Jason Lollar P-90

Standard spec Lollar P-90 modified to fit Fender StratoSonic.

As mentioned above, it's been installed in the Fender StratoSonic, both positions.
The original pickups were Fender's version of P-90 called "Black Dove". Garbage! When I took them out they were totally bent due to cheap materials used in production and they both measured pretty much the same DC resistance.

I had to fight to get any decent sound out of the stock pickups. After the replacement the sound is just there. It doesn't matter which position the guitar is in, it's just there. Nicely balanced and fairly clean as the P-90 sound should be. At higher levels the sound distorts nicely without the harshness associated with many other pickups.

Lollar was highly recommended for his workmanship and the pickup sound quality. Due to non-standard size of the guitar cavities I had to pay a little bit extra but it was well worth it. The guitar that I was aiming to sell has suddenly become a keeper. I highly recommend this StratoSonic/Lollar combination.

Big old single coil. After talking with Jason, he recommended a Standard P-90 set for my Les Paul and as usual, he was right.

I am putting them in my '90 Gold Top. I had Tom Holmes in there and they are GREAT sounding buckers but I always likes the clarity and grunt of P-90s and Lollar makes the best. I put them in both positions. I know what your saying = "P-90's don't fit in a humbucker slot". You're right. I had to route the cavity a bit. Not much, but they are skinnier then buckers and I am still working on ways to hide the space. Right now its cream colored wood filler and it's not bad but I'm still thinking. Jason warned me about this but I'm stubborn and wanted the Tone over the looks. The LP is kinda beat up from all my club giggin' anyway but Plays Great

Output level is very sensitive to pole piece height. I like them kinda close.. not as close as a Humbucker but almost. These pups still retain most of their tone when you roll down the vol which is Real Nice! Not as loud as buckers but close enough. Its just they are SO .. whats the word... articulate. I now have a LP that can twang Or bite you head off all by rolling the volume knob. I'll be playin' away and realize that that clean, full sound is my Les Paul! I had not been playing it lately cause I really like a single coil snap but the Lollars made it my Fav. Guitar again! I play thru a 2002 Dr.Z Maz Jr w/ Webers (unbelieavble amp), a '76 Princeton Reverb, '75 Super Reverb, '78 Marshall 50W MKII combo and a Metro 100W Plexi Marshall and few others. I only use a TS-808 or OCD so I rely on the amp and my pups to get my sound. Thats why the Z is so good. Unreal crunch at reasonable volume although it does get loud and the Lollars really let the output tubes do their thing while keeping a clarity that humbuckers just can't match. Buckers are Great for that heavier, meatier sound but I like complex overtones and full tonal response from my Lollars better. Thats just me. There are Plenty of excellent tones coming off bucker axes out there but my Lollars are staying in my Paul!

I played an outdoor job for about 4,000 folks and used my LP w/Lollars and my Metro 100W w/Hotplate. I got some Great compliments on how my guitar (vs. my other guitar who played a Humbucker axe) cut thru the mix with a clarity and punch he couldn't match! That was exactly why I wanted P-90's! IN YOUR FACE. How sweet is that. I have been playing electric since 1969 and have a case of G.A.S like most of us. All I owned and played was my '69 SG and Super Reverb for like 20 years until I started tyring other stuff. My dream was always Les Paul like Peter Green,Mike Bloomfield,Clapton,Page and DUANE (my hero) and finally got my Gold Top Classic in '89! Original pups sucked.. tried a bunch of others but the Lollar P-90's make me smile! Its like I have my own sound. Not too many LP w/P-90's out there so I like it.
I would Definitely buy another set. As a matter of fact, I'm thinking about a set for my '93 PRS Custom 22! If you have NOT tried a P-90 guitar, treat yourself.

This is a Jason Lollar standard P-90 with a dog-ear cover. It was described to me by the tech as the vintage-style wind which, according to their website, is an AlNiCo V magnet with a DC resistance of 9.15K ohms.

The guitar I installed this in is an Epiphone "Custom Shop '57 Reissue Les Paul Junior," which is the set-neck version, not the bolt-on. The guitar itself is a featherweight with a very bright and twangy unplugged tone, which translated almost exactly through the bridge-position P-100 pickup that was installed at the factory. The stock pickup was fairly lively sounding, but low in output and suffering from a severe grunt deficiency. Adjusting the pickup closer to the strings didn't solve either problem.

The Lollar's output is higher than the Epiphone pickup, so problem #1 is solved. The guitar is mostly going to be run through either my home-built "Champeluxe" (a 5F1 tweed Champ chassis in a tweed-Deluxe-sized cabinet with a Celestion 12" speaker, a home-built tweed Deluxe clone (5E3) with an Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker, or a home-built Marshall 1974 18-watt clone with a Celestion G12H-30 "Anniversary" speaker. I also have a '97 Marshall Bluesbreaker Ltd. and a '00 Marshall 1987X head through either an Avatar G212H cab (Celestion G12H-30 "Anniversary" speakers) or an '83 Marshall 1960A 4x12 with Celestion 65s.

My tonal goal for this guitar was/is a Telecaster on steroids, with some of the twang, all of the clarity and a bit more output. The Lollar totally nails that sound. With the volume and tone all the way up, the sound is right in between a vintage-output humbucker and a single coil, with the output and push of the humbucker and the single coil twang and articulation. The balance across the frequencies is very even and you can hear every note in chords clearly. With the volume rolled back, the midrange drops out progressively for nice clean chords without mud.

I'm a rock player influenced by the playing and tones of Bluesbreakers- and Cream-era Clapton, The Allman Brothers Band, Warren Haynes and Paul Kossoff, though I listen to everything under the sun and play everything from blues to country to classic hard rock and metal. My amp collection should give you an idea of the type of sounds I aim for. This pickup covers a lot of ground in these areas for me very effectively. I don't see it being a great choice for the PRS/Mesa Boogie downtuning crowd, but I might be convinced otherwise; I'm not going there myself, though.

I don't like to rate anything 10 / 10, but I think this pickup actually deserves it.

I've been playing almost 25 years and have used a lot of different gear. I'm not at all a "flavor of the month" guy, and I've learned that instruments and amplifiers really need to "have it" from the get-go or I'm not going to be satisfied and will eventually send it on. My experience tells me that a guitar's tone is primarily in the wood, and pickup changes don't usually result in a night-and-day difference unless the original pickups are garbage or you're changing the pickup style to something radically different. I'm extremely picky about tone, unfortunately, and deficiencies in that area drive me to distraction. I have two very nice Gibson Les Pauls that occupy different ends of the tone spectrum, a Gibson ES-335, a '50s-style Telecaster I built and a Fender Powerhouse Stratocaster that doesn't suffer from the extreme midrange scoop that has made me a Strat hater for years.

For me, this Lollar P-90 has transformed an acoustically-great but electronically-deficient guitar into a sweet tone machine. I considered a Seymour Duncan Vintage P-90 and a Gibson P-90 for this guitar, but the feedback on the Lollar was universally positive and I didn't want to go through pickups until I found one that did what I wanted it to. I'm really glad I decided to try the Lollar, and I would definitely put the same pickup in another P-90 guitar without hesitation. For me, it's absolutely perfect.

Single coil P90, dogear pickup.

Dropped it into the bridge position of my Re-issue Gibson Leas Paul Jr double cut, perfect fit and dead easy to install. It's a one pick-up guitar so no confusion there. Replaces the original Gibson pick-up, which to be honest was really ok. I just wanted to see if I could get a little more "something" out of my guitar. I did.

Output seems to me a little hotter than the Gibson. It seems to drive my amp just a wee little bit harder and it hits the sweet spot just a little bit quicker. I have played it through my Vox AC-30 Custom Classic (great amp but HORRIBLE pre-amp tubes!!!!) and my Marshall 1978 JMP50 half stack. The cleans are crisper and the crunch is more defined somehow. I hate trying to write about how something sounds, let's just say that, to my ears, it all just sounds better and more responsive to my playing. The Gibby PU is up for sale, ok - nuff said.

If it was stolen I would definitely get a new one, and quick! I've been playing for over 25 years and my gear isn't exactly "boutique" but its pretty top notch. I am a working musician and I really want to have a good sound that I can dial in night after night. This PU is a keeper and the search (at least for this guitar) is over. This PU is dead quiet for a P-90 and it rips. That's all I ever asked for. Another important note, I live overseas and had to have a few contacts with them to get all the details straight and they were really cool and helpful. I even got a personal email from Jason today which was a nice touch. So lets re-cap: Great price, great service, great quality, great sound.

Two alnico magnets, six polepieces, one coil, wire, plastic "dogear" cover.

I installed it on a new LP Jr. because Gibson/Epi's pickup quality isn't as consistently high as it used to be, and I wanted a pickup which was truly outstanding. When you only have one pickup, you want it to be good!

Output is typical of a standard P90. Used it with a Vox, a Fender, and several other amps, and a wide variety of pedals.

These pickups have a couple of traits that are unusual. One is excellent frequency response; they provide clean, warm lows and amazing airy highs, and a very balanced sound. They also have a unique level of detail. If you're good enough, you can get sounds which would be lost in the blur of a lesser pickup. If you're not so good, they will bring out subtle flaws just as accurately. Either way, they will make you into a better guitarist.

It's a P-90, so it's good for everything from country/surf/rockabilly to punk. Probably not the best choice for metal.

I have been persuaded to try A/Bing my Lollar against some P-90 style pickups made by Bill Lawrence. Unless one of the Lawrences sounds as good or better than the Lollar, then Jason's P-90 will remain king of the hill. I would get another if destroyed/stolen.

Been playing on & off for 35 years, and have 4 other guitars (all custom solid body electrics).

If I could change anything in the world about this pickup, it would be... hmmm, this is hard... make them humless? Sell them for $5 each? Make them fit into lipstick covers? Within reason, there's nothing I can think of.

Jason is a great guy, and extremely helpful. A definite 10 on customer service.

Single coil P-90's. I don't remember most of the specs but after talking to Jason about what sound I was after, I got the standard bridge winding and the neck pickup 5% underwound which to my ears gives more clarity - And they don't squeal.

I had these pickups installed in the neck and bridge positions in a double pickup Zero aluminium body guitar built by Gene Nygaard in Seattle. (thin hollow but no f holes and shaped almostlike a double cutaway LP Special) I replaced a pair of Duncan Antiquity P-90's. I changed them because I was looking for a little more definition and brilliance. The Duncan's are very nice PU's but this guitar is very resonant and rich sounding and so were the pickups. It was a great blues tone, but I was looking for more edge - a more rock and roll sound.

The output levels of these pickups and the Duncan's were similar, but the overall sound is much different. The Duncan's are big and rich sounding -the Lollar's have more sparkle and a really "live" sound. They have good bottom and nice highs - they bite without being spikey.They are what I was looking for.The group that I gig with most often does 50's through 70's rock and some R&B. The pickups work well for all of that including slide. I got the neck pickup 5% underwound because the guitar has a single tone and single volume control - you can't balance out the neck and bridge enough for my liking with this configuration. A normal winding on the neck pickup is too bassy and makes the neck and middle positions too muddy for my taste.Because of that I would hardly ever use the pickups in combination, and only rarely did I use the neck pickup alone. These new pickups with the neck pickup wound differently made a huge difference.

I would definitely use these pickups in any guitar with P-90's.These are my favorite P-90's with the exception of a set or two that I played in some old Gibsons
I've been playing for about 40 years and have a USA Custom strat which has Lollar pickups as well. I really like these pickups too.

Single coil
Passive

Epiphone '57 Reissue LP Jr.
Bridge
Replacing P-100
P-100 is just a stacked humbucker. Wanted P-90 sound

Output is moderate. I'm using no effects thru a Fender Blues Jr./with a Greenback in it.

Tone was amazing. Goes from absolute snarl to brite clean.
Amazing Tone!

Did a lot of research to find the best P-90 out there. I'm not a expert player. Probably more of a hack but I do know tone and sound and this is the P-90 sound you're looking for. price is not bad for this amazing of a pickup and Jason stands behind them. He also communicates very well, ask any question you'd like.

I don't think many things deserve a 10 but this is definitely one of them.

Single coil P90's passive pickups, impedance around 8.5K for neck and 9.2k for bridge.

I use the lollars on a les paul routed for P90's. It's a cheap paul clone and the stock pickups were garbage. They were completely unbalanced and muddy. Jason's pickups changed that, and now my paul sounds like a Gibson.

Jason did an excellent job on this pickup. The tone is crystal clear and clean. If I crank up the volume, I can get my les paul to wail and growl like a bloody beast. This is far better then anything P90 I have heard or used. The pickups sound so sweet and well balanced I can hear the fine details of picking and finger contact, the pickups are very sensitive and dont lose detail.

It is not muddy. These pups preserve the entire range of tone from low bass to treble without adding its own flavor or mushing up the bass or treble. Even the stock gibsons sort of mush up the treble and their neck pup sounds boomy.

The lollar is just perfect.

These are the best P90 replacements I have used. I tried the fralins and some duncans but Lollar beats them all because it sounds so musical. They can really kick ass with distortion too.

single coil passive pickup.

I replaced the dogear on my Gibson melody maker. The gibson sounded ok but wanted more.

Balanced and clear. I run a Gibson melody maker through a analogman MT-2 into a Blues Jr. I am in Tone nirvana....I am satisfied.

If it were stolen I would certainly get another. Been playing 30 years and have bought all kinds of junk. Lollar P-90 on a gibson through analogman ped ,into a tube amp is all you need. WIDE frequency responce and very touch sensative.

P-90 Single coils. Impedance in the high 7's.

I had Jason Lollar design a set of his famous dog-ear P-90 pickups for my Ibanez AS-73 semi-hollowbody guitar because I had read the reviews in Tone Quest Report and Harmony Central about these pickups. Unfortunately, the string spacing at the bridge was significantly different from the norm, so I suggested Jason drill out a slot in the top of the plastic cover of the bridge pickup to accomodate the unusual spacing. He charged an extra $80.00 for the procedure and it worked just fine.

Mine are in the bridge and neck positions, reverse wound/reverse polarity to provide a humbucking effect when the pickup switch is in the middle position.

Output level is very similar to the original ACH-1 and ACH-2 humbuckers. I play these babies through a Marshall JCM 600 tube head with Groove Tube EL34's. I use lots of reverb and assorted pedals. Before I took the guitar out of the shop where the pickups were installed, I played it through a Crate tube head with 6L6 tubes.

Through the Crate head, I heard a very fat, smoky bacon grease type of sound typical of the old blues dogs. However, through my Marshall, I get the purest clean tones I have ever heard and some nasty distortion with lots of snarl, growl and roar.

The tones are rich and balanced regardless of which position I play. I love the delicate, harp-like airiness of the neck pickup played clean and am positively addicted to the bite and roar of the bridge distorted. They also sound very articulate together.

Many reviewers have commented about the piano-like openness of these pickups and I agree. All I know is my guitar now sounds the way I always thought it could. I may buy the Crate head so I can get that fat bluesy tonality as well.

I play classic rock, hard rock and lots of blues. I think these are the best pickups I've ever played. I can't imagine a situation where these would be unsuitable. They make my guitar sing and dance.

Jason Lollar was very patient and helpful throughout multiple emails and phone calls. He sent special instructions to my guitar tech and mailed the pickups directly to him for the installation. I am as impressed with Lollar's customer service as with the pickups themselves.

I'd definitely replace these if anything happened to them. I've been playing for 40 years and own a Gibson Les Paul Standard and a Charvel Journeyman. Even though the Les Paul costs 10 times more than the little Ibanez, with these pickups on it, the Ibanez is now my favorite guitar. Tone Quest Report says these are the best P-90's made. Check out the other reviews at Harmony Central. They tell the truth--these little jewels are fabulous!

Single coil P90's, neck about 8K, bridge about 8.7K or so if I remember correctly. Passive, of course.

I first chanced to get a second hand Lollar P90 for the neck position of my Les Paul. I was so impressed by the sound that I later ordered the bridge P90, and have the set installed now.

I first tried the neck pickup because the stock Gibson P90 was too mushy and muddy sounding. Bass notes were not clear and treble notes didn't cut through when we had the whole band playing, unless I boosted the level and gain to such a level that it sounded awful but loud.

The Lollar neck P90 was an amazing change. Each note is clearly defined. Bass notes are so nice and clear sounding, and the highs are retained.

When I put in the bridge pickup, the outputs of neck/bridge were very well balanced, unlike the stupid Gibsons.

If you're looking for a death metal thrash kind of pickup, this is not it. If you want a tele or strat like single coil twang from this P90 on a les paul, look elsewhere.

This pickup does one thing and does it better than anything else I've ever used. That is, produce that wonderful juicy fat warm classic P90 tone.

It is definitely louder than my strat single coils, and obviously sounds different. It doesn't sound like your standard Gibson bumbuckers either. These beauties have a sound all of their own.

The matched P90 set is awesome. It made my otherwise sterile Les Paul a wonderful sweet sounding instrument I play almost every day now.

With low gain or no gain, the clarity of the notes is unmatched. This pickup maintains the highs and lows in an excellent way. It does NOT have that mid hump and overpowering midrange many P90's are plagued with. With some of the other P90's like the stock Gibson, Wolfetone, Fralins etc, many of them overdo that "overwound, over the top" thing, and kill the subtleties of your playing.

Having said all that, don't for a single moment assume these P90's can only do low gain stuff. Throw in an equalizer, a couple of overdrives or a fuzz, and these pickups growl and roar like beasts from hell unleashed.

They are quieter than most other P90's I've used, maybe it's the shielding Jason uses or whatever, they sound a lot quieter than the Gibsons with high gain distortion.

I've wasted so much money on the ultimate tone quest it's not even funny. I've spent a few hundred dollars on Wolfetones, Fralins, Seymour Duncans, DiMarzio vintages, etc. I have a box with about 9-10 different pickups sitting in my cupboard.

Guess which set has never gone in there? Yes, it's the Lollars. I consider it an expensive learning experience, but I've got the tone I was looking for.

Don't think that the hotter overwound pickups are going to kill the lollars - if anything, it's the exact opposite. The hotter pickups kill your playing subtleties, the Lollars keep them all, sound very balanced, and if needed they can be cranked up to make them growl and scream.

I'm going to get some vintage blondes later this year, and maybe something for my Tele.

Passive Single coil
Around 8k in the neck and 9k in the bridge

I installed this pickup set in a Edwards Les Paul(brilliant guitar...mahogany body ebony neck...all black with a gold bigsby) Oh Yeah!!)
It was replacing some Duncan P90's that are standard PUP installation in these guitars.
I didn't mind the Duncans but they are a bit blocky...quite a nice tone but generally unresponsive and a bit unmusical sounding...as most factory wound pickups are.

Ok before I begin on the sound...let me say this..I am no stranger to handwound PUPS...I have about 5 sets of Bareknuckles on my guitars
and I have been playing a long long time (30 years plus)
I also wanted to wait awhile...because there are so many orgasmic reviews about this handwound PUP or the other that it often gets hard to
discern fact from fiction...So I have had them in my guitar for a while and usually after a week or two the honeymoon period is over.

To really form an opinion on the PUPS I called a friend who is a GREAT!! guitar player and he came over with several Les Paul style guitars
with Bareknuckles handwound Mississippi Queens and also the standard P90s as well.
OK basically the results were this...the Bareknuckles are GREAT!! and Tim is a real good pickup man...but honestly Jasons had an edge over
all the Bareknuckles (I have Country Boys, Trilogies,Apaches and The Boss etc..)

How did they have an edge...they are not louder, they are not necessarily more full sounding either, they are also exactly brighter either...
but they are definitely more musical, they have that quality that is very rare...My friend and I both heard this and agreed and we A/B'd for
several hours thru a Vox amp.
They have an open top end a certain give in the tone that makes you play better...learners or less experienced players wont understand this,
but players that can play and have played a lot will instantly know and hear what I am saying.

These P90's are the absolute business, they have a bit of snarl (that you simply cant get with a distortion unit) its the type of snarl you
hear in a slightly grinding motor when you hit 8 or ten on your volume knob AWESOME!!.
Wind them back and they sound pristine and clear with a beautiful ringing tone, but as you play harder these pickups sound more rubbery and
have a very sympathetic give to them.
The Bareknuckles have this too...but to a noticeably lesser degree, in other words Jasons pickups have this quality in large amounts.

Nothing against Tim he is great guy and he also makes a great pickup...but Jason is the Grand Master as far as I can hear...AMEN!!
Personally I would be very surprised if you could buy a better P90 anywhere on the planet than Jasons.
This is a man who doesn't hype his pickups that much, but they deliver the goods, big time.
I am delighted with them I LOVE THEM!!! I will be buying more...and soon.
I play all styles from Blues to hard rock and even a bit of rockabilly fingerpicking and a bit of eastern as well.

I love these PUPS...they are what I will use from now on.
If I lost them I would immediately buy them again.
I love everything about them...I cant wait to use them live and record with them.
They are miles above your standard Duncans etc...and have quite an edge on the Bareknuckles as well even tho the Bareknuckles are also scatter wound
and actually are more expensive!!
My search for PUPS ends here...these are it for me, beautiful open top end, mid range snarl when you need it and they actually pickup your playing
nuances like no ther PUP I have ever heard.

Pickup features: Passive single coils
Impedence or other specs: Bridge: 8.8. Neck (5% underwound) 7.8.

Model of guitar or bass: PRS SE Soapbar II (Korean model)
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Stock Seymour Duncans
Other pickups on guitar: Just the Lollars!
Artists using this pickup: Don't know.
You musical style(s): Rock, classic rock, blues.
Reason for pickup change: While the guitar itself felt and played like a dream the stock pickups left a lot to be desired. The neck pickup was very droney with no clarity on the high end and the bridge pickup seemed to lack guts. I did everything imaginable with the pickups heights as well as the heights of the pole pieces to try and improve the tone but nothing was working. I was actually starting to regret buying the guitar because of its sound. I kept reading a lot of positive things about Lollars, so the first thing I did was to e-mail Jason himself. I told him that generally speaking I have a hard time with neck pickups, as I always find them to be too droney and Jason suggested that I try the neck pickup with the 5% underwind. So I took the big leap of faith and ordered a set. Damn glad I did.

Perceived output level: I don't know if these are considered to be of a ow or medium output. Reason being is that this guitar is my first with P90's so it's still rather new to me. I have a Strat with Seymour Duncans humbuckers (Blues Saraceno in the bridge and a Jazz neck model) and the output of the Lollars seems to be about the same as the Duncans to give you an idea.
Tone: The neck pickup is beautiful. Has just the right amount of depth to it with no drone what so ever. The mids are smooth without barking and has just enough push to get it out. The high end has a great presence to it. In a word I would call the tone of the neck pickup "rich." The bridge pickup has a great kick to it but without being obnoxious. It's much more middy sounding than the neck pickup but in no way are the mids of the "barking" kind. The low end is also much stronger than the stock pickup also. This pickup means business. Roll the volume control down a bit and it give a great, clear rhythm tone. The pickups balance out very well when used together or when going from one to the other.
Sonic evaluation: I'm using this guitar thru a Fender DRRI with a Celestion G12H30 speaker. For effects all I use is a Barber Direct Drive SS and a Boss didital delay pedal. IMHO I think it all makes for a very versitile setup that can handle damn near anything you throw at it.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play rock, classic rock and some blues and I thin these pickups are very well suited for the mentioned styles.

Comments: I would'nt hesitate about buying these pickups again. The tone and the output of these pickups thru my Fender are perfect. Again, the PRS is my first exposure to the world of P90's and the Lollars made a huge world off differance. I now have no regrets in buying this guitar since installing these great pickups. I would definatley recommend them to anyone. Well worth every penny.

Pickup features: single coil
Impedence or other specs: not sure

Model of guitar or bass: Hamer Monaco III
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Seymour Duncan Hot p-90 and Seymour Duncan Custom p-90
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: Not sure
You musical style(s): Everything from rock to Jazz standards
Reason for pickup change: Duncans came stock with guitar and sounded bad. They were overwound, hot pickups with too much midrange and it was nearly impossible to get a good clean sound. I knew from experience that the Lollars would be better.

Perceived output level: They seem to have as much output as a set of Harmonic Designs Vintage Plus pickups I have in my Tele
Tone: Tone is balanced and clear. Almost like putting your sound under a magnifying glass. Beautiful.
Sonic evaluation: I replaced all of the stock Duncans that came with this guitar (Hamer Monaco III). It's a 3 pickup guitar and Lollar makes a set designed for that configuration. My amp is a Vox AC15.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I play all kinds of music but my first consideration is to get a great clean sound. If you can get that, you can get anything else. I play a lot of "standards" (Sinatra, Nat King Cole etc) accompanying myself on electric guitar for my solo gigs. Lollar pickups handles clean sounds and overdriven sounds effectively.

Comments: If I ever need P-90's on another guitar I would get the Lollars again. This is the second time I have replaced Duncan P-90's with Lollars. It improved the tone both times. I've been playing 30 years and have a pretty good idea what I like. P-90's are something fairly new to me but I've tried them enough to quickly figure out what I like and don't like in a P-90. The Lolars excel on every level. There's nothing I dislike about them. The other pickup that I may have considered would have been the Harmonic Designs VP-90, which I'm sure would be great as well, as I have their pickups (non P-90) in another guitar. However, I emailed Harmonic Designs with a question and they never responded. Jason Lollar responded to my questions so I gave him the business and am glad I did.

Pickup features: Single Coil, passive
Impedence or other specs: 8.5, 9.25

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Historic Les Paul 56 Goldtop
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Stock Gibson P90s
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: Peter Stroud, Robert Randolph, others
You musical style(s): Blues, rock
Reason for pickup change: I wanted to try something different, had read the great reviews on this pickup in ToneQuest, Vintage Guitar, etc.

Perceived output level: About the same as the stock pu's, but sound much bigger
Tone: Very balanced across the entire frequency spectrum, very airy, open, sweet,
Sonic evaluation: I am currently using a Mesa Lonestar 2x12 with a 2x12 extension cab, after having a Fender. These pickups completely changed the sound of the Goldtop. The stock pickups sounded fine, and were capable of some great tones, but I was hoping that a change would enhance the sound of this fine guitar. The Lollars are very fine pu's, I would say that they are very clear, with a fine balance between lows, mids, and highs, and really open a wide choice of tone options. Each change of the pickup selector, volume level, and tone control gives a different sound, all very good. When they are turned up all the way, the sound is somewhat nasty and in your face, if you want. For me, I roll them off to the "9" position on the volume, for an incredible sweet spot. They sound great clean, mildly driven, or with more distortion through a Tubescreamer. I would say that they sound like a Strat or Tele on steroids, and sound a lot like the original P90s you would hear on a vintage 1956 Goldtop. Because of their clarity, you will hear many fine tonal nuances and overtones you could not hear before. Differences in picking technique are very evident. The stock Gibson P90s sound rather dull and veiled in comparison. These are incredible pickups, and really are worth far more than Jason is charging for them!

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: P90s are great for rock, jazz, blues, clean or distorted.

Comments: The ToneQuest Report rates these P90s the best over all the other available pu's, they feel that they have the sweetest, opened up, airy tone, and musically pleasing harmonic content, of all the currently available P90s. I would totally agree with this opinion. What is also great, is that you can talk to Jason about your tonal preferences, and get some feedback before you order them. I have been playing for over twenty years and I am totally satisfied with these pickups. They are going to keep me very busy exploring all the many tonal choices they offer, for some time!

Pickup features: P-90 single coil.... scatter winding... superior build quality...
Impedence or other specs: Not as hot as the Gibson originals.... see website for specs....

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson 56 historic Reissue Goldtop
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Stock, original Gibson pickups
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup: ME !!!! and I'll bet many other people with ears !!!!!
You musical style(s): Blues, soul, rock & roll and funk....
Reason for pickup change: The original Gibson pickups really didnt sound so bad... The neck pickup was really quite good and the both on position had a versatile sound.... The bridge pickup was too thin,snotty and could not provide enough drive for solos... I heard so much about the Lollar P-90's I just could not resist trying them !!!

Perceived output level: NOT HOT IN THE NORMAL MEANING !!! HUGE FAT SINGLE COIL SOUND LIKE A STRAT WITH 13'S .... OR A SUPER FAT TELE BRIDGE PICKUP ... SOOO SWEET !!!! WITH AN OUTSTANDING OVERDRIVEN SOUND !!!! THINK LESLIE WEST !!!!
Tone: MUCH MORE OPEN AND AIRER SOUNDING THAN THE ORIGINALS... MORE SINGLE COIL THAN HUMBUCKER !!!! WOUND STRINGS SOUND SNAPPIER AND THE UNWOUND STRINGS ARE THICKER AND LESS BRITTLE BUT WITH A NICE BITE ... BALANCED !!!!
Sonic evaluation: I am playing through a few quality pedals and a Samson era Matchless Chieftain combo...

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Blues,Soul R&R and some Funk ... this guitar with these pickups is a perfect match for almost any style of music !!!!!

Comments: I tried these pickups after reading a mountain of rave reviews... IT WAS ALL TRUE !!!! I cant speak about any other of Jason's other pickups but to my ears and it seems to many others,these are the best sounding P-90's on earth !!!!!

Pickup features: soapbar single coil
Impedence or other specs: unknown

Model of guitar or bass: Terry C. McInturff Royal
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: TCM T-90's
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Primarily Blues
Reason for pickup change: I was very happy with the standard TCM T-90's except for the bridge position, which sounded a little thin. I've heard great things about Lollar P-90's and wanted to give them a try.

Perceived output level: Seem a little Hotter than the TCM T-90's
Tone: more presence, very articulate, fuller more Hi-Fi tone, more of everything
Sonic evaluation: TCM Royal directly into Carr Rambler 15 and Mercury

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Primarily Blues

Comments: I was very happy with the performance of my Royal but was looking for a little more beef from the bridge pickup. The Lollars provided that and so much more. I got more articulation, frequency response, presence, and fatness. To date, these are the best P-90 type pickups I have heard or tried. I'm buying more of them. The next set is going into my McInturff Taurus Sportster.

Pickup features: Single coil soapbar
Impedence or other specs: unknown

Model of guitar or bass: Gibson Les Paul Junior Special
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Gibson P-100
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Blues
Reason for pickup change: I'm a fan of the P-90 tone and I've heard great things about Lollar Products

Perceived output level: Normal
Tone: Clear, crisp, Hi-Fi, shimmering
Sonic evaluation: Gibson LP Jr. directly into Carr Rambler 15

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Blues...mostly

Comments: I'm exceedingly pleased with these pickups. I've purchased two additional sets since these. They are bright, articulate and ever so sweet sounding. Extended bottom end and Hi-Fi like. To me, they are the best P-90's I've hard so far.

Pickup features: Single coil, passive.
Impedence or other specs: Don't know

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone Casino
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Both
Other pickups on guitar: N/A
Artists using this pickup: Don't know
You musical style(s): Classic Rock'n'Roll, Blues, Rock, Country
Reason for pickup change: The originals muddied up when played loud.

Perceived output level: Normal
Tone: Clear and balanced, jangly.
Sonic evaluation: After installing the pickups I plugged it in my hand wired hi-power tweed Twin replica. I was surprised at how detailed and clear these sound as compared to the stock ones which were muddy. No matter how much I turn the volume, I can still play funky chords on this guitar.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Classic Rock'n'Roll, Blues, Rock, Country. They work perfectly for these styles. Of course they wouldn't work for hardcore or death metal but, then again, you wouldn't use an Epiphone Casino for that either.

Comments: I've been playing for 24 years and know that I would replace these in a heartbeat if lost or stolen. I own 20 other guitars and 6 different amps. Jason's customer service was one on one; he custom made these pickups to fit into the stock Korean Epi chrome covers which have a different pole spacing from U.S. made pickups. I tried to contact Duncan for technical info. and assistance first but they couldn't help me. I'd heard of Jason before because of Vintage Guitar magazine so I checked his website and found his prices to be reasonable, contacted him, sent him the original covers and a week or two later received my new pickups flawlessly mounted in the original covers. I got exactly what I was looking for; the stock Epi pickups can't compare to these.

Pickup features: Single coil, passive
Impedence or other specs: Did not measure

Model of guitar or bass: Epi '56 reissue Les Paul
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Stock pups
Other pickups on guitar: n/a
Artists using this pickup: Me
You musical style(s): Blues
Reason for pickup change: Although the stock pups were ok, they lacked the character
that I feel should have been there, as the axe sounds great
unplugged. Somehow the stock pups did not pick up on the natural nuances.
I have been wanting to change out the stock pups for a long time, but never landed on anything that had the mojo.

Perceived output level: Pretty close to the stock pups, but more ...clear.
Tone: Very balanced.
Sonic evaluation: I run through a Carlson Turbo Pup for gigs, and record through a Fender Pro Jr. With a MXR Dyna-Comp and a Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail, this is all I need for my blues.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: Blues with this guitar. I use all the positions on the pup selector, volume and tone controls as well as picking dynamics over the pups.

Comments: The magic is there.
Been looking for a long time for this pup.
Luckly, The Tone Quest Report steered me to Jason Lollar.
His customer support is excellent. Ask, and you will receive.
He knows his stuff. He's even written a book about it.
The pup is scatterwound and unpotted. The tone is excellent,
and if you do not overdrive it with a stomp box, they will not
be microphonic.
Gutsy as well as pristine.
Glad I found this gem.

Pickup features: Single coil passive
Impedence or other specs: 8.5 neck / 9.25 bridge

Model of guitar or bass: Les Paul Deluxe reissue
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Gibson Mini-Humbucker
Other pickups on guitar: n/a
Artists using this pickup: Don't know
You musical style(s): Blues and Rock w/ a bit o' Jazz
Reason for pickup change: Gibson mini humbuckers...need I say more?

Perceived output level: More in the neck and about the about the same in the bridge
Tone: Very nicely balanced, sweet, fat at the neck and focused with a little bit of a mean streak at the bridge.
Sonic evaluation: I'm running my LP Deluxe directly to a 64' Vibrolux Reverb or a "Blackfaced" 79' Twin. Normally I don't run effects. In my humble opinion, if you are looking for musical truth, your hands, your guitar,your amp, and a good cable is all you need. The set of P90's Jason Lollar made for me in combination with the above ingredients really advanced my tone quest. What is also amazing is that I had a custom made set of P90's in my guitar in a week.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: I can only speak for what I play, blues, rock and some jazz. They fit nicely in those styles. I think it depends on how skilled an individual player is for other styles. I would venture that Death/Speed Metal may not work here.

Comments: If stolen or destroyed I'd replace them. I've been playing on/off for about 30 years. Earlier in my playing "career" I avoided single coils of any kind like the plague. At that time I believed humbucking pickups were just "it". With age comes wisdom. While a good humbucker (i.e. S/D Antiquity, Fralin)in a guitar with decent tone woods in toneful hands can surely sound amazing,to me there is something primal in that single coil vibe. The P90 set I bought from Jason Lollar flat nails that primal, vintage vibe. After contacting Jason and telling him what I was looking for, he suggested to me how to get there. After asking me and finding out that I play w/o effects (especially overdrive) he suggested the pickups be unpotted. Since I have a set of Duncan Antiquity's (also unpotted) in a 57' Les Paul reissue and like the tone they have, I opted for unpotted. Jason said if I encounter microphonic problems I could send them back and he'd pot them for me. Another feature of Lollar P90's is that they are scatter wound. Before mass production pickups and the automated winding method used today, this is how pickups were made. I am far from being a pickup expert but I don't think it's much of a reach to say this contributes greatly to that vintage vibe. The last set of P90's I bought were a stock Gibson set made by Lindy Fralin to replace the Duncan P90's in a PRS McCarty I owned. They also sounded great but I wanted to keep looking. I've also used Rio Grande Bluesbar's and Jazzbars. There fine too but Lollars just flat out gave me what I was looking for. Thanks Jason!

Pickup features: Passive single coil
Impedence or other specs:

Model of guitar or bass: Epiphone Gold Top 56 Reissue
Position: all positions
Pickup being replaced: Stock Pickups
Other pickups on guitar:
Artists using this pickup:
You musical style(s): Blues, some Jazz
Reason for pickup change: I had a lot of compliments on the sound of the stock pick-ups, but they just didn't have the sound that I was looking for.

Perceived output level: The output level nearly the same as the stock P-90s. They may be a hair hotter (industry term).
Tone: Extremely well balanced. Just what I needed.
Sonic evaluation: I'm using a fender tweed blues deluxe in most club settings and a vintage Carvin halfstack when I want to really move things around.

For which styles and positions is this pickup (un)suitable: As I said earlier, I play Blues, and I'm pretty much a one trick pony. I play some Jazz but it really just Blues with Jazz voicings. When I bought the Goldtop, I was looking for just another color on the tonal palette. I was using a Carvin SC90 that I was very happy with. The Goldtop gave me that different tone but it took these pickups to make it come alive.

Comments: If these pickups were every destroyed my only salvation would be if Jason could wind me another set. When I first E-mailed Jason to talk about pickups, I told him what I liked and what I didn't, the type of music that I played, the equipment I was using, and what I was looking for. Jason went so far as to go out to our band's website and look over the song list. He replied back that not only was he familiar with most of it but that he had played almost all of these songs at one time or another. I had told him that the stock rhythm pickup seem to muddy up and that the lead pickup just seemed to thin. When I recieved the pickups and got them installed I tried them out at the house right away on a fender champ. I was hooked. I could hardly believe it was the same guitar. When I took them to the rehearsal hall I was stunned. Bass, but no mud, Bright but not brittle. Jason said I should be able to nail that Freddie King tone but he neglected to mention all of the colors along the way. Running the volume wide open you get the hint of a snarl while backing off cleans everything right up. Chime, sparkle, growl these pickups have it all. The kicker was that Jason said if I wasn't satisfied just tell him what I didn't like and he would rewind them accordingly. The nerve of him. At 150.00 a piece these would be a bargain at 140.00 a pair it's a steal. I'm considering buying another goldtop just to have an excuse to get another pair.