word, like a Telecaster. I like it. I hesitate to call these P-90's though as they are not wound like the real thing. But, rather, they are single coils in the P-90 style. I just put them in my 1996 Washburn HB-35 and I do like them.
Cool! I bought one and loved it bought a second one. My buddy liked it , wanted to buy it so I sold it and bought a third.
The finish is different on all three.
Nice! I mean for the price it’s really a silly good deal! There’s a video on TH-cam of someone who ordered a IYV (the PRS sorta copy?) and they got 6 in same box. Enough for all the friends!
Very good im gonna order p90s now love those guitars i put new pups wire harness and its gold
Hm. I am a P90 fan, and I think sound more versatile than the humbuckers, even though I love the ones in my IYV (same model, softer horn). I think you can do a LOT more with the tone control on the P90', to shape the sound! Great video, thanks!
Neck pickup was the biggest improvement, much brighter and clearer.
Good catch. Yes it made it substantially brighter. I like these pickups but only thing I’ve found after a year is that it’s tough to get the volume the same from string to string.
EXCELLENT COMPARISION!!!... Thanks for sharing!!!.. Greetings from Argentina!
@@edwtorres1 wow! Argentina! Thanks for the comment!
Don't know if you are still checking comments on this. When you installed these, did you just hook them up straight, or did you try wiring them out of phase or something to eliminate any single coil noise when both pickups are selected? By the way, I rebuilt (remanufactured) a horrible Glarry telecaster with a humbucker at the neck and used one of the pickups from this set along with a decent bridge pickup. Very clear and open sound unlike any of my other guitars. Can't hardly do this if all you have are expensive Fenders and Gibsons...I actually bought the pair planning to do exactly what you did with this IYV-IJZ-300. Haven't changed those pickups yet.
@@GWBridge I had no idea (from an electrical standpoint) what I was doing so I copied what the original wiring was. Except I believe (it’s been a few years lol) these p90s had 1 less wire? Because they are single coils? So I found a diagram somewhere on the internet that was closest to what I thought made sense. The hardest part to me was getting the volume and tone knobs back up through the holes! My gosh what a pain. I used fishing line attached to them to wrangle ‘em back into place. Now with that said, I don’t play with a lot of gain or distortion so the noise is barely an issue. This guitar sounds great amd the only real issue I have is keeping it in tune if I’m doing a lot of country style bending. I think it’s because of the trapeze bridge. It’s not meant to do that. I put locking tuners on it which improved the tuning by about 90%. With a hard tail bridge I think it’d be perfect, but you lose a little of the airy sound? Maybe? I definitely like these p90s better than the humbuckers for my purposes.
Damn, those p90s really clean up the tone
There’s is definitely a difference. I’m having difficulty getting the pickup height correct so that all the strings respond evenly. For $35 they’re pretty good! Tricky to install never having done before but a fun project.
I prefer the original pups. Jazzier, mellower. The 2 models have different horns. I talked to IYV, they say the curvy is in production now.
Man, I love the P90's! I'm gonna buy a Grote LPF002
(Semi Hollow LP) which has HH w coil splitting. I saw a demo and the split humbuckers in single coild mode sound very P90's-ish.
I Perfer the sound of the origional pickups. Thanks cool video. Im thinking of buying one
Nice. By chance would you know the size of the shafts for the knobs? I'm thinking about getting one of these but I want to change the knobs. Also are those humbuckers ceramic or alnico?
I believe the shafts are standard les Paul size which are 1/4”? Not sure what the original humbuckers are as far what the magnets are. Pretty sure they’re not ceramic?
@@guitarstuff735Ok, thank you so much 👍
Wasted your money.
@@wheelieking3976 wasted your time.😂
😮 i can hardly tell the difference.
But them p90s look cool..
Can gretsch pickups fit that guitar also?
@@rogerboswell5483 It a slight difference in the video but live it’s a noticeably more treble sound.
@@rogerboswell5483 I believe the pickups would need to be humbucker sized? These p90s are humbucker sized replacements. From what I understand you can’t have a “true” p90 in this size but it’s sort of a compromise.
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