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LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
Anyone have one? Played one? I came across it while looking for something else on MF, but now I'm intrigued.
Any thoughts on single coil PUs on a custom? Photo attached for reference.
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
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Great aggressive sound unlike any other single coil or humbucker. The constraints are they pickup any electromagnetic field. My outside lights turn on when a critter runs through the yard and the pickups hear this and get noisier. It is a battle. There is usually one or two relatively quite spots in a given p-lace , but you have to find them and contort into them. Lots of players love P90s and discount the noise as just something that goes with the territory. I guess it does. Heres a pic of mine. It is an Historic R4:
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
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That's one beautiful guitar! Thanks for including the pic. and from what you're describing, the sound of the P-90 is exactly what I'm looking for (and I wouldn't mind the extra noise) I'm not sure what price I could find in the open market for the Classic with the P-90s, but MF had it for $600 less than the one with '57s. Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like I need to seriously consider it. If they're anything like yours, they're gorgeous,
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
aint the classic customs got the double stacked H90s..?
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
If so, then there goes the noise, but then they are not P90's. They would be P100's. They have some other version too, an H90 I believe. It is a P90 with a dummy coil beneath it.
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
According to the Gibson site, the classic customs come with '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus PUs.
It doesn't show the version with the two P-90s, which is what I saw on MF, so I'm just going by what I saw there. It's interesting how MF features versions not shown on the official Gibson site.
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
No, all is right. The guitar that started the thread is GOTW #28 from last year.
Gibson Les Paul Classic Custom 2 P-90 Pickups » Music gadgets » Musical instruments, guitar, bass, piano, gadgets, amps, drums, keyboard, midi, percussion, synth
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
Call Saul at Centre City Music. He'll get you a much better price and a hand picked Custom, to boot. He's my 'go-to' guy for all Gibsons, now...
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
I have one of the Classic customs with the P-90's. The week #28 Guitar that you are refering too. The guitar itself is very attractive considering the price. Personally I like the sound of P-90's so that was in no way a drawback for me but they are not to everyone's taste. Fit and finnish on mine was very good. I will say one thing about it, its dam heavy. I'v picked up a few studios and a couple of standards and this feels far heavyer than those. As for tone and playabliity.... I can't really say as I am just learning how to play
![]() The only thing that may put you off is the binding. It's a 5 layer, white, black, white, black white binding. The thing is, it's not white, it's very orange to be honnest. I think its Gibson's sad attempt at making the guitar seem like its older than it is but they missed the mark on the colour. White tends to turn ivory or yellow with time, not a goldie orange. ![]() I think the binding may be what the reviewer was talking about when he said he didn't like it. I will try and take some pic's and post them in a day or so. Sadly I don't own a digital camera so I'm gonna take some shots with my cameraphone and see if they turn out. |
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LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
Greetings from 'P90Custom'. Great pics on this sweet black Gibby. I too am quite fond of the 'P90 Sound' from a Les Paul. Last Christmas ('08) I was blessed to find a new Black Epiphone LP Custom Classic LTD w/ Creme P90 pups.
It has a wonderful setup w/10's and plays very well indeed. I have additional pics if I can just figure out how to upload them. I've not seen many of these, if ever and could not pass it up. I'm soon getting an Earvana nut installed and then maybe a B7G Bigsby and/or a set of Lollars. You're all right about the sound of these things, a great mid snarl like a Tele who spend a month in the gym! It sounds right between my Strat and my Les Paul Standard w/Seth Lovers. It's become my go-to axe for most everything. I hope more get a chance to play or buy these great axes. P90Custom |
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
OK, I figured out how to post pics. I hope this works. Here is my LP Custom Classic LTD w/P90's and my LP Standard w/ Seth Lovers. I love them both. : )
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
hello everybody! i just got my first gibson les paul about a week ago, which happens to be the les paul classic custom with p90s, and i just have to say its FREKIN AWESOME!!!! haha
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Re: LP Classic Custom with P-90 Pickups
i played one of those Classic Customs, it thought it sounded wonderful, smooth and clean, but powerful. it was more $$ than i had otherwise i wouldve gotten it
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