Eddie Pinker Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Hi all, I purchased the above guitar back in 2009 but due to ill health I have only just started to use the guitar. On playing it I felt that it didn't sound like any Gibson P90 I have ever used and I have used a few in my time. I had a look at this forum and guys were more or less saying the same thing plus they may not be the true Gibson P90 as we know it! At 3:00am this morning I was so concerned about it that I took one of the pickups off and on the underside of the pickup it says Epiphone USA P90. I was not happy as the only reason that I upgraded to this guitar was due to the Gibson P90 statement on the Epiphone page. I have contacted Thomann & Gibson/Epiphone Customer Services I have had no reply from them. Is there any further information available from Epiphone? I can see that Gibson make the pickups but they also make Epiphone Guitars. Does that mean that Epiphone is the same build quality as my ES-335 for example? Hope you can help! Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Hi Eddie, Welcome to the forum. This has been discussed a few times. Here is one of the more exhaustive threads on the subject, if you haven't seen it. http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/76248-epiphone-casino-inspired-by-john-lennon-p90-pickups/ I myself think they are the same as Gibson pickups, just with a different sticker. Perhaps the difference in tone you are experiencing is more of a function of the guitar (true hollow body construction, pickup placement due to neck being set at the 16th fret, specific wood, etc.). Hope this helps. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Yes any advice could be iterated as... Believe it is a great guitar...savour the somewhat individual P90's in a hollow body format... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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