Seymour Duncan

Seymour Duncan Hot P-90 Soapbar (SP90-2)

Very hot, tight and aggressive, with a dark top end.

Hotter than 91% of the 54 bridge P-90 soapbars we have · estimated from resistance

Ceramic magnet: the strongest pull: tight lows and a sharp attack
Darker than a typical Seymour Duncan

$115at seymourduncan.com, checked 1 Nov 2026

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Specs

DC resistance: 14.9k
Inductance: not measured
Magnet: Ceramic
Coil: Single coil
Resonant peak: 4.7 kHzSeymour Duncan's own test load

high outputdarktight & aggressive

Bass

Middle

Treble

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 Hot P-90 Soapbar (SP90-2) collected yet.

Fits the bridge of a P-90 guitars.

Also in the set

Neck
67% of this one's output (est.)

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55 fit the same slot · ranked on measured specs · top 40 shown

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Each score is how close a pickup is on measured specs, out of 100. The meter shows how many of those specs we could compare; a grey score means few could be. Filters cover the top 40. How scoring works

Closest match
Seymour Duncan Custom P-90 Soapbar (SP90-3)
bridge P-90 soapbar
83 match
darker
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared directly.
high confidence
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DiMarzio P90 Super Distortion
P-90 soapbar
81 match
brighter · more bass
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
medium confidence
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DiMarzio DLX Plus
bridge P-90 soapbar
79 match
hotter output · more bass
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
medium confidence
Compare →
DiMarzio The Tone Zone P90
P-90 soapbar
78 match
hotter output · more midrange · more bass
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
medium confidence
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Bare Knuckle Stockholm 90
bridge P-90 soapbar
76 match
Alnico V magnet: warmer, smoother
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
medium confidence
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DiMarzio Soapbar
P-90 soapbar
69 match
lower output · brighter
No inductance for one of them, so output leans on DC resistance; tone charts compared against each maker's average.
medium confidence
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