WTB P90 set

shaunm

Hi all,

I have just bought a PRS SE Soapbar and I am wanting a set of black P90 soapbar to replace the ones it came with as they are too hot for my taste and lack a bit of clarity. 

Has anyone a set going?

Funkfingers

Original (25.0" scale) single cutaway, 245 with maple cap or the double cutaway Soapbar II? 

EDIT
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shaunm

Hi,

it’s the Soapbar 1 I have. 

Matt_McG

I have the same PRS SE Soapbar. I put some Oil City P90s in it. The Firewatch in the bridge and the Jazzwatch in the neck.

The original PRS pickups had a certain mid-focused crunchy/spiky vibe that actually worked quite well for me, with a bit of crunch/distortion.

I much prefer the Oil City pickups, though, in general. Night and day for clean tones, in particular.

Funkfingers

I have a first generation SE Soapbar. I opted for a pair of pre-owned Lindy Fralin +10% overwound P90s.

In other P90-equipped guitars, I have used Alegree. I have the equivalent of a Sea Smoke N and a Desert Dew B. The latter has undergone a magnet swap.

If I were only allowed one make/model of P90, it would probably be the Seymour Duncan Antiquity. 

Strangely, the only Oil City P90-format pickup I have tried is a Blackbird humbucker. This succeeds totally at what it sets out to do. Unfortunately, it exceeds the OP's brief. 

TheMarlin

Oil City make fabulous P90’s!