P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

[PDXTom]

I have a LP copy that is VERY heavy and the stock pickups (Wilkinson Stacked P90s or maybe P100's) were too lack-luster and boomy;
I replaced them with a (non-Seymour Duncan) pair of Soapbar humbuckers...pretty much the same thing only even MORE emphasis on the low frequencies and almost muffled sounding.

We've already done all of the experimenting with different pots and caps and raising and lowering the pickups as well as the poles themselves.

Every Seymour Duncan pickup I've bought in the past was a keeper so I was hoping someone could recommend a P90 from the SD line-up;

I'm trying to get something that has more mid and upper-end clarity than low-end because, as I said, this is a guitar that tends to be very dark and boomy with everything I've tried so far.

Thanks so much in advance!

 

[Chistopher]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

Are you comfortable with magnet swaps? What pickups are currently in the guitar?

 

[PDXTom]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

No, not really comfortable with magnet swapping;
What's in there now are the Soapbar humbuckers I mentioned. Definitely want those out.

I'd like to keep it simple and find a Seymour Duncan P90 set that I can have my guy install.

 

[Chistopher]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

What brand and model of soapbar pickups? There are multiple winds of P90s out there.

Without knowing more, all I can say is that the Vintage P90 might be what you're looking for.

 

[PDXTom]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

Thanks...the Vintage P90 is what I've been looking at based on the characteristics I've read of.

BTW: What's in there now are humbuckers which I definitely want out; I don't have P90 pickups in any of my other guitars so this seems like a good opportunity to change things up.

Everything so far does seem to point toward the Vintage P90 & your mentioning it just adds more weight to that choice.
Thanks again!

 

[Mincer]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

Another vote for the Vintage P90 here. It is a remarkable pickup, and if your current set are boomy and bassy, they will cure that right away.

 

[ItsaBass]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

Start with a set of their most lightly wound P90's, and go from there.

If you are still having problems:

A steel bridge can do a lot for a lower-end guitar...but it can also cost more than the guitar itself.

A bass cut control, like G&L and Reverend use, can do a lot for cheap/muddy pickups. It might be worth sacrificing one of your tone or volume controls to add one. You can also hard wire the bass cut internally, if you decide you'll always be using it, and won't ever need to adjust it.

 

[Jeffblue]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

I agree with the others about the SD Vintage P90, don't overlook the SD Antiquity P90s. I have several in many of my guitars and they sound fabulous.

 

[PDXTom]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

I had already done some looking around the net for reviews but wanted come here to see what you had to say since most of you have hands-on experience.
I feel like I'm headed in the right direction now.

Thanks for all the input guys!

 

[Mark Cearlock]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

Can’t go wrong with a good ol set of Gibson p90’s.. only downside to those is they are wound the same, whereas a set of Duncan’s will be a calibrated set for neck and bridge, and hum cancel in the mid position)

 

[hamerfan]

Re: P90 Recomendation for Dark Boomy LP;

Can’t go wrong with a good ol set of Gibson p90’s.. only downside to those is they are wound the same, whereas a set of Duncan’s will be a calibrated set for neck and bridge, and hum cancel in the mid position)

Yeah, the are a great basis to perform some mods. I recommend winding down the neck to about 7.2 or 7.5k and swapping in one A4. Its just pull off some hundred winding on the coil and reattach the end of the coil to the braided wire. This brings out the highs. The A4 magnet reduce the lows a bit.