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Gibson P-90 Soapbar Underwound vs Seymour Duncan Phat Cat (SPH90-1)

Gibson P-90 Soapbar Underwound pickup
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Seymour Duncan Phat Cat (SPH90-1) pickup
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Compared with the Gibson P-90 Soapbar Underwound, the Seymour Duncan Phat Cat (SPH90-1) has hotter output and an Alnico II magnet (warmer, smoother).

Specs side by side

differs marks specs where they part ways
SpecGibson P-90 Soapbar UnderwoundSeymour Duncan Phat Cat (SPH90-1)
DC resistancediffers7.2k7.98k
Inductancenot measurednot measured
MagnetdiffersAlnico 3Alnico 2
CoilSingle coilSingle coil
Resonant peakdiffers—6.3 kHz (Seymour Duncan's own test load)
Bass (tone chart)differsno chart6 / 10
Mids (tone chart)differsno chart5 / 10
Treble (tone chart)differsno chart7 / 10
SlotdiffersP-90 soapbarneck P-90 soapbar
Traitsvintage output, soft & warmvintage output, soft & warm

How close on each spec

100 means identical on that spec. The score weighs these, and counts anything we couldn't compare as a typical difference. How scoring works

Output
85
DC resistance (no inductance for one of them)
Magnet
90
Alnico 3 vs Alnico 2
Coil
100
same coil type

Not compared: brightness, mids, bass (a spec is missing for at least one of them).

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