gw_guitars Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Hi You won't believe this but I got a pair of Gibson P-90 pickup's for FREE! The pickup covers are a little faded to a kind of "nicotine yellow" but that doesn't bother me I want to make them in the explorer I'm building right now. BUT I have no idea how they sound like. Is it a mix between a humbucker and a single coil? Gerard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 If I remember coorectly, P-90s are single coil pickups, but instead of the windings being tall and thin, they're short and fat. The tone is much warmer than a regular single coil, but not hot like a humbucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 P-90s are my favourite pickups. They kick extreme amounts of ass! They are, indeed, single-coils, which means you'll get a nice sharp response and a lot of bite; however they're wound a lot fatter, so you'll get more output and the bite is more of a pronounced higher-mid than an actual 'tele-treble' bitel. The output is hotter than a typical single-coil, as well, but will not push your amp the same way most humbuckers will. They don't buck the hum. What else to say? I'm not a huge fan of the clean sound of most P90's, but you'll get some fabulous 'barely overdriven' sounds if you dial them in. P-90s... they'll be your favourite, soon, too. WAIT... What am I DOING? P-90s... they suck. I'll take them off your hands for the cost of the shipping. You don't want them, honest. I'll be doing you a favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 P-90s... they suck. I'll take them off your hands for the cost of the shipping. You don't want them, honest. I'll be doing you a favour. Actually if they're genuine...especially vintage ones...you could sell em on the bay for the price they'll claim you could likely get a whole whack of stuff for that guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_guitars Posted April 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Thanx a lot guy's Maybe I put one p-90 in the neck position and put a humbucker in the bridge position. Anyway, lot's of thanx Gerard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 That's the route I'm thinking of going for my guitar. With wooden pup covers so nobody can tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_guitars Posted April 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 P-90s... they suck. I'll take them off your hands for the cost of the shipping. You don't want them, honest. I'll be doing you a favour. That's the route I'm thinking of going for my guitar. With wooden pup covers so nobody can tell the difference. Wow, wooden pickup covers. What an idea Greetings Gerard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 P-90 in the neck and humbucker in the bridge is an EXCELLENT choice! With a bit of mucking about, you can find out what the polarity of the P-90 is, and do some fancy wiring so that you can get a hum-cancelling blend with one of the coils from the humbucker. If anybody's really concerned about the different 'looks' and want their guitar to be perfect by having similar-looking pickups, there's always the Kent Armstrong P-90 in a humbucker-size option as seen HERE. Personally, I'd be inclined to go the opposite way and use the P-90 look with a P-90 sized humbucker, which I know are available but I can't find them off hand... I believe they were DiMarzios. Greg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Gibson has both... it has minihumbuckers and p-94's A little expensive but they are the real deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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