P100 Haters

[Funkfingers]

Re: P100 Haters

Acebob. The OP seems to be a Smooth Jazzer. In other words, the one candidate on this forum - and, possibly, the planet - who desires the P100.

This guy has the right idea. (P100s out. P90s in.) Dig the neck position pickup goodness. You might want to follow through to Part 2.

 

[Aceman]

Re: P100 Haters

I jazz on my SP-1 in the neck of my Les Paul Studio.

 

[Alan Day]

Re: P100 Haters

Yes, I have tried the Gibson Mini in both positions and it is surprisingly Stratty isn't it? Sounds good. I'm severely tempted.
I have to admit to never owning a P90 but my Peerless Songbird has limited clearance between soundboard and strings - it will NOT take the 14mm chrome Casino bridge covers. This leaves me with little choice - a pair of Kent Armstrong Casino P90s - they LOOK perfect and I have read good reports but they would cost a lot more than a single mini. If I had the cash I'd try both!! :-D

 

[Alan Day]

Re: P100 Haters

Acebob. The OP seems to be a Smooth Jazzer. In other words, the one candidate on this forum - and, possibly, the planet - who desires the P100.

This guy has the right idea. (P100s out. P90s in.) Dig the neck position pickup goodness. You might want to follow through to Part 2.

Sweet sound, but I have seen this chap playing one of his semis with P100's in it as well, and they also sounded good in his hands - they are OK if you want a very clean tone but seem to lack harmonics which becomes more noticeable when you add overdrives and start pushing for a more "rock" tone.
Also , I still worry about hum with P90's. Where I live now, I have to sit at one of two very precise angles :-D when using my Strats! I don't have that issue with the P100 or the Mini Humbucker. I'll probably end up going with the minis.

 

[blueman335]

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P100's... they are OK if you want a very clean tone but seem to lack harmonics which becomes more noticeable when you add overdrives and start pushing for a more "rock" tone... I'll probably end up going with the minis.

That's actually a better alternative. Mini-HB's are great PU's, and should be in a lot more factory guitars.

 

[chadd]

Re: P100 Haters

Minis get a bad reputation due to some of the Norlin era stuff that Gibson pumped out. A quality mini is thing of beauty.

 

[blueman335]

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A quality mini is thing of beauty.

+1. They're clear and articulate in the neck slot, more than a normal-size HB. No mud.

 

[Zhangliqun]

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Any mini would be better than any P-100. I had heard Gibson just stopped making them due to all the tomatoes and litterbox corndogs thrown their way. The P-100, as I have said many times, a pickup shaped yawn.

 

[Wattage]

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For what ever reason the P-100's are mostly uninspiring pickups. I had a set in a Special for a quite a while. I ended up putting in Seymour's stacked P-90's which are pretty good. Not as dynamic as a P-90 but far better sounding than the 100's. You can put them on a switch and get split/series/parallel options to which is nice. If I remember the series option was pretty smoking.

Don't know if they dog-ear them but the Shop would most likely be able to do it.

 

[Aceman]

Re: P100 Haters

The P-100, as I have said many times, a pickup shaped yawn.

:lmao: