P-90
Sign in to saveThe P-90 (sometimes written P90) is a single-coil electric guitar pickup produced by Gibson Guitar Corporation since 1946, as well as other vendors. Compared to other single coil designs, such as the Fender single coil, the bobbin for a P-90 is deeper but narrower. The Fender-style single-coil is wound in a taller bobbin, but the wires are closer to the individual poles. This makes the P-90 produce a tone seen as a midpoint for pickups: "Sharper" than humbuckers, but with less top-end than single-coils. As with other single-coil pickups, the P-90 is subject to AC-hum unless some form of cancel
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- P-90
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- Guitar Pickup.manufacturer
- Gibson
- Guitar Pickup.period
- 1946-present
- Guitar Pickup.type
- single-coil
- Guitar Pickup.magnettype
- Alnico 3 (early), Alnico 5 (later); aftermarket pickups with other magnets are available
- Guitar Pickup.outputrms
- 241.1mV at 6.405kHz resonant frequency
- Guitar Pickup.outputimp
- 7.5kΩ to 8.5kΩ
- Guitar Pickup.resonantfreq
- 6.405kHz
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The P-90 (sometimes written P90) is a single-coil electric guitar pickup produced by Gibson Guitar Corporation since 1946, as well as other vendors. Compared to other single coil designs, such as the Fender single coil, the bobbin for a P-90 is deeper but narrower. The Fender-style single-coil is wound in a taller bobbin, but the wires are closer to the individual poles. This makes the P-90 produce a tone seen as a midpoint for pickups: "Sharper" than humbuckers, but with less top-end than single-coils. As with other single-coil pickups, the P-90 is subject to AC-hum unless some form of cancelation is used.
== History == Officially, P-90 pickups were introduced in 1946, when Gibson resumed guitar production after World War II. The name refers to the part number as designated by the company. They were initially used to replace Gibson's original "bar" or "blade" pickup, also known as the Charlie Christian pickup, on models such as the ES-150, and by the end of the 1940s it was the standard pickup on all models. The soap-bar-style P-90 debuted with the Les Paul electric guitar in 1952.