So, in another thread of mine about what constitutes a well-rounded, inexpensive guitar collection, somebody suggested every collection could benefit from a guitar equipped with P90 pickups. One inexpensive choice I came across is a Gibson Les Paul Junior equipped with two P90's. Any opinions on this choice for an inexpensive P90's equipped guitar?

I tried one of these at the store recently http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Les-Pa ... ldtop.aspx Played and sounded really nice.

How about a Squier Tele Custom II? I love mine! I only paid $260 + tax.

http://www.fender.com/en-CA/products/vi ... custom-ii/

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I recently did a straight trade for a P90 equipped LP Special for one of my strats. It's a magnificent guitar. I love both the tone and playability of the LP Special... Gibson has a number of P90 equipped option these days, including some very cool SG options if you're looking for a double cutaway. Have a look-see...

http://www.wildwoodguitars.com/electrics/gibson/sg_tributes.htm
The P90 versions are towards the bottom of the page... the mini-bucker models are pretty sweet looking too!

Why not have your cake and eat it to. Get the closest thing to a Gibson, but made by Fender. A Jim Adkins signature Telecaster JA-90. It has SD 90's that are real hot, 11.5k neck and 14.5k bridge. It has a set neck with very small heel! 24.75" scale. Tune O Matic bridge. It has a real full sound and will overdrive a tube amp beautifully.
I love mine, but I admit I've made some upgrades. It cost me $650 delivered without a case. The pickups are great, but the pots are pretty cheap. I put in CTS volume and tone pots, Mylar caps, Switchcraft switch and input, and had a bone nut cut and installed. That cost me another $170. With a gig bag, I have under $900 in it and it gets played more than my LP or Strat. I have two friends that are lusting after this guitar since playing it.

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'12 Carvin CS424S
'66 Guild Starfire IV w/Bigsby
'14 Warmouth Partscaster Daphne Blue

Guitar Center sent me an email advertising an Epiphone Wildcat for $299. I listened to some on you tube and they sounded real good. Dog ear P-90s.

I've got a pair of SGs, one is a classic with P90s, they're quite different from a humbucker. They've got a lit of bite, and take to gain nicely, but don't have the smoother sustain a humbucker has.

Also they have more output than what you'd find in most SC fenders for example.

It's a nice addition to any player's axe collection.

I had an Epiphone LP Jr. with P90's and while it sounded great, the neck joint hampered my access to the upper frets.


I bought this one recently and it sounds & plays much better than the Epi. Having compared both side-by-side, to my ears the Gibson P90's make a positive difference over the Epi pickups.


Late last year I got the '61 RI Epiphone Casino. It has Gibby P90's in it as well. While they're basically the same pickups as the LP Jr., it has a totally different sound with the hollow body.


If you're considering the LP Junior P90, I'd say get it, you won't regret it.

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Might try finding one of these...it has P100's but IMHO they have 95% of the P90 sound and are much quieter. I picked this up in 2000 for a paltry $500 NEW! Plays great, looks great, sweet Nitro finish, neck has a nice rounded neck in between the 50's/60's neck shape, great tone, and you can find them for around $1K or under used.

2000 Les Paul Jr Lite.

HTH

T2

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I've had this 1995 Les Paul Special since about 1997. Note bound fretboard - I don't think any of these produced since this model (except for Heritage Series) have the binding. Anywho, it is a great guitar. P-90s are my favorite pickup, and I have a few other guitars with them. I really dig that Jim Adkins Tele. Think I'll have to get one someday.

Everyone should have a guitar with P90s.

Here's mine:

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ive a hankering for a p-90 guitar, not a huge fan of humbuckers except for certain situations (namely when the rock calls), but not all of my single coils are adequate in certain other situations. Have been thinking for a while that a p-90 guitar might well complete the collection and fill out that middle ground. Irongear, my current favorite pickup makers do some called the platinum 90 that im going to try. every other pickup ive tried of theirs has been truly great so ive got high hopes.

If p-90`s are so good though, if they genuinely do have the single coil tone and bite but with more balls, without going so far as to become the humbucker beast, which to me always takes on a totally different character.... then why arent more of them made, why aint they more popular? Guess what im asking is, whats the limitations and draw-backs?

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