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Looks like a trip to the local GC and LaVonne's to find a Gibson P90 example to compare. Thanks for your feedback. GB

Thanks for your feedback as well. I believe a live comparison is in order.

Excellent feedback - I'll leave the Epi p90's alone and focus on upgrading my son's Epi G-400. I have Gibson 490's in my '73 Les Paul for coil tapping reasons and they sound great through my Laney VC50 and Fender Deluxe (early '60's vintage). I've been considering upgrading the G-400 with the same. Thanks for your response.

I have an Epiphone Les Paul 1956 Goldtop Reissue equipped with P90 pups (this is a seriously nice player!). I've done lots o' searching on line but can't find an answer anywhere - are the Epiphone P90 pickups different than Gibson P90's? If so, is the price tag of Gibson P90's going to bring a much better tone than the stock Epiphone P90's?