Best P 90 pickup for les paul??

[malymal86]

Hey I am thinking of goin for a P 90 neck pup for my epi lp, so what's the best option for a great clean sounding P 90???

[theboatcandream]

I had Phat Cats in one of my Epiphones. Loved them. They brightend up the guitar while still having plenty of mids and enough bass.

The best thing about the Phat Cats is that the sound has a lot of character. They don't sound like clean, scooped single coils. They sound like P90s (only less dark that most Gibson P90).

I eventually switched them out for Seth Lovers so that I could have a better platform for overdriven sounds. The Phat Cats actually did heavily overdriven tones really well, they sounded really angry and aggressive, but you could hear the noise when it was recorded.

Edit: Oh, yeah - they were great for cleans too.

[Funkfingers]

Assuming that this Epi LP is routed for humbuckers, how about a P-Rails and a Triple Shot mounting surround (or some push-pull pots) for the mode switches?

[GuitarDoc]

The original P-Rails is a good choice (not the P-Rails Hot).

Also, the GFS Mean 90 is an excellent p-90 for only about $30. I've got them in two of my guitars, an LP and an SG, and they sound great in both guitars. These pups made me a believer and a very strong advocate for P-90s. It really is the perfect pup for Classic - hard Rock.

The Mean 90 really does sound terrific in a LP, bridge or neck.

[malymal86]

The original P-Rails is a good choice (not the P-Rails Hot).

Also, the GFS Mean 90 is an excellent p-90 for only about $30. I've got them in two of my guitars, an LP and an SG, and they sound great in both guitars. These pups made me a believer and a very strong advocate for P-90s. It really is the perfect pup for Classic - hard Rock.

The Mean 90 really does sound terrific in a LP, bridge or neck.

Yea I have a mean 90 in my epi lp Jr sounds sick! I think I'm going to go with the mean 90 for the neck ya can't beat a 30$ buck pup....


Do you have a mean 90 set in your lp?

[blueman335]

Also, the GFS Mean 90 is an excellent p-90 for only about $30. I've got them in two of my guitars, an LP and an SG, and they sound great in both guitars. These pups made me a believer and a very strong advocate for P-90s. It really is the perfect pup for Classic - hard Rock.

The Mean 90 really does sound terrific in a LP, bridge or neck.

+1. Mean 90's are surprisingly good. If you go the Phat Cat route, the neck is very dark and the bridge is 'weak and thin' (to quote Zhang). I just don't see A2's working in a P-90. For the neck slot on an LP, a Phat Cat with twin A5's is very good (I have that in an Epi LP myself).

[GuitarDoc]

Yea I have a mean 90 in my epi lp Jr sounds sick! I think I'm going to go with the mean 90 for the neck ya can't beat a 30$ buck pup....


Do you have a mean 90 set in your lp?

Yeh. It's in the bridge of my favorite Go-To LP (Epi LP Ultra, Mean 90b/PGn). I also have it in my SG Custom. I love it in both guitars.

If I didn't love versatility so much, I would put P-90s in at least 20 of my guitars.

[IanBallard]

I've only played Gibson P-90's, so I won't give anybody any falsely-attributed second-hand assumptions (haha!), but I'd give the Mean 90's a try. You can't lose for $30 and I heard on guitar forums they rock.

[theboatcandream]

The bridge phat cat is thin sounding compared to a humbucker, but it wasn't thin sounding. Brighter than the Seth Lover, but not terribly.

The p94 by comparison is thin and fizzy sounding whenever I've played one.

I've played around with the P-Rails in a friend's guitar. It had the same problem that the Godin P90s have - it doesn't sound like a P90 to me. It sounds more like a fender single coil with more guts. P90s are supposed to have a kind of rudeness in the mids.

[Jay 77]

The original P-Rails is a good choice (not the P-Rails Hot).

Also, the GFS Mean 90 is an excellent p-90 for only about $30. I've got them in two of my guitars, an LP and an SG, and they sound great in both guitars. These pups made me a believer and a very strong advocate for P-90s. It really is the perfect pup for Classic - hard Rock.

The Mean 90 really does sound terrific in a LP, bridge or neck.

+1 to this. After installing them last week, I'm a believer.

[malymal86]

+1 to this. After installing them last week, I'm a believer.

Nice man what guitar did you put them in,Did you put them in the neck and bridge?

[timj46]

Yea I have a mean 90 in my epi lp Jr sounds sick! I think I'm going to go with the mean 90 for the neck ya can't beat a 30$ buck pup....


Do you have a mean 90 set in your lp?

hi there, my boy picked up an Epi LPJ for very little money and wants to swap the h/b for a p90 which will have to be a phat cat or a p-rail he reckons. i am hearing that the alnico 2 might be a bit gutless for bridge? maybe might want to go p rail or rebel 90 or something its so friggin confusing!!!!!!

[blueman335]

hi there, my boy picked up an Epi LPJ for very little money and wants to swap the h/b for a p90 which will have to be a phat cat or a p-rail he reckons. i am hearing that the alnico 2 might be a bit gutless for bridge? maybe might want to go p rail or rebel 90 or something its so friggin confusing!!!!!!

Not so hard. A Rebel 90 or Mean 90.

[Funkfingers]

Tonerider does humbucker-sized P-90s. So, surprisingly enough, does Gibson.

[Frankly]

F. F. Lee has some Zlang P90s in His Tokai gold top but He is considering trying these. He will attempt to determine (HWATD) if they might sound good for other styles than that of Mr. Corsa.





Thank you.

[StormJH1]

Tonerider does humbucker-sized P-90s. So, surprisingly enough, does Gibson.

Yes, the Rebel 90's! I think they are fantastic. They have Alnico 2 magnets, output at around 7.9k/8.5k and are very well-crafted. SD Phat Cats are also supposed to be excellent, for a little more money.


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[Frogman]

My Mean 90 (A5/A3) neck in my '84 LPC is the titz.

Sounds so good my other guitarist just bought one for his 335.


Though I def. recommend you use an A5/A3 combo, A3/A3 combo, and/or disconnect the neck tone pot. (thinking abt doing this myself.)

[blueman335]

Tonerider does humbucker-sized P-90s. So, surprisingly enough, does Gibson.

Haven't seen much in the way of positive cooments about P-94's. And like any Gibson PU, they're priced pretty high.

[symptom]

Recently I've done an experience and replaced the 59n in my SG with a Mean 90. The one thing I know is that I'm really enjoying it. Blueman and GuitarDoc, how is your experience with the Mean 90 bridge? (I'm planning on getting one for this SG).

[blueman335]

Recently I've done an experience and replaced the 59n in my SG with a Mean 90. The one thing I know is that I'm really enjoying it. Blueman and GuitarDoc, how is your experience with the Mean 90 bridge? (I'm planning on getting one for this SG).

In most A5 P-90's, the bridge is too bright and thin for me (once the amp is EQ'd to get the neck right), so I use warmer mags in the bridge slot, like an A8/A4, A8/A5, UOA5/UOA5, and A4/A4. The only bridge P-90's that I don't swap mags with are Rio Bastards and Fat Bastards, which are warm to begin with.