P90-sized bridge humbucker for a baritone?

[ragamuffin]

I have a Squire baritone tele with two p90s that I like a lot. I put a pair of Vineham pickups "Blues dogs" (moderate output, A4 p90s) in it and they sound great, particularly the neck pickup, but I'd kind of like a little more "humbucker oomph" (as well as less hum) out of the bridge pickup, which I mainly use for heavier tones.

What p90-sized humbucker would you recommend for the bridge? I'd also prefer not to spend a ton if it isn't necessary. I want something fairly tight/not muddy sounding and moderate output.

I see Dimarzio makes the Virtual P90 and Dlx Plus (which I worry would be too hot/muddy). I see other brands like The Creamery, Rio Grande, and the SD Custom Shop make p90-sized buckers, but I'd like to keep the price under $150

 

[Benjy_26]

I think Dimarzio makes some of their humbuckers in a P90 footprint. The Super Distortion is one I'm sure I've seen.

 

[ragamuffin]

I'm thinking I might pony up and order a SD Custom Shop P90-bucker. I'm not sure which model to ask for though; they have a "hot" (JB-ish), "vintage"(PearlyGates-ish) or select your own base model. I'm not a big fan of the JB and have no experience with the Pearlies; I think I would ask for something based on the 59' but worry it might be too bass heavy. Any recs?

 

[Benjy_26]

If you dig the 59b, you'll probably like the PGb. It has a slight bump to the upper mids and a little less bass than the 59b, but they're in thr same ballpark as each other.

 

[alex1fly]

Virtual P90 isn't muddy at all and the double rows of screws gives you extra tweakability. Has a bit of humbucker oomph but very much straddles the line between HB and single coil.

 

[Juanhanglo]

Rio grande fat bastard.

That is a heck of a rockin' pickup.

 

[ragamuffin]

Virtual P90 isn't muddy at all and the double rows of screws gives you extra tweakability. Has a bit of humbucker oomph but very much straddles the line between HB and single coil.

Hmm that sounds about like what I'm looking for, maybe I'll give that a try!

 

[Robzoid]

how about mini humbucker. they fit in a p90 route.

 

[ragamuffin]

I ended up ordering a Dimarzio Virtual P90 and put it in just now... First impressions are great! It's nicely balanced low-medium output humbucker with a tight bottom end. It doesn't really sound like a P90 to me, but I was hoping/expecting that it wouldn't. It is unfortunately out of phase with my neck pickup, but that should be a quick fix.