sugarcool6 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 What P90 pickups does Gibson use on a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50ies goldtop p90? (+/- $ 2200,-) I see on the web several brands. Are the ones that are used in a new GLPStandard from the Gibson factory or do they use other suppliers. Is there a quality difference between brands? Wich is the best brand? And why does Gibson keep on using that ugly plastic on the P90? I see much nicer gold and nickle ones by Seymour Duncan for instance. Does the material of the cover plastic (soapbar), nickle or brass have an influence on the sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) 1 - The standard Gibson P90 design from 1946, which has a low output compared to modern humbucking (and some single-coil) pickups. AFAIK they are still made by Gibson in their factory. 2 - Lindy Fralin, Kinman and Kent Armstrong are 3 brands with a very fine rep . There are many more these days as you know, all expensive and most (supposedly) hum less than Gibson P90s . But it's near-impossible to judge tone properly from youtube videos. I'm thinking about a set of noiseless Fralins... 3 - The plastic is 'how it is' and it's always been that way. I used to think it was ugly, now I don't. Mine are black plastic soapbars with gold plated screws. 4 - It shouldn't have any influence on the sound. Brass is used as it takes diferent platings so well. https://www.wdmusic.com/wd-music-products-brass-p-90-pickup-cover-details.html Edited January 25, 2021 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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