P-90s

texred

texred

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Are the single coils used in P93s and P94s the same as the one in P90? Anybody that has a P90 and a P93, tell me about the sound? I live in BFE, so I can't just pop in to a store !! Which do prefer and why??
 
I do like my P90 equipped guitars. Wether they are humbucker sized, or not, I’ve been happy with them. Do they all sound the same/are they made the same? No. I have two P90(Gibson soap bar) loaded SGs, a year apart in age, and they sound different from each other.
The two guitars in my sig pic have humbucker sized p90s in neck position. They sound p90ish enough for me.(enough for me to have acquired the second one)

A P93? Isn’t that a 3 dog eared p90 equipped Epiphone Sheridan?
 
I have a P94 in the neck of Burla (my SG) with a humbucker in the bridge position. I like it, I like it a lot.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
I do like my P90 equipped guitars. Wether they are humbucker sized, or not, I’ve been happy with them. Do they all sound the same/are they made the same? No. I have two P90(Gibson soap bar) loaded SGs, a year apart in age, and they sound different from each other.
The two guitars in my sig pic have humbucker sized p90s in neck position. They sound p90ish enough for me.(enough for me to have acquired the second one)

A P93? Isn’t that a 3 dog eared p90 equipped Epiphone Sheridan?
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If there are P93 pickups, thats not the common P90 vs humbucker sized P90.
By definition from Gibson - the P94 is a single coil similar to a P90 but in a humbucker sized package.
A P90 is slightly longer and narrower than a Humbucker; they wont fit in the same pickup route / cutout in the guitar.

A dog ear P90 is surface mounted and not easily adjustable for height; it has little brackets on the ends but can be shimmed.
A soapbar P90 is just the rectangular pickup and cover with screws that pass through it (small holes between A -D and G-B strings) allowing for easy height adjustment.

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You want a good "P90 sound" sample?
The Who, Live at Leeds is considered a choice specimen.

Love that record.
I dig P90s too, (and single coils and humbuckers, others too).
 
I agree with the other posts. I believe the P93 is a GIbson/Epiphone Riviera equipped with three P90 pickups. The P94 is a humbucker sized P90. I have never played a P94 but I have played a couple of different humbucker sized P90s. They didn't sound exactly like other P90s I'd played but they were definitely not humbuckers. Almost every P90 I've played sounded different in any case so It's pretty hard to compare them but they all shared a few traits. They all had some growl when cranked right up but cleaned up when you back off the guitar volume. Some had more growl than others. They all had some hum and were susceptible to position in relation to the amp. You didn't want to move around the stage a lot when the amp was cranked. I have played an Epiphone Riviera P93 and they were standard Epiphone dog ear P90s.
 
gball said:
I had one guitar with P-94's. It didn't last long. They sound nothing like a P-90. The dummy coil takes the bite out of the tone, and IMO you'd be better off with a regular humbucker.
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Aaaaah....”the dummy coil”....my humbucker sized P-90 pickups don’t have those. Mine are Manlius Fat Goats(Fat Goat HB/P90), wound to match with their humbucker counterparts. They hum just like all my other P-90 pickups. They get a little hairy too.
 
I'm pretty happy with the set of Seymour Duncan Phat Cats (humbucker sized P90s) I have in my Epiphone Dot. Nice and crisp sounding. I haven't a/b-ed it with any comparable P90 equipped guitar, but they are definitely close enough for rock 'n' roll.
 
I have a GFS Mean 90 that sounds more P90 than hb, but it does sound different than my other P90s, which sound different from each other as well.
Just as different hb sound from each other.

More Snarl and Growl than Woof Woof when provoked.
 
Bare Knuckles makes some VERY good P90s-- they can be tame as a church mouse at low volumes and on a clean channel--- but pour the volume and the dirt to em.......oh my .......thick ball busting rip snorting ----TONE
example.........in a Gibbo Jr (FYI these are "dog ears" ) --- and this dude lives in his Moms basement obviously........


and another version--check out this MOFOs pup swappin idea.........hows that for ADJUSTABLE!!?!?!?!?

 
And the P-90 to rule all P-90s: KINMAN P-90 Hx.
Hx means Hum-cancelling. P-90 means, uhm... P-90.
Expensive?: Yes!
Worth it?: Yes!
Chicks will dig you... :yesway:
Guys will dig you... :eek:
 
Gahr said:
I'm pretty happy with the set of Seymour Duncan Phat Cats (humbucker sized P90s) I have in my Epiphone Dot. Nice and crisp sounding. I haven't a/b-ed it with any comparable P90 equipped guitar, but they are definitely close enough for rock 'n' roll.
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A friend pulled the humbucker out of a Reverend Double Agent and replaced it with a Phat Cat, so I have played a guitar that has a PC and a "real" P-90 in the same instrument, and it is pretty much impossible to tell the difference.
 
jtcnj said:
If there are P93 pickups, thats not the common P90 vs humbucker sized P90.
By definition from Gibson - the P94 is a single coil similar to a P90 but in a humbucker sized package.
A P90 is slightly longer and narrower than a Humbucker; they wont fit in the same pickup route / cutout in the guitar.

A dog ear P90 is surface mounted and not easily adjustable for height; it has little brackets on the ends but can be shimmed.
A soapbar P90 is just the rectangular pickup and cover with screws that pass through it (small holes between A -D and G-B strings) allowing for easy height adjustment.

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You want a good "P90 sound" sample?
The Who, Live at Leeds is considered a choice specimen.

Love that record.
I dig P90s too, (and single coils and humbuckers, others too).
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My LP has P-90s, and I love it. They're black and look like buckers, but I was wondering what was inside P-93s. I was told it was 3 single coils.
 
texred said:
My LP has P-90s, and I love it. They're black and look like buckers, but I was wondering what was inside P-93s. I was told it was 3 single coils.
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Yeah, I don't really like the looks of the dog ears or the soap boxes. Thanks for the pics and education. That's what I'm here for. That and to fk with Black.
 
jtcnj said:
I have a GFS Mean 90 that sounds more P90 than hb, but it does sound different than my other P90s, which sound different from each other as well.
Just as different hb sound from each other.

More Snarl and Growl than Woof Woof when provoked.
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I replied in the wrong place. SOP. It's up there by gball.
 
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