Lollar Or Other P90 Suggestions??

[You_Narf]

If you come across Reverend P90’s, they are as good as any I’ve played.

Those are the RailHammers that I mentioned in a Phat Cat thread that I was talking about. Reverend guitars owns RailHammer and RailHammer are pretty amazing but their Humbucker-sized P90 are even better than their actual P90's. I have the "Bully Corgans" set (Smashing Pumpkins/Billy Corgan signature set) in my Tele and they've been pretty sweet!

 

[dogrocketp]

I say call Lindy Fralin and tell him what you’re after. If the first set doesn’t nail it, he’ll rewind them for you.

 

[Danfisher55]

That would be my first port of call as well. He is great to work with and winds a mean (pun intended) P90.

Have a set in my McSoapy and that one is special, especially with the set mean/underwound mean Wolfe wound.

How do the Wolfe pickups sound compared to the stock McSoapy pickups? I have a 1999 McSoapy and I'm finding the neck really boomy the lower the note, it would be great to have a tighter bottom end but retaining the smoothness at the higher notes...

 

[RickP]

Seymour Duncan Antiquities. The ones they put in the 594 Soapbar were, as far as I can tell, stock Antiquities with a slightly longer cover. They remain the most authentic sounding P90s I’ve ever heard, very clear with the nasty edge old P90s had through a hot amp.

I’m no P90 expert, but those would be the first P90 I’d put in any guitar with soapys that wasn’t making the grade.

 

[Gtrbldr]

How do the Wolfe pickups sound compared to the stock McSoapy pickups? I have a 1999 McSoapy and I'm finding the neck really boomy the lower the note, it would be great to have a tighter bottom end but retaining the smoothness at the higher notes...

Depends on the model of Wolfes PU. IIRC it is a regular duncan p01 neck model. If you tell wolfe what you want, I am sure he can tweak a little if needed. My "Mean underwound" neck PU was a little boomy, put in some alnico Vs on Wolfes suggestion and now it is clear, articulate, smooth and far from boomy. Happy camper.

Bridge on your mcsoapy is a fire breather, very high output. I replaced it with the low output "mean" p90. In retrospect I could have chosen a little more push with the meaner, but that is splitting hairs.

 

[Danfisher55]

Depends on the model of Wolfes PU. IIRC it is a regular duncan p01 neck model. If you tell wolfe what you want, I am sure he can tweak a little if needed. My "Mean underwound" neck PU was a little boomy, put in some alnico Vs on Wolfes suggestion and now it is clear, articulate, smooth and far from boomy. Happy camper.

Bridge on your mcsoapy is a fire breather, very high output. I replaced it with the low output "mean" p90. In retrospect I could have chosen a little more push with the meaner, but that is splitting hairs.

That's great to know, thank you - appreciate the advice.

 

[Greywolf]

I've just added a set of Hot Duncans to my soapy family which includes 2 sets of lollars , and 3 sets of the PRS / Duncans of various years. The Hot's are 25% hotter on the neck and 37% hotter in the bridge than what are in my PRS's . A bit dirtier but they can be delicious on the neck with the treble rolled back.