Pickups for lp special

[Ale84]

Hi guys,

i recently bought a les paul special with p100 and i want to replace the pick ups. I'm considering a bunch of p90's, in particular lollar and bareknuckle (i have a holydiver in another les paul). I'm looking for a classic p90 sound for rock applications and with good cleans. Which set would you pick? lollar, nantucket?

thanks

[Dave Sloven]

Nantucket.

You should consider either a Nantucket set or a Nantucket bridge with a Blue Note neck.

If you want something more modern sounding with more bass try the Supermassive.  Anything more than that (e.g., a Stockholm) would be too much for your application.

You'll definitely notice an improvement over the P100

[Ale84]

The important thing for me is having a classic p90 with clarity, good cleans, and fat distorted sounds.. So something classic able to handle some extra gain but respectful of the nature of the guitar.

[Telerocker]

Nantuckets all the way here.

[Kiichi]

You should consider either a Nantucket set or a Nantucket bridge with a Blue Note neck.

Both absolutly brilliant classic P90s. The Blue Note neck would give you a rounder neck sound, but both sets are just pure P90s. The Nantucket is kind of the archetype P90, classic for a reason. YouŽd be very happy with both!

[Ale84]

Thanks for the replies. How do you compare nantucket with lollars?

[darkbluemurder]

Only played the Lollars so far, sorry.

Cheers Stephan

[Ale84]

Only played the Lollars so far, sorry.

Cheers Stephan

which model? what's your experience with them? thanks

[PhilKing]

I have a 72 55 LP Spec with Nantuckets and they sound great.  I use it for all classic rock & blues stuff, with a bit of 90's alternative too.  I have lots of P90 guitars and the Nantuckets really get the old junior tones. 

[Ale84]

I have a 72 55 LP Spec with Nantuckets and they sound great.  I use it for all classic rock & blues stuff, with a bit of 90's alternative too.  I have lots of P90 guitars and the Nantuckets really get the old junior tones.

Does it handle enough gain to play some heavy 90's stuff, for example soundgarden?

[PhilKing]

I use pedals to get really nice overdriven tones from them.  I tend to play more in the classic rock area, but if you take something like Alex Haervey's Midnight Moses, with one of JuanSolo's modded muff pedals, I can get all the drive I need to capture the sound.  Another one I play, where I really like the sound from them is Comfortably Numb, where they can nail all the tones from the live version, again using pedals to bring in the gain. 

[Ale84]

are they still clear sounding under gain?

[PhilKing]

Yes, they keep their definition and some of the attack too (depending on the pedal you are using).

[darkbluemurder]

Only played the Lollars so far, sorry.

which model? what's your experience with them? thanks

Regular P90 for the bridge, underwound for the neck. They sound great, especially the neck pickup. I am generally not too fond of P90s in the bridge but in the neck spot that's where I feel they shine.

Cheers Stephan

[Dave Sloven]

Any P-90 with an A5 magnet is brilliant in the bridge position for all kinds of punk rock

i.e., Nantucket, Supermassive, Stockholm, or Pig-90 (lower to higher in terms of output)

I'd still probably recommend Nantucket/Nantucket or Nantucket/Blue Note