Pretty much every pickup maker produces its own version of the legendary Gibson P-90 single coil. For a pickup that has been in production since 1946, there are now zillions of different flavours to choose from. Some like their P-90s hotter, great for rockier-intended Juniors and Specials, not least at the bridge. Others might want something with a cleaner voice, like you might hear from a Gibson archtop or thinline in neck position: the sound of jazz in the late 50s. Then there’s the jangly P-90. On it goes…
“Fishman’s Fluence Greg Koch Gristle-Tone P90 is a fully hum-cancelling active design”
Pickup makers all have their own spin. They’ll create different versions, cool, warm, hot and hotter. Some offer tapped outputs for cool and hot from one pickup, and others cram two coils – side by
