Pickups for a P-90 guitars
Big single coils: fatter than a Strat, rawer than a humbucker, and they hum. Soapbar covers are shown here; dog-ears mount differently. The same slots as Les Paul Special, SG Special and other guitars with soapbar P-90s.
Neck P-90
All 54 that fit, in the table →Vintage output
Lower output: open, dynamic, clean up well
Medium output
The middle of the range: for most styles
Hot
More output: drive the amp harder, more compression
Hum-free
Noiseless and stacked designs that don't hum
Each group shows the five with the most demos, reviews and player posts, two at most from one maker. The meter places each pickup among all pickups for this slot, low output on the left.
Bridge P-90
All 56 that fit, in the table →Vintage output
Lower output: open, dynamic, clean up well
Medium output
The middle of the range: for most styles
Hot
More output: drive the amp harder, more compression
Hum-free
Noiseless and stacked designs that don't hum
Each group shows the five with the most demos, reviews and player posts, two at most from one maker. The meter places each pickup among all pickups for this slot, low output on the left.