Need suggestions for a P-90 replacement. Help!

[twoheadedboy]

Hey dudes. I have a Reverend Slingshot Custom guitar with P-90s. The guitar is a semi-hollow bolt on with a mahogany block in the middle, with phenolic top and back. I love the axe, and for the amount I use them, the neck and middle pickups are cool. I don't really like the Bridge pickup all that much though. I find that it lacks balls and growl, and tends to be a little on the nasal and abrasive side when overdriven, although it does have a nice clean tone. The bridge pickup is wound to 8.5k, according to the sticker on the back. I'm actually looking for something that sounds a bit more like the Phat Cat pickup, which is nice and growly and ballsy, but not all that hot. I basically just want to play classic rock and blues with this guitar.

For an idea of what I'm after tonally, check out the clip here -

http://www.gibsoncustom.com/flash/products/lespauls/56/1956Goldtop.html

I was hoping you guys could give me some ideas for a replacement bridge pickup, whether it be from the SD line or another manufacturer. Thanks a lot!

 

[big_black]

Re: Need suggestions for a P-90 replacement. Help!

Maybe the Custom is what you are looking for? I have one sitting here waiting to go into a body, but I have not used it yet. I hope that is what it sounds like! It may be tough to get a fatness that Les Paul clip has with the plastic body of your Revered, but the Custom may help you get there. It is supposed to be dirty and ballsy.

 

[twoheadedboy]

Re: Need suggestions for a P-90 replacement. Help!

Yeah, the Reverend is more of an open, bluesy sound, but the Phat Cat sounds ballsy in my Ibanez RG which is also bolt-on, so I should be able to get decently close with the Reverend. Which SD P-90 sounds like that Phat Cat? Has anyone tried the Fralin P-90s? What do you think?

 

[dani]

Re: Need suggestions for a P-90 replacement. Help!

tried tweaking the pickup height?

 

[twoheadedboy]

Re: Need suggestions for a P-90 replacement. Help!

Yes, i've tried tweaking everything.