p90's and h90's.....

[JackBootedThug]

need one to throw in the neck position of my jim root tele.....put a roxy in the bridge and love it. want to do something different in the neck...it has a standard hb in there now so I need an h90 I assume....what do the homies have to say?

 

[Deleted member 8175]

Gibson recently released 22 new pickups including noise cancelling and traditional single coil P90's.

For the Modern Collection, we have:​

The P-90 DC is a hum-canceling pickup that is designed to fit into a guitar that is routed for standard P-90 single coil pickups. It provides hum-free performance while preserving the original appearance of a traditional P-90. Available with Black and Cream Soapbar covers, as well as a Black Dogear version, they’re the same pickups that are featured on the Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul™ Junior.

P-90 DC (Black Soapbar, 2-conductor, Potted, 17.4k, Neo)

• Position: Any
• Magnets: Neodymium
• Wiring: 2-Conductor
• Covers: Black Soapbar
• Wax Potted
• Average DC Resistance: 17.4k
• Details: Featured on the Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior, the P-90 DC is a hum- canceling design that preserves the original appearance of traditional single-coil P-90 pickups.

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For the Original Collection, we have:​

First introduced in the early 1950s, Gibson's legendary P-90 single coil pickup produced a raw, powerful tone that helped define the blues and rock and roll in their formative years. Today, the P-90's brilliant tone is still considered a favorite among many top musicians.

Now the P-90 is available in a full-range under-wound version that delivers a bit less output than a standard P-90 but with a bright tone that remains clear at any volume, with clearly defined overtones rich in harmonics, and with less dampening of string vibrations. It features two-conductor wiring and is fully wax potted to eliminate any chance of unwanted microphonic feedback.

P-90 Soapbar Underwound: https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Product/PU90USBBC2/PU90USBBC2

(Black cover, 2-conductor, Potted, 7.2k, Alnico 3)

• Position: Any
• Magnet: Alnico 3
• Wiring: 2-Conductor
• Cover: Black Soapbar
• Wax Potted
• Average DC Resistance: 7.2k
• Details: Full-range single coil that sounds clear and bright at any volume; pairs perfectly with P-90 DC and traditional P-90s.

 

[Deleted member 38657]

^Jim Root rooted for humbuckers, not sure if it's as simple as a pickguard swap.

need one to throw in the neck position of my jim root tele.....put a roxy in the bridge and love it. want to do something different in the neck...it has a standard hb in there now so I need an h90 I assume....what do the homies have to say?

After going through a half dozen including novel, phat cat, tone riders, railhammers... I settled on a $25 set off of Amazon.
LYWS P90 w/A5, I think. I still would have been impressed if they were $200, tbh. Recommended, 10x better than what I expected to show up at my door. The lollar was real nice too on 6V6 amps, but meh on EL34 unless I was cheater using a 12AT7 in lieu of AX7 (with my particular setup/speakers, at least). Railhammers were very nice but I don't have around anymore to A/B. I currently have a LYWS paired with a 36th PAF and ash, and another with a JB and mahogany. Recommend 500k pot and 0.022 cap with any of them.