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....I'm puzzled that so many seem to find they sound like P90's ! Granted, the PRS 24.5" scale santana I put them in (mean bridge, dream neck) is a very fat dark guitar to begin with, but the gibson P90's in my special by comparison are like razor blades to the GFS's smooth PAF sound ! Of course the guitars make a big difference. But I'm pretty sure as different as these are from the gibson it can't be all the guitar. These just don't sound anything like a P90 to me. But i have seen a ton of people here over the years say they do.
Anyways, they ARE good sounding pickups. To my ear they sound like a real clean PAF sound more than the single coils that they are. My only thought is the chrome cover must have a lot to do with that. But knowing what they surely look like under that cover i'm sure they'd look horrible w/o.
But no problem, i like them more than anything i've had in it so far which includes dimarzio 36th's, a duncan hybrid 59/custom, and a couple others. They really sound much clearer than anything else i tried except the 35th's, tho i like these much better because the only reason the 36th's sounded as clear or clearer maybe is they were thin and bright sounding. These sound much fuller and clean up better. They also don't buzz near as much as my gibson P90's, again probably the cover. By the way, some say the dream sounds worlds different. Being in the neck with the mean in the bridge i can't really compare too accurately, but they sure don't seem much different considering the typical neck vs bridge difference in tone. Sounds to me like if i put the dream in the bridge it would likely be close.
So a definite good deal for the money to be sure, but a P90 sound? I think not. Just a clear chimey PAF sorta sound, at least in this dark guitar. What do those of you who have them think? By the way, they look great in my SE. Adds a really classy look.
Anyways, they ARE good sounding pickups. To my ear they sound like a real clean PAF sound more than the single coils that they are. My only thought is the chrome cover must have a lot to do with that. But knowing what they surely look like under that cover i'm sure they'd look horrible w/o.
But no problem, i like them more than anything i've had in it so far which includes dimarzio 36th's, a duncan hybrid 59/custom, and a couple others. They really sound much clearer than anything else i tried except the 35th's, tho i like these much better because the only reason the 36th's sounded as clear or clearer maybe is they were thin and bright sounding. These sound much fuller and clean up better. They also don't buzz near as much as my gibson P90's, again probably the cover. By the way, some say the dream sounds worlds different. Being in the neck with the mean in the bridge i can't really compare too accurately, but they sure don't seem much different considering the typical neck vs bridge difference in tone. Sounds to me like if i put the dream in the bridge it would likely be close.
So a definite good deal for the money to be sure, but a P90 sound? I think not. Just a clear chimey PAF sorta sound, at least in this dark guitar. What do those of you who have them think? By the way, they look great in my SE. Adds a really classy look.