Seymour Duncan Custom P-90 Soapbar (SP90-3) pickup
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Seymour Duncan Custom P-90 Soapbar (SP90-3)

Very hot, tight and aggressive.

Hotter than 89% of the 54 bridge P-90 soapbars we have · estimated from resistance

  • Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack

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Specs

DC resistance
14.61k
Inductance
not measured
Magnet
Ceramic
Coil
Single coil
Resonant peak
3.5 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

high outputtight & aggressive

Seymour Duncan's tone chart, 0–10

From Seymour Duncan's published specs ↗ (opens in a new tab). Traits come from these specs by stated rules. No videos, reviews or player posts about the Seymour Duncan Custom P-90 Soapbar (SP90-3) collected yet.

Fits the bridge of a P-90 guitars.

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