P90 Bridge Pickup For Metal 98 Gibson LP Special?

[Charvel1975]

So for a while now I've had a dimarzio super distortion p90 in the bridge of my 1998 Gibson Les Paul Special, I still have the factory p100 and the factory Gibson 300K pots (which I had swapped to new Gibson 500K pots for both volumes & tone controls.) I tried the guitar in drop B tuning (which is what our band is tuned to) with 010-.060 zakk wylde ghs strings but the super distortion just didn't sound right. So after some time had it set back up for half step E tuning with 010-046 strings but was wondering how either of these p90 pickups would work for metal:

1. Seymour Duncan STK-P1 Stacked p90
2. Seymour Duncan Hot SP90-2 or Custom SP903
3. Bareknuckle Pickups 'Pig 90
4. Bareknucle Pickups Supermassive 90

I found somewhere on the SD forum though this:

How hot is the P-100? Well, for comparison purposes, a P-100 has more output than a Gibson Burstbucker Pro, a Burstbucker # 2, a 490R, and/or a 1957 PAF Classic Humbucking Pickup. On the other hand, a P-100 has less output than a Gibson Burstbucker # 3, 498T, 496R and/or a 500T Humbucking Pickup. The P-100 has the same output as a 1957 PAF Classic Plus and a P-94T Pickup.

So it makes me wonder about my factor P-100 too

 

[Charvel1975]

Anyone ever try the GFS Bridge Soapbar 180 humbucker P90 Shell- HIGH OUTPUT in a Gibson Les Paul Special?

http://www.guitarfetish.com/Bridge-Soap ... _1937.html

 

[moltenmetalburn]

i had mick at manlius wind me a 17k p90 for my tribute 60s SG, it does thrash metal easily. give him an email hes really cool and will sort you out.

he does humbucking p90 as well.

 

[Bob Savage]

The Arcane PX-100 is excellent.

 

[barnesjd]

he does humbucking p90 as well.

I'm willing to bet that you'd most likely prefer a humbucker for that matter.

 

[Charvel1975]

I know I've kinda been debating if I want to trade my Gibson LP for a PRS standard or custom 22

 

[university81]

i'd probably stick with humbuckers for metal, maybe a seymour duncan distortion?

could be a better match with the mahogany body , getting a super hot/humbuckerified p90 seems to defeat the purpose of getting a p90 to begin with =)

otherwise getting an EQ pedal into the mix and experimenting with it, boosting/cutting certain frequencies etc..

 

[barnesjd]

I know I've kinda been debating if I want to trade my Gibson LP for a PRS standard or custom 22

I'd definitely consider letting the LP go, and maybe some of the other gear you've got. Personally I've gotten to a place where I only keep gear that I love and use, and sell stuff that's perhaps cool but just not what I often go to.

Purchase-wise, also consider getting a LP Studio. The wine red ones are usually a bargain because it's an unpopular finish. I bet they look great after replacing the gold with nickel and the black with cream.

 

[barnesjd]

And here ya go...

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=147974

 

[Charvel1975]

DAMN!! Finally someone posted up a versatile clip of a Gibson LP Special similar to mine with a Seymour Duncan SP90-2 Hot Bridge Soapbar! Well after listening to this YouTube video I'm gonna see if I can find a used one along with replacing the stock neck P-100 with a SD SP90-1 Vintage Soapbar! I had the factory 300K ohm Gibson pots switched out for 500K Gibsons some time back, still have the 300K's though as well as the factory bridge P-100.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrJ0AMJThi8

 

[moltenmetalburn]

Man, was thrashing with my SG again today.

F humbuckers. I may never go back lol.

Overwound P90 are so much more dynamic, aggressive as hell, tons of mids.

If you don't mind the noise which In my case is minimal I would say just the opposite of most , definitely try p90s for metal.

 

[Charvel1975]

Man, was thrashing with my SG again today.

F humbuckers. I may never go back lol.

Overwound P90 are so much more dynamic, aggressive as hell, tons of mids.

If you don't mind the noise which In my case is minimal I would say just the opposite of most , definitely try p90s for metal.

Now I'm wondering after I get those Duncans for my Gibson LP Special in my Sig and have my guitar guy put them in if I should have him set it up for .011 to .060 strings to Drop B tuning that my modern metal band is in?

 

[Charvel1975]

I commented on that YouTube clip and here is what he responded with:

I'm not super technical when it comes to wiring, so I used the schematic on the SD website. Its just wired directly to the bridge volume pot (the wire sleeve to the top of the pot, and the wire end to the outside prong).

https://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wi ... ematic=p90

I noticed a lack of demos for this pickup on youtube, so I decided to do my part. Glad it helped.

 

[Charvel1975]

Man, was thrashing with my SG again today.

F humbuckers. I may never go back lol.

Overwound P90 are so much more dynamic, aggressive as hell, tons of mids.

If you don't mind the noise which In my case is minimal I would say just the opposite of most , definitely try p90s for metal.

I didn't really notice any noise in that YouTube clip?

 

[moltenmetalburn]

Man, was thrashing with my SG again today.

F humbuckers. I may never go back lol.

Overwound P90 are so much more dynamic, aggressive as hell, tons of mids.

If you don't mind the noise which In my case is minimal I would say just the opposite of most , definitely try p90s for metal.

I didn't really notice any noise in that YouTube clip?

Well hey are single coils not humbuckers so they hum like a strat if you've ever heard one.

 

[spguitar]

Here's a clip i made of P-100s in a LP Special.

 

[Mudder]

Is it Bob Savage that has those vids of the Arcane pickups? They were killer. And I know Phil X uses Arcanes as well for rock. I might look there.

 

[Charvel1975]

Here's a clip i made of P-100s in a LP Special.

Good sounding clip! The way mine has been setup, factory bridge saddles were replaced some time ago with GraphTech notched saddles, P-100 still in the neck and a Dimarzio DP209 super distortion p90 in the bridge setup by my guitar guy in 1/2 step below E tuning, all Gibson 500K pots, still have factory 300K Gibson's but the guitar just has had this really horrible twangy sound and has not seen too much play time!!

My band is tuned to drop B, we don't play death metal stuff though we are pretty heavy ( somewhat along the line of Slipknot, Devildriver that kind of style). My 2 guitars you'll see in my Sig are the only 2 setup for drop B; the Epi with GHS ZW .010-.060 & the Charvel Model 5fx with EB Beefy Slinky's .011-.054 (I hate that .022 on this set!). My idea is to have the Gibson LP Special setup for drop B, try a custom gauge set .011 .014 .018 .036 .052 .060, get a used SD SP90-2 Hot for the bridge and a SP90-1 Vintage for the neck.