Lollar Staple P90?

DirtySteve said:
Does anybody have firsthand experience? I'm looking for a Staple p90 for the neck pickup in my 2018 Classic and Gibson Staple soapbars seem to not exist, all I can find are dogears. Seems my only other option (from a well known winder) is Lollar.
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Hmmmmmmmm…..I wouldn’t mind joining in on that experiment…might have a guitar that would possibly benefit from the excercise.
Bookmarking for when I find the $…
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Thatbastarddon said:
Hmmmmmmmm…..I wouldn’t mind joining in on that experiment…might have a guitar that would possibly benefit from the excercise.
Bookmarking for when I find the $…
:popcorn:
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I'm having a hell of a time finding a neck pickup I like. All the ones I have are way to bassy and muddy. I might just not know what I'm doing, but I don't think that's the case. I just want a neck pickup that's clear and balanced. I don't care if it's RWRP or not. From what I understand the staple P90s are really more like a single coil than a P90 and sing with gain...that's what I'm looking for.

If I can't find what I'm looking for I'm going to have to go with a mini HB, but I don't really want to open that can o' worms. The main reason is I need a black cover and I don't even know if I could find one.
 
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DirtySteve said:
I'm having a hell of a time finding a neck pickup I like. All the ones I have are way to bassy and muddy. I might just not know what I'm doing, but I don't think that's the case. I just want a neck pickup that's clear and balanced. I don't care if it's RWRP or not. From what I understand the staple P90s are really more like a single coil than a P90 and sing with gain...that's what I'm looking for.

If I can't find what I'm looking for I'm going to have to go with a mini HB, but I don't really want to open that can o' worms. The main reason is I need a black cover and I don't even know if I could find one.
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I have a PRS SE Sig with a soap bar neck pup…and I don’t know any better…I think I might be able to make a mess of it.
I’m gonna look into it, and see if that staple fits the bill.
I hafta get through an auto service appointment first…
 
DirtySteve said:
I'm having a hell of a time finding a neck pickup I like. All the ones I have are way to bassy and muddy. I might just not know what I'm doing, but I don't think that's the case. I just want a neck pickup that's clear and balanced. I don't care if it's RWRP or not. From what I understand the staple P90s are really more like a single coil than a P90 and sing with gain...that's what I'm looking for.
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What did you think about the original Gibson P90 in the neck position?
 
DirtySteve said:
I'm having a hell of a time finding a neck pickup I like. All the ones I have are way to bassy and muddy. I might just not know what I'm doing, but I don't think that's the case. I just want a neck pickup that's clear and balanced. I don't care if it's RWRP or not. From what I understand the staple P90s are really more like a single coil than a P90 and sing with gain...that's what I'm looking for.

If I can't find what I'm looking for I'm going to have to go with a mini HB, but I don't really want to open that can o' worms. The main reason is I need a black cover and I don't even know if I could find one.
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Put SD Phat Cat neck in a LP with 59 in bridge. Been looking locally for 7 years to get it back.

The Phat Cat was super articulate without that bassy bottom. These 2 did so much studio work, invaders were killer alsoEphrata Borough-20160521-00853-1.jpg
 
DirtySteve said:
That's what I have in there now and I think it's horrible.
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That is a bit more extreme than my experience with the pickups that came in this…
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The originals were alright, but not remarkable, when compared to the ones in my black SG Standard P90. The originals balanced out, and sounded okay, but the ones in the black Standard were absolutely fantastic in comparison. The natural was my first P90 Gibson, and when I picked up the black Standard about 6 months later I knew the natural Gibson p/ups days were numbered. When the time came, I wanted to try something really hot and heavy in that one…I am not disappointed, and that natural SG is in a happy place as far as I’m concerned. Now when I compare the two, I am happy with the individual tonal palettes of each. They are, as expected, very different from each other…but both are useful tools to me. The fact is, the natural gets more playtime, these days, due to its versatility.

I guess, in my experience, Gibson’s P-90 pickups were not necessarily created equal…but it’s difficult to draw that conclusion with my data-set. They are two very different guitars, with very different pickup placement (and mounting methods). Too many variables for me to actually state it as fact, but I certainly know what my results were.

That said….If I find the ambition (and $)…I may try one of those staple P90s in this PRS SE neck position…
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The only caveat I have is that what’s in there works fine. The guitar is a bit vanilla overall, but makes some great noises.
 
syscokid said:
I just noticed the dimensions in the Lollar. Do you think it’ll fit in the neck cavity?View attachment 111102
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Hmm, I assumed they were the same size as a regular soapbar P90, but according to that they are indeed slightly wider and slightly shorter. Maybe I should contact Lollar and ask first. I was thinking they were the same size because of this...

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I have a set of regular Lollar P90s. I'm going to try neck P90 again before I do anything. It wasn't bad, maybe I need to give it more time and tweaking. I'll do that later, right now it's pizza time!
 
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