Whether you’re refurbing a vintage find or want to upgrade the modern guitar you don’t play because of lackluster pickups, the 10 samples we’ve rounded up aim to take you to P-90 glory.
LOLLAR
P-90 SoapbarThe company’s flagship pickup is scatterwound, with degaussed alnico 5 magnets, and designed to be ideal for hard, driving rock with grind.
$105 street
lollarguitars.com
WOLFETONE PICKUPS
MeanerIntended for bridge-position placement, this hotter P-90 houses alnico 2 magnets and was designed to provide big midrange raunch and nastiness.
$100 street
wolfetone.com
MOJOTONE
Hot Quiet CoilHere’s a powerful P-90 created to emphasize upper-midrange growl with no 60-cycle hum, and hit an amp’s front end with more gain and bottom-end punch.
$119 street
mojotone.com
THROBAK ELECTRONICS
Special-SBWith alnico 4 magnets charged to vintage levels, these reproductions even have their bobbins wound on the same machine used to wind P-90s in Gibson’s Kalamazoo plant in the ’50s.
$219 street
throbak.com
TV JONES
T-90Combining traditional P-90 design with TV Jones’ growl and clarity, this model was made to provide thick highs in the bridge, and clear and warm tone in the neck.
$95 street
tvjones.com
FRALIN
Hum-Cancelling P-90These handmade, alnico-5 pickups feature a hum-cancelling design for a round bottom end, thick midrange, and a less aggressive top-end in a noiseless P-90.
$145 street
fralinpickups.com
GIBSON
P-90From the company that invented the P-90, these alnico-5 pickups are fully wax potted and make for a good vintage replacement to help deliver the characteristic tones of the ’50s.
$135 street
gibson.com
HOUSE OF TONE
House Special With Metal CoverNow available with a choice of four different metal covers, this P-90 model offers a warm and smooth neck pickup, and a bridge version wound for a full and clear sound.
$145 street
houseoftonepickups.com
KLEIN
1957 Epic SeriesThese reproduction P-90s were designed using vintage-spec screws and magnets to produce the same timbre and dynamics as original pickups from the late 1950s.
$125 street
kleinpickups.com
SHEPTONE
P-90 SoapbarThese scatterwound P-90s feature alnico-5 magnets for rounded tone with plenty of snarl, and are also available in an alnico-2 version for reduced output and increased midrange.
$90 street
sheptone.com
The discontinued amp has reached unimaginable demands on the secondary markets. So much so that small pedal builders have made attempts to capitalize and duplicate the proprietary designs themselves. Tone chasers can now rejoice as the Decade preamp pedal now brings those highly sought after tones back to market in a small, compact footprint.
Guitar players will find a single input, single output preamp pedal straight forward and easy to navigate. Faithful to the original Decade circuitry (circa 1980), the control layout will be identical to the original amplifier. The GAIN section features PRE and POST controls. PREGAIN sets the gain of the input circuitry. POST GAIN sets the gain before the out. Built off the legendary Peavey Saturation patent, the new, switchable SATURATION allows tube-like sustain and overload at all volume levels, suitable for bedrooms, rehearsals, stadiums and apparently, those very expensive recording studios. The traditional BASS, MID, and HIGH equalization controls provide the tone shaping enhancements any guitar should require. Upgraded pedal features include an internal 24v supply from the standard 9v supply/battery and worldwide EMC/FCC compliance approval.
To learn more, visit online at www.Peavey.com
Street $199.99 USD
