P 90

[Jkg]

Looking to improve my epiphone Les Paul Standard pickups. In a reggae band so looking for the authentic sound. Bob Marley played a Les Paul with Gibson P 90’s. My question is what version of SD p-90’s gets me a better shot of a more authentic sound?

 

[jeremy]

welcome to the forum!

if you want great reggae p90 tone, id use two neck version vintage p90s. 8k a5 which is what the old p90s were. i like the bridge version too, but its got a bit more muscle which you might not want if you are going for a true vintage sound. id double check measurements just as a precaution

 

[GuitarStv]

Honestly, reggae was kinda all over the place as far as guitar sounds. While he was running p-90s for a big chunk of the middle of his career, Marley used a strat in '73 and humbuckers in '79. Tosh also used singles, humbuckers, and p-90s as well while playing with Marley. I'd just look for anything that's low output and sounds reasonably bright . . . my suspicion is that anything that meets this definition will probably work OK.

 

[Mincer]

You can stick with traditional P90s, unless the hum is an issue for you, and then look at the Silencers.

 

[Artie]

Honestly, reggae was kinda all over the place as far as guitar sounds. While he was running p-90s for a big chunk of the middle of his career, Marley used a strat in '73 and humbuckers in '79. Tosh also used singles, humbuckers, and p-90s as well while playing with Marley. I'd just look for anything that's low output and sounds reasonably bright . . . my suspicion is that anything that meets this definition will probably work OK.

That's making me think that P-Rails might be perfect for his app. P-90 side for that sound, then switch to the rails for a Strat-ish sound.

 

[esandes]

I have a SD P90 Vintage in the neck of one of my finer guitars and it's much better than the "boutique" P90 it replaced.

 

[uOpt]

Why does this LP Standard have soapbar cavities?

 

[Dustyn]

welcome to the forum!

if you want great reggae p90 tone, id use two neck version vintage p90s. 8k a5 which is what the old p90s were. i like the bridge version too, but its got a bit more muscle which you might not want if you are going for a true vintage sound. id double check measurements just as a precaution

Will it affect the sound of the JJN Silencer if I swap the gold pole screws from the Epi p-90? Or will it damage either swapping them? I only wanna do it for aesthetic reasons. Lol

 

[Sam SG]

Gibson sells p90s. I love mine

 

[jeremy]

Will it affect the sound of the JJN Silencer if I swap the gold pole screws from the Epi p-90? Or will it damage either swapping them? I only wanna do it for aesthetic reasons. Lol

assuming they are the same size (which may not be true fyi) then you wont hurt anything. but the material may be different so it might change the sound.

gibson has been making p90 since 1946. i like them, but i find the gibson sets can be hard to match output and tonally and there are other better options to my ears

 

[Bill Dennis]

Does the Epi LP Std have P90's or do you need something like Phat Cats?

 

[Dustyn]

You can stick with traditional P90s, unless the hum is an issue for you, and then look at the Silencers.

I play hard rock and metal and installed the JJN Silencer in my Epi. Will it damage the pickup to replace the pole pieces with the gold Epi poles? Will it affect my sound drastically?

 

[Dustyn]

assuming they are the same size (which may not be true fyi) then you wont hurt anything. but the material may be different so it might change the sound.

gibson has been making p90 since 1946. i like them, but i find the gibson sets can be hard to match output and tonally and there are other better options to my ears

I play hard rock and metal and installed the JJN Silencer in my Epi. Will it damage the pickup to replace the pole pieces with the gold Epi poles? Will it affect my sound drastically?

ive already replaced the bridge p/u. I was looking for more gain than the standard Epi p-90.