Gibson Super Vintage P-90

Single Coil.

Model of guitar or bass: $700 Gibson Les Paul Junior version.
Pickup being replaced:Stock Gibson P 90
Artists using this pickup: Probably Somebody
Your musical style(s):Garage Rock, Surf, Blues, Alternative
Reason for pickup change: Replaced the standard P 90 supplied with this vintage P 90 as the original pickup was too muddy even when played clean.

Perceived output level: Moderate.
Tone: Very Rich almost 3D sound. Very articulate (for a P90) has the nastiest sweetest sound I have ever heard from any P 90. I play relative clean through assorted Fender tweeds and blackface amps. Just play it without a distortion pedal unfiltered through a good tube amp and it will sound way better than distortion pedal.

Comments: Its great it has a very rich and full sound, has a little bit of a twang to it as well. This pickup sounds better than the original P90 I had in a 1957 Les Paul Junior I used to own. It also sounds exceptionially well in recordings and cuts through the mix.

Pickup features: Single coil, passive
Impedence or other specs: between 8 and 8.5k and alnico magnet

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone SG 400
Position: neck
Pickup being replaced: Stock Epiphone humbucker
Other pickups on guitar: Seymour Duncan Custon P-90 (bridge)
Artists using this pickup: Many
You musical style(s): Blues, punk blues, alternative.
Reason for pickup change: The stock Epi pickups sounded like trash. I was looking for that 60's SG sound and the Gibson P-90 gave me that. I was not sure that the fat cat would give me wat I was looking for, so I had to make a mod in the guitar body to fit the P-90 in the original humbucker cavity. It was relativelly easy, and I still have the possibility to return the humbuckers for selling the guitar.

Perceived output level: Medium to low output, .
Tone: Soft, smooth, fat, very good clean bassy tones. But it's muddy with heavy distortions.
Sonic evaluation: This pickup sounds great in an Epi SG 400. I had another one in the bridge, and both clean, alone or together sounded great. But with fuzzy distortions they sounded muddy and had a lack of punch and fatness. So I changed the bridge to a Seymour D Custon P-90, to make my crazy noises, and that's ok, I have a very good combination now, and I can play from jazz to punk rock with this guitar.
My present set is: Epi SG 400 --> Dunlop Cry Baby --> Yamaha Overdrive --> Danelectro Dan Echo --> Combo Palmer (Brazilian from the 70's) Modulo 40 w/ 2x12 Novik.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Punk rock, blues, punk blues, 70's heavy rock, alternative. This pickup sounds great for clean sounds in every position. It's not suited for hard distortion and fuzz. Great for jazz and blues (clean or w/ soft overdrives).

Comments: It's great, but I'm not sure if I would look for another one. Maybe I would try a Seymour Duncan Vintage P-90 in the neck.