P90s

Hootsmon

ala gibbo jnr......I've no experience with single coils or p90s......what is the solo sustain sound like with a good p90 and a cooking marshall?

I have a feelin someone is gonna send me some mountain.....:)

p90fool

It's really not dissimilar to PAFs, once you start piling on the gain.
The sample area of the string is narrower giving you more string separation and obviously they're prone to hum, but the actual voicing is not unlike a low wind humbucker.

That's a gross generalisation anyway, certainly of early P90s. From the mid 50s on they got a bit more brash and midrange-y.

Hootsmon

ta 90 

samzadgan

They are extremely clear and warm and maintain the mids. They sound rawer and more powerful than a paf to me...theres an edge p90's that humbuckers dont have

HAL9000

3:57 onwards...

Corvus

They vary a lot, I've had some that were very thick in the mids, got some Vineham Old Dogs which I hope have more clarity with some bite. Chimier types in my old Peerless

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtZzg3Uq50

musteatbrain

The P90 in my SG Junior sounds like a slightly dark bridge humbucker when it's on 10 and a bit like a tele neck pickup when on 8. I've played 3 60s Juniors and they also sound very different though. It's my favorite sounding pickup. The only downside is the hum.