Duncan Phat Cat... Just went for it

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just got a pair of these to put in my Les Paul custom. Haven't played them but I liked what I heard on youtube............ what's your experience on these ?

as you prob. know by now I'm after the nice clean/bluesy/mellow tone. Won't play metal with this of course.

Hard rock at most.
 
I am recent convert to the P90 camp, I went for a set of Mean 90's for a PRS Mira. I really think P90s are best of both worlds, I'm sorry I haven't tried them until now. You can have nice transparent clean/crunch and also agressive grind. I bet you'll be very happy with the Phat Cats.
 
i put a set of Phat Cats in an Epi LP Standard and they sound GREAT!! I've also tried the Dimarzio Bluesbucker and like the results I've got with it, but it's different--more mellow and no nickel cover.

I think you're gonna like the sound. Go to my YouTube channel and look for my Vintage Modern review--I use that Phat Cat-equipped axe on there and it sounds great (IMHO).

Cheers,
 
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i put a set of Phat Cats in an Epi LP Standard and they sound GREAT!! I've also tried the Dimarzio Bluesbucker and like the results I've got with it, but it's different--more mellow and no nickel cover.

I think you're gonna like the sound. Go to my YouTube channel and look for my Vintage Modern review--I use that Phat Cat-equipped axe on there and it sounds great (IMHO).

Cheers,
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wow, it sounds great man! very cool looking axe too. Those phat Cats get surprisingly heavy :)

I think I'll be happy with them.
 
I had a Phat Cat in the neck of a LPC I had quite a while ago and I liked it a lot. Eventually settled on a '57 Classic but I did like the Phat Cat.
 
Phat Cat P90 is killer for what it is. It's basically an overwound, super-phat P90. I have an old Hamer Centaura HSS with the PH90 in the bridge. It's a monster single coil for the bridge. Adds a lot of meat and kick. If I did an LP type guitar, I'd probably put a PH90 in the bridge and a regular neck P90. That way I have something with a little sparkle in the neck, and something more meaty in the bridge.

It's a great pickup though. Watch out for all that extra heat though. These things are pushing 9k DC resistance for a bridge PH90. It's PHAT to say the least.
 
Have a set of them in my hand made LP.
They sound great :rock:
 
i love p90s in the neck warm/round fat tone, they're a bit too snarly in the bridge position for my liking, and the hum is something you gotta get used to =)

i use a soapbar PRS SE in another band, but only use the middle position (hum cancelling), i have a BG Pure 90 for the neck coming in a few weeks, see how that sounds
 
I don't mind the humming since 1) I use single coils most of the time and 2) I don't use much gain at all
 
I like them in my LP studio (the blue one)

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