The Unofficial P-90 Soapbar Love Thread

[dlmorley]

I have a 62 LP JR and a 75 LP pro deluxe and P90's are king.
Best pickups ever made in my opinion. Next on my list is an ES330
Something more subtle yet raw with P90's over humbuckers in my opinion.

from me

[TAVD]

How about this p-90 'bucker using a pair of Voodoo 90's.

[FFTT]

I already tried my friend's St. Blues and a PRS with these MIK P-90's and both were
really responsive.

What interests me about the Fender is the Semi-hollowbody construction with the set neck.

Dunno about Fender MIK quality but the TC-90 looks nice.

Agreed, would love a nice old Casino or ES-330, but prices are going nuts.

Cool custom guitar there with P-90's but not sure why they built the guitar with them so close together.

[bogeyeater]

gotta pitch in on the *CHEEP* tip here:

i'm a coupla months in with a Squier Custom Tele II P90, with SD designed pups. this sucka weighs in at £159 and it sounds GREAT

fill yer boots kids

[TAVD]

Originally Posted by FFTT

Cool custom guitar there with P-90's but not sure why they built the guitar with them so close together.

Because they're wired together like one big humbucker.

[rockstar_josh]

I have an Ibanez Joe Satriani model with P-90s. I don't really like Ibanez guitars, I don't really like Joe Satriani, so I definitely don't like both at the same time - but my neighbor brought me this thing that had 90s in it and it's killer! It's really a monster sounding guitar. Like if a Strat had real balls, it's great. Nice and crunchy with good clarity!

[big country]

I love the p90's

some one once told me if god played guitar he would have p90's on it

[big country]

If only dog ears fit on a tele

[big country]

I always wanted a dubro p90 packin a fishman resonator
set up for slide ( not a lapy)


and a bass banjo with a conga head with snare.

almost made one

[rolandk]

I have an LP Special double cutaway w/ P90's. Neat guitar but its always been hit or miss with me. Seems to be best suited for that slightly distorted sound. Any more and it gets really noisey.

[FFTT]

Well really my favorite looking P-90 based guitar is the '65 White SG Special, but
the real deal is running $7500.00+ and the re-issues are almost $2300.00


That's just plain nuts! Or is it?

Also found a Black '56 Les Paul Special Dead mint NOS mind you, with all the case candy
ONLY $63,000.00 Sheesh!

I was also looking at the USA built Fender Tele Jr's released around '94 and they've gone crazy too.


They are also set neck construction like the TC-90 only with a more conventional
Tele body cut

PRS and Music man make a few rather nice affordable P-90 models too.
The McCarty Karina, Tremonti Single Cut and SE Soapbars

Musicman also makes the Axis Super Sport which looks pretty good, but I haven't had a chance to try one.

[big country]

that is probably the best looking tele I have ever seen

[FFTT]

That is.... a Masterbuilt Tele Jr. in Pearl White

It's listed on gbase

Wouldn't that look so nice under the tree with all the other Christmas decor?

[Yutaka]

I have no experience with these, but Koll stuff looks really beautiful.

[initialsBB]

Originally Posted by big country

that is probably the best looking tele I have ever seen

Where's the chrome? Where's the pickguard? That thing seriously bothers me.

[FFTT]

Now that's an original idea for a pick guard!

[FFTT]

Originally Posted by initialsBB

Where's the chrome? Where's the pickguard? That thing seriously bothers me.

There's a few more conventional looking Tele Jr's out there, but they are still through
the neck construction with average prices I'm seeing around $1800.00

Grosh makes a few nice P-90 models and I've seen a few nice Robin Guitars and
Hamer makes a few beauties too.

Easy to find someting from the Squire Tele @ $249.00 all the way up to $5000.00+

[big country]

Originally Posted by initialsBB

Where's the chrome? Where's the pickguard? That thing seriously bothers me.

what is a pick for

and I have never though to my self, oh wow I'm glad I have a pick guard
now I wont get scratches on my guitar

I rember as a young lad I had a skate board with a birdy, rails coppers
nose guard , even a cool skid plate


bra your going to scratch the pick guard

have you ever seen a guitar that has been played allot they aren't pretty

I know my player looks like shit

some guitars are for pretty and some are for play

[FFTT]

Kinda with you there Big C !

I try to keep my nice guitars in pretty good shape, but it's hard to keep a workin' man's guitar looking all spiffy and stuff.

It's one thing when you're just buying a display guitar as an investment vs.
one that can handle blood sweat tears and beers.

It really is a shame that so many FINE guitars are just being bought up
by collectors who never plan to take them anywhere.

[spoonie g]

I just got a 69' Sg Special with P-90's and man; one of the best sounding guitars I've ever played. Clarity with punch.

[FFTT]

I'm really fighting the bug to buy something.

For better or worse from the cheapest to the sublime, they all sound great.

I've played several $400.00 MIK offerings and while the electronics could stand upgrading and the necks may not be ideal, they still sound great.

Not often that you can get one guitar that can start out sounding good and only
have to make a few mods to make it sound great.

[Yutaka]

There's also reverend....