PEE NINETIES ROCK! Can Any Testify?

Paris, France 1970... I believe this is Tony's "monkey" SG before the monkey landed on it. The neck pup was changed to a Birch Superflux eventually, but I think the bridge pup is still a Gibson P90. Try not to pay any attention to that animal behind that poor drum kit...
 
This little devil absolutely rocks.

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I've tried so hard to love them. Went so far as buying a 1957 Les Paul Special once: I thought it was my dream guitar, and I wanted to sound like Johnny Thunders, haha.
But alas, I just cannot make them work for me. Humbuckers all the way for this kid (although I keep trying to talk myself into getting another P-90 guitar)
 
flatrockmobile said:
How do you like the Dimarzio p90 shaped HB in the LP DC Special?
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It isn't bad. I've never been a huge fan of mini hums but this one is pretty hot and fat. And of course it's less noisy than a real P90. A little bit of ceramic-mag stiffness to its feel and I think I might prefer something with a bit more bounce even if it weren't as powerful as the DiMarzio.

I'm really an alnico guy at heart - the only ceramic pickups I've ever really bonded with in recent years have been the Duncan Custom and a Railhammer Chisel. I have a set of Duncan Distortions in a '79 LP Custom that I swapped double thick A8s into. It didn't really change the feel as much as I'd hoped but the highs are a bit less aggressive while much of the overall fatness remains.

I've got a Rio Grande BabyBucker that I've been meaning to put into the LP Special. That'll require a mounting ring and somehow I never seem to get around to it. By all reports the BabyBucker is warmer than most mini hums. I like Rio Grandes - have a TX/BBQ set that came stock in a McNaught; that's one sweet guitar.

That black Hagstrom has Kent Armstrong noiseless P90s. They're nice and quiet in a noisy environment. Still, they don't have quite as much attitude as the real ones. Nothing wrong with the tone, they're just a little on the polite side. It's an interesting axe, very thin neck and it has better balance than an SG along with a decent trem bridge. Almost like the offspring of an SG and a Strat.
 
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eclecticsynergy said:
Nice - there's something about a single pickup guitar that's just pure rock n roll. No frills. Kind of ironic that having just one pickup can help expand your tone palette but you really learn to do more with less.

What year is yours? A buddy of mine recently scored a mid-60s SG Junior and he loves it.
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Yep, it is amazing how versatile a single pickup guitar can be.

My SG Junior is a 1965. It has a few unoriginal parts. When I bought it, the tuners were Schallers, the bridge was a Badass, the Vibrola arm was missing, and the knobs were black top hats. I got a set of the appropriate Kluson tuners (repos though, not vintage), reflector knobs, an arm for the vib and a more vintage correct bridge (repro from CrazyParts compensated for an unwound G string). The nut is also a replacement brass nut (from a previous owner). The guitar has a crack down by the jack (hidden by the Vibrola arm). All these things lowered the price enough for me to be able to afford it. But the important parts (the pickup, electronics, body, neck, fretboard) are all stock, and the guitar plays great. The P90 is really pumping. Of all my guitars, this is probably the one that drives my amps the hardest. I simply love it.
 
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