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Topic: How does Oahu measure up to the P-90? |
Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 Jul 2005 9:58 am |
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I couldn't say, myself. It's a nice looking guitar, though.
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Rockne Riddlebarger
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2005 7:07 am
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Hey Ron! Thought I might be able to give you a little insight into that Tonemaster. I have owned and operated a '52 Diana for a couple of decades now. Those pickups are very good split coil designed and with highly responsive adjusteably pole pieces. The Diana/Tonemaster pickups were made by Valco and are like the ultimate, high end version of the classic Supro pickup but made out of better materials. My Diana is also the loudest electric guitar I have ever encountered. It's sound is very midrangey but quite controlable via the polepieces. I have used it in a variety of tunings and with a range of string gauges to match and each one required fine tuning of the poles to set up the sound but well worth the effort.
As to how it compares to a vintage Gibson lap steel I don't know, but my main guitar is a Supro Twin equipped with Gibson P-90's and to me, the biggest difference is the Oahu sounds like a lap steel (an awesome one!) and the Supro w/P-90's sounds like a console steel. Both of them sound very good but not a lot alike.
Hope that helps the Oahuiian in you. |
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