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UK Pickup makers - Advice?

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ALMutiALMuti Frets: 26
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Hey folks, 

I'm considering switching pickups in one of my guitars, and I wanted to get something UK and good quality. I'm looking for a Bridge P90, specifically, and Ideally I'd like to stay a bit under £100. This excludes stuff like Creamery and main line Bareknuckle, but leaves in things like Monty, Mojo, Oil City, Alegree, and probably some others. 

I'm sure there's plenty of experience with all these builders here. What's your take? Any favorites? Any one you would or wouldn't recommend? 
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  • RickLucasRickLucas Frets: 549
    I've had several Alegree pickups recently. Old Timers and Sea Smoke P90s. Both great and I would recommend the Old Timers.
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  • TeyeplayerTeyeplayer Frets: 3832
    edited July 2024
    Creamery take a long time to arrive, and though they were good pickups there are others that can be had more quickly. Mojo are excellent, but demand has meant that they are often only open for a small ordering window each month.

    The two that I’ve also had great pickups from but are less often mentioned are Fletcher and Cats Whisker. Both are great quality pickups, firmly in the affordable camp. 
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  • TheMarlinTheMarlin Frets: 9509
    Oil City make excellent P90’s. 
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  • DavidReesDavidRees Frets: 358
    Ash at Oil City makes fabulous pickups and is great to deal with too.
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  • GrampaGrampa Frets: 1091
    Yep, another vote for Ash at Oil City, great pickups and very easy to chat with.
    My other passion is firearms! Does that make me a closet Redneck???
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  • maw4neumaw4neu Frets: 664
    TheMarlin said:
    Oil City make excellent P90’s. 
    100% what he said . . . !
    Id just like to point out that, despite all the video and DNA evidence, it genuinely wasn't me, your Honour  ! 

    Feedback : https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/58125/
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  • toescantalktoescantalk Frets: 189
    Mojo Pickups and Oil City would be where I looked first.
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  • GavRichListGavRichList Frets: 8039
    Nothing Marc at Mojo makes is anything other than wonderful in my experience 
    https://open.spotify.com/artist/350MeprlGRHZw73mPOJG2x?si=5stis2yVTPSxTKpEizaQ3g
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  • monquixotemonquixote Frets: 19596
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    @OilCityPickups ; Are my first port of call.
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  • BlackbirdCabsBlackbirdCabs Frets: 284
    toescantalk said:
    Mojo Pickups and Oil City would be where I looked first.

    100% this, although I think Ash has more options with P90s so Oil City would be my first choice. Definitely get in touch and chat through what you're after.
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  • HumboldtHumboldt Frets: 156
    RickLucas said:
    I've had several Alegree pickups recently. Old Timers and Sea Smoke P90s. Both great and I would recommend the Old Timers.
    I've just put an Alegree Old Timer single coil in the neck position of my Strat to replace the original (which looks like it's a Highway One).

    Absolutely lovely. £20 well spent and a big improvement.
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  • RickLucasRickLucas Frets: 549
    Humboldt said:
    RickLucas said:
    I've had several Alegree pickups recently. Old Timers and Sea Smoke P90s. Both great and I would recommend the Old Timers.
    I've just put an Alegree Old Timer single coil in the neck position of my Strat to replace the original (which looks like it's a Highway One).

    Absolutely lovely. £20 well spent and a big improvement.
    Yes, and as a pair they are well balanced. 
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  • timhuliotimhulio Frets: 1399
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    Does your guitar currently have a bridge p90? Is it made of the 'correct' components? Because if it is then maybe getting it rewound hotter, or with the correct wire, or scatterwound would be what hits the spot.

    Catswhisker make great pickups and also do very affordable rewinds. I'll blow their trumpet because they never do!
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  • Dave_McDave_Mc Frets: 2673
    Bulldogs are excellent and well under £100. So are Catswhisker. Keep an eye out on Ebay, Catswhisker sells his own pickups there for a bit of a discount, sometimes you get lucky and the pickup/spec you want comes up. Ditto Toltec (but I haven't tried his P90s). Of the ones mentioned in here that I've tried, Alegree, Oil City and Fletcher are great but again I haven't tried their P90s. (I haven't tried Mojo, Monty's or The Creamery.)
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  • sweepysweepy Frets: 4460
    Mojo, Oil City, Radioshop and Sunbear have all been awesome in my guitars
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  • AdjiAdji Frets: 170
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    Big shout out for Alchemy pickups. Some are a tad under £100, some are a tad over.

    https://www.alchemypickups.co.uk/buy

    Jack there is super helpful, I ended up with a Hartshorn humbucker for the bridge of my Jaden Rose and it was nigh on exactly what I was looking for. 

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  • PeteCPeteC Frets: 611
    Oil City Firewatch P90s are fabtastic
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  • FastEddieFastEddie Frets: 658
    I've got Bare Knuckle pups in my Martyn Booth and Strat. P90 and single coils.

    The P90's are wonderful. No ide as to how they compare in a sniff test but will happily recommend them. 
    Not enough guitars, pedals, and cricket bats.
    USA Deluxe Strat - Martyn Booth Special - Epi LP Custom
    FX Plex - Cornell Romany
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  • paulmapp8306paulmapp8306 Frets: 1000
    Mojo 54s for me - without a doubt.  I put a triple set of those in my Tom Anderson. Ive been through a few PUs trying to find the right ones - and the Mojos are utterly perfect.  
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  • dangriffithsdangriffiths Frets: 654
    Mojo
    Feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1583333
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