SG Jr P90 Suggestions

kswilson89

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a P90 for my SG Jr. The current Gibson one is very 'nasally', which I know is the whole P90 thing, but is there any suggestions for anything with a little more clarity?

Thanks

ThorpyFX

P90 wise we are quite lucky in this country, oilcity are ace, bare knuckle, and montys, as well as mojo pickups. All offer incredible p90s. Overseas, I love Tyson pickups. 

Keefy

Got an Oil City P90 in my LP TV Model, definitely not nasal sounding, a lot of brightness and clarity available.

stimpsonslostson

Oil City Jin-go: best sounding P90 I've tried.
A direct comparison (two otherwise identical guitars side by side) shocked me. 
It was like the difference between cassette & cd- same music, but better clarity & definition. 

guitars4you

I purchased a single P90 Feline Lion (LP Junior style) from Jon a while ago - spec'd with a Bare Knuckle Nantucket and I love it - Have a 60's SG Junior + Epiphone Coronet available to compare it to and it stands up to them both admirably regarding tonal character

roberty

Could be worth asking @miserneil what's on this:

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1996830/#Comment_1996830

Might be worth trying an aluminium tailpiece too, adds a bit of zing and is part of the traditional Junior sound

OilCityPickups

There are no bad P90s wound by the major UK winders ... I'll guarantee you that. Just different sounds ... as we all have a slightly different idea of what a good P90 should be. For my own tastes, steer clear of some of the more overwound examples by Far Eastern companies ... they loose top end sparkle, and avoid anything that purports to be hum cancelling: to my ears no stacked P90 ever sounds 'right'.  

IvisonGuitars

roberty said:

Could be worth asking @miserneil what's on this:

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1996830/#Comment_1996830

Might be worth trying an aluminium tailpiece too, adds a bit of zing and is part of the traditional Junior sound

Cheers @roberty, that's an Oil City Firewatch in there. Coupled with a Faber aluminium bridge which, I believe, adds a great deal to the overall tone of a junior type guitar.

As Ash says though, there are no bad P90's made in the UK, just different flavours. My two favourites are Oil City and Mojo. I'll be ordering a couple of Tyson Tone P90s for comparison soon.

roberty

It's well worth converting to 50's wiring too while you're at it, if you want to work the volume knob