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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Monkeyzak on December 30, 2009, 09:02:34 PM

Title: PRS SE Les Paul looking one.
Post by: Monkeyzak on December 30, 2009, 09:02:34 PM

My wife bought me a pre law suit one of these a few years ago when she gt made redunant and went back to Uni.  Now, that may seems a random statement, but just spelling out, I can never sell it.  Not allowed.  8)

Anyway.  THe orginal pickups are OK, but I have nice guitars, so OK doesnt make me want to pick it up. 

I have decided to put on some P90's.  Christmas present from said wife. 

There seems to be 3 different sets??? 

Are they very different???  Anyone got them???  I want something thats a P90, not a humbuckersound.

Who's got them???  Whats your own thoughts???


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Title: Re: PRS SE Les Paul looking one.
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on December 30, 2009, 09:51:58 PM

You cant go far wrong with the standard BKP90s for great vintage tones
If you want more of a heavy metal kind of thing go for the BKP92s - they sound great where a more gain heavy tone is required.
And somewhere in between lies the BKP91s

Title: Re: PRS SE Les Paul looking one.
Post by: Monkeyzak on December 30, 2009, 10:01:32 PM

Ha Ha. DEFO not metal.  Love all sorts of music.  Apart from metal.  I can even listen to country!!!!  Jonny Cash. 

Anyway, classic rock, modern indie stuff is mostly my thing.  So a 90 or 91 sounds right.  I thought, reading the forum, the 92 was too hot for me.

Anyone got a 90 or 91?????  I defo will pick one of them.  Not sure which

Title: Re: PRS SE Les Paul looking one.
Post by: Twinfan on December 30, 2009, 10:51:52 PM

I don't like really hot P90s, they get too mushy and fat for me.  I had regular 90s in a Les Paul sepcial and they sounded superb.  I've currently got low output Fralin P90s in my Fano JM6 which I also love - I wouldn't want the pickups any hotter.

I'd go for a set of regular P90s, or a P90 in the neck/P91 in the bridge.

Title: Re: PRS SE Les Paul looking one.
Post by: badgermark on December 30, 2009, 11:00:43 PM

I had a P90 in the neck and a P91 in the bridge, very versatile combination and would recommend it. But as always, get in touch with BKP direct and they will tell you exactly the model you need.

Title: Re: PRS SE Les Paul looking one.
Post by: Philly Q on December 31, 2009, 10:25:13 AM

Quote from: Twinfan on December 30, 2009, 10:51:52 PM

I don't like really hot P90s, they get too mushy and fat for me.  I had regular 90s in a Les Paul sepcial and they sounded superb.  I've currently got low output Fralin P90s in my Fano JM6 which I also love - I wouldn't want the pickups any hotter.

I'd go for a set of regular P90s, or a P90 in the neck/P91 in the bridge.

+1

Even the BKP-91 is pretty hot, I have one in my LP Jr and it's quite a lot more powerful than the stock (Epi) pickup.

If you go for the BKP-90s, remember it's a calibrated set so there won't be a volume disparity between neck and bridge.

The BKP-90 is Alnico II and the BKP-91 is Alnico V, so I imagine the 90 will have a slightly warmer, smoother sound.