Les Paul/SG pickup dilemma - p90's and HB's

[symptom]

Hi there. Right now I own 2 guitars. An Epiphone SG G400 and an Epiphone Les Paul Standard.

The SG have a pair of GFS Mean 90 and the Les Paul has no pickups at this time. I decided to keep both guitars, mantaining one with the Mean 90's and other with humbuckers. I also decided that i will buy some seymour HB. So, here's my dilemma:

I like the SG the way it is, but I'm pretty sure the Mean 90's will rock the LP either. So, I'm not sure of which guitar i put the mean 90's and which guitar I put the HB's I will buy. Figure this out is crucial, since I will buy different sets depending on the guitar (something like 59's for the SG or A2pros for the Les Paul).

I know only me could get to the "right" answer, but can you give me some inputs to consider? Thank you!

 

[Snake Aces]

Re: Les Paul/SG pickup dilemma - p90's and HB's

Well, you say you already like the way the SG sounds with the mean 90's so the answer seems pretty simple to me. Buy a set of pickups for the LP.

What styles of music are you looking to play? I love the Alnico II Pros for Les Pauls. It's tough to beat them.

Other pickup combos I would consider:
Whole Lotta Humbucker set
Jazz neck humbucker with a Alnico II Pro bridge humbucker

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: Les Paul/SG pickup dilemma - p90's and HB's

+1

Leave the SG as it is. P90s work well on skinny, set neck, all-"mahogany" guitars.

For the LP, consider SD P-Rail pickups and the replacement of some (or all) of the stock control parts. This way, you can have access to P90 and humbucker sounds in the one guitar.

 

[blueman335]

Re: Les Paul/SG pickup dilemma - p90's and HB's

Well, you say you already like the way the SG sounds with the mean 90's so the answer seems pretty simple to me. Buy a set of pickups for the LP.

What styles of music are you looking to play? I love the Alnico II Pros for Les Pauls. It's tough to beat them.

Other pickup combos I would consider:
Whole Lotta Humbucker set
Jazz neck humbucker with a Alnico II Pro bridge humbucker

+1. A set of good PAF's in an LP is magic.

 

[toneseeker74]

Re: Les Paul/SG pickup dilemma - p90's and HB's

I don't own a Les Paul, but Seth Lover's sound fabulous in my SG Special. The bridge model was the best sounding pickup in my Squier Veuns too...by a long shot.
I have auditioned Distortions, Screamin Demons, and Sheptone Heartbreakers in the SG. Again, nothing compares to the Seth Lover's if you want a classic sound for blues and 60's-70's rock. Not sure how well this would translate to a Les Paul, though.