Lollar P90'S

markj

Quite tempted to order up a set for my Gibson. Anybody got them, or had any experience of them.

dazzajl

Paging Mr P90. @TheMarlin ;

StuartMac290

I love the Lollar neck P90 but find the bridge one too tame, really. It's a bit bland

markj

StuartMac290 said:

I love the Lollar neck P90 but find the bridge one too tame, really. It's a bit bland

What guitar have you got yours in?

StuartMac290

I had them in a Collings 290 - essentially a posh Les Paul Special

merlin

StuartMac290 said:

I love the Lollar neck P90 but find the bridge one too tame, really. It's a bit bland

I had a pair in my Gordon Smith. They completely knocked the socks off the pair that came with it, which buzzed like a hornets' nest, but were a little, how shall I say it....? Polite. 

StuartMac290

The Kleins I have in a K Line wiped the floor with them in an A/B test 

mgaw

+1 on Klein pickups   he does make exceedingly good ones

markj

Which ones would you recommend.

StuartMac290

Epic 57s

gringopig

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gordiji

The BK blue note are excellent too. I daresay the better uk makers (eg mojo) would be a better bet with the £/§ in the shitter.

builttospill

mgaw said:

+1 on Klein pickups   he does make exceedingly good ones

Yes! the Klein P90's in my K-Line San Bernadino are gorgeous! can be beefy as...... 

meltedbuzzbox

Mojo pickups make the best P90

Oil City and Curtis Novak also make a good P90 too. 

Even Seymour Duncan are worth a look. 

And BKP. 

you are spoilt for choice. 

TheMarlin

I’d go Mojo. 

Collings

I,ve got lollar P90s in three guitars two of which are soapbars and one has a dog ear. Lollar offer their P90s as standard and over or underwound. The overwound are quite hot and aggressive while the underwound seem more refined.

markj

StuartMac290 said:

The Kleins I have in a K Line wiped the floor with them in an A/B test 

What’s so special about Kleins?

StuartMac290

markj said:

StuartMac290 said:

The Kleins I have in a K Line wiped the floor with them in an A/B test 

What’s so special about Kleins?

They're just very rich, very lively sounding pickups with loads of harmonic content. The neck is lush and clear with loads of depth (as is the Lollar, to be fair, albeit the Klein is a little more open) whilst the bridge can snarl and has all the punch and growl you expect from a good P90. They clean up beautifully too.

Admittedly mine are in one of the most resonant and lively electric guitars I've ever played, but they capture and enhance that sound perfectly.

markj

Where do I buy a set of Kleins? Anywhere this side of the pond.

mgaw

Kleins can be bought at Haar Guitars or right here https://www.guitarexperience.co.uk/pickups/klein/p-90s.html

Collings

Coda sell Kleins I believe. Not sure what they stock but they could no doubt order in for you.