NOwaxx Cayenne
Rating is 5.0 out of five stars based on 1 review
Set of 2 calibrated pickups
Description
The NOwaxx Cayenne is based on a classic P90 made to be installed into a standard humbucker slot. As with many NOwaxx pickups the bridge version has more windings to provide more power for distorted tones. The neck version is more transparent with more highs to act perfectly with clean and crunchy sounds and to avoid a jump in volume when switching between bridge and neck pickup.
Specs
- Magnet: AlNiCo5
- Resistance (B/N): 12 / 10 kOhm (+/-5%)
- RW/RPNeck Pickup
- Cover: German silver
- Color: Nickel & gold (or others)
- Wiring: 1-conductor
- "Humbucker-size"
- NOwaxx© Technology
- Handwound in Bavaria/Germany
- Including 2 pickups, screws, installation instructions
- Recommended for: Clean and low/mid gain
- Pickups are also available separately (on request)
€280.00Price
Reviews
A bit of story-time:
After loving the P90s Martin made for my PRS-baritone, I had to admit to myself that I just don't jive with tunings lower than drop-C when playing. As much as I like how the guitar/pickups sound in general (and it looks just gorgeous, too), it's just not for me.
So, of course the solution was to get a new guitar in a complete different direction - a Schecter single-cut with 24.75"-scale and in drop-D!
"Problem" was, it came stock with Fishman Fluence Moderns. Now, I like them. I have the Will-Adler-signature-set in my RGA32, and they're never coming out of there. But in the Schecter, in that tuning. they just didn't sound right. And I did kinda fall in love with P90s, and didn't wanna miss them. So of course I contacted Martin again, and he made me a custom set of his Cayennes. And holy hell do they also sound amazing. Clear, aggressive, still dynamic, and with so much pick-attack without being ice-picky. But with still quite a bit of bottom as well! Plus all the snarl, "stringiness", and growl inherent to P90s. And to my ears, the humbucker-size doesn't make them sound too different from soapbars. The P90-character, if you will, is still in there.
Now, the pronounced attack is obviously also because of the higher tuning, but I'm sure it would sound just as forward with lower tunings.
What surprised me the most, is that they are actualy a bit quieter than the soapbars, and that they are so hot (more so than the Fishmans), yet remain so damn touch-sensitive. And the cleans are quite pretty too.
So (too) long story short, I'm (again) very very happy with what Martin has cooked up for me (: