P90 Reissues

zeronalo · 03-19-2012, 08:06 PM

OK - I'm dumping my strat which I just cannot get to work for me and jonesing for something with P90's and figured I go with another reissue. I'm not a big fan of gold tops but again I'm not much for what a guitar looks like anyway as long as it plays well and has a great sound.

Which reissues have the P90's? which would you guys get and why? I value all the different opinions so go for it.

Alohas
Freddy

goldtop56 · 03-19-2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by goldtop56

These are my 56 goldtops

By sbray83 at 2012-03-19

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check these out

zeronalo · 03-19-2012, 09:27 PM

nice - maybe gold top aint so bad

aloha

HOT-BRIT · 03-19-2012, 09:31 PM

there is a new Gibson USA Firebird with 3 P-90's and the price was good also

goldtop56 · 03-20-2012, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by zeronalo

nice - maybe gold top aint so bad

aloha

not to bad at all and as it has epiphone on the headstock i managed to pick both of these up for just over 300 quid, and i have to say they sound and play brilliantly!!!!! imo you may as well save yourself some money and go for one of the epiphones and if you dont like it sell it !!!!! is there really much difference to the gibson version?!?!?!?

gypsyseven · 03-20-2012, 02:42 AM

I can highly recommend the 50th Anniversary Epiphone '61 Casino.It comes stock with Gibson P90's and plays and sounds amazing!

dlmorley · 03-20-2012, 02:58 AM

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goldtop56 · 03-20-2012, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by gypsyseven

I can highly recommend the 50th Anniversary Epiphone '61 Casino.It comes stock with Gibson P90's and plays and sounds amazing!

are they nice i like the look of them alot although im not to sure about the epiphone headstock thing it looks a bit odd if you know what i mean

goldtop56 · 03-20-2012, 03:24 AM

also worth looking at the epiphone rivera p93

jd0272 · 03-20-2012, 03:46 AM

57 Jnr reissue. Used mine last night at band rehearsal, killer guitars and sound and not nearly as squealey as my Esquire. Epiphone do a version and there's also the Tokai and Burny route.

gypsyseven · 03-20-2012, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by goldtop56

are they nice i like the look of them alot although im not to sure about the epiphone headstock thing it looks a bit odd if you know what i mean

I really love anything about them/mine...

zhivago · 03-20-2012, 07:36 AM

the '54 Custom RI has a P90

7gtop · 03-20-2012, 07:45 AM

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the '54 Custom RI has a P90

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planks · 03-20-2012, 09:22 AM

You might wanna look into these as well

Gibson.com: Gibson 1955 Les Paul Custom Exclusives

Gibson.com: Gibson 1955 Les Paul Custom Exclusives (Alnico V 'Staple' neck pup)

dirtyhippie08 · 05-27-2012, 07:41 PM

epiphone custom lp & gibson 50's tribute studio lp.jpgI don't know the difference between a RI and a tribute but the Gibson 50's tribute studio and the 60's tribute studio both have P90's. I own the 50's tribute and I just love the tone of the P90's through a tubed Marshall. And after some quick re-setup work, the guitar plays great!!

eraxis · 05-27-2012, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by goldtop56

not to bad at all and as it has epiphone on the headstock i managed to pick both of these up for just over 300 quid, and i have to say they sound and play brilliantly!!!!! imo you may as well save yourself some money and go for one of the epiphones and if you dont like it sell it !!!!! is there really much difference to the gibson version?!?!?!?

difference? a lot.

Spot · 05-30-2012, 02:43 PM

Man, I’m getting more and more confused on this P90 thing. I was just schooled by a knowledgeable senior member of this forum saying the contemporary P90s are P100s and actually have an addition coil. I was also told by another a member of this forum the “P90s” they are loading contemporary Gibsons with are the same from the Custom Shop to the Faded series – that, currently, there’s no such thing as a VOS P90. I have a 2010 Special with the long neck tendon and an ebony board and what the website is calling a P90 and, for an off-the-rack Gibson, it plays and sounds nice. But a few folks here have told me the new P90s aren’t remotely the same as the originals. Having never owned a guitar with vintage P90s I can’t tell but I would love to get to the bottom of this. Just seems odd to me that the pickups in a $699 Faded Special are the same as what’s in a $2,200 VOS Special.

EasyAce · 05-30-2012, 05:54 PM

I'm just a little biased toward the one I happen to own . . . 2007 R6 . . .

Resonant. Cries like a baby when you play her through Fender amps, especially when you run both pups together. Lovely fat bat neck. And this one's not a bad looker, either!

The Refugee · 05-30-2012, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtyhippie08

Attachment 63725I don't know the difference between a RI and a tribute but the Gibson 50's tribute studio and the 60's tribute studio both have P90's. I own the 50's tribute and I just love the tone of the P90's through a tubed Marshall. And after some quick re-setup work, the guitar plays great!!

The difference is that the Reissue is supposed to be much closer in design to the original guitar, as opposed to the tribute which is more of a nod towards a certain guitar.

Oh, and Reissues cost 5 -10x more.

RUFFCUT · 05-30-2012, 07:46 PM

Lollars...

SFK · 05-31-2012, 10:18 AM

cherrick · 05-31-2012, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Spot

Man, I’m getting more and more confused on this P90 thing. I was just schooled by a knowledgeable senior member of this forum saying the contemporary P90s are P100s and actually have an addition coil. I was also told by another a member of this forum the “P90s” they are loading contemporary Gibsons with are the same from the Custom Shop to the Faded series – that, currently, there’s no such thing as a VOS P90. I have a 2010 Special with the long neck tendon and an ebony board and what the website is calling a P90 and, for an off-the-rack Gibson, it plays and sounds nice. But a few folks here have told me the new P90s aren’t remotely the same as the originals. Having never owned a guitar with vintage P90s I can’t tell but I would love to get to the bottom of this. Just seems odd to me that the pickups in a $699 Faded Special are the same as what’s in a $2,200 VOS Special.

Pics.

Take the bloody cover off and take a picture. Then circle the "addition[sic] coil". Post it here. LOL

SKATTERBRANE · 05-31-2012, 05:05 PM

All modern Gibson's P90 are the same part number/model, whether they are in Custom Shop guitars or regular USA guitars, whether they are neck or bridge. Gibson ALSO used to make a P100 which looks like a P90, but is a stacked coil humbucker. There was a time when the normal USA guitars used the P100, and the reissue style guitars used the P90. Gibson no longer makes a P100 as far as I know.

There is no such thing as a VOS pickup, whether it be a P90 or a Humbucker! But pickups on VOS guitars have their covers artifically aged. The pickup UNDER the cover is not affected.

The term VOS has caused so much confusion. I wish Gibson had never thought of this marketing campaign.

Other than some contruction details like the backing plate, etc, the basic design of a modern Gibson P90 and a vintage is very, very similar.

The Refugee · 05-31-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SFK

That doublecut is so sweet. Shame they don't make them in that finish anymore.

SKATTERBRANE · 05-31-2012, 05:11 PM

What Gibson puts in Epiphones, I have no idea, but it PROBABLY is not the same P90 they put in their USA or Custom Shop guitars.

SKATTERBRANE · 05-31-2012, 05:15 PM

And since the OP is posting in the reissue section and says he is interested in a reissue with P90s, I would ASSUME he means a Custom Shop Historic Reissue verson of a R7 or R8 Junior, R0 Special, R4 or R6 Goldtop reissue, or R4 Custom reissue.

SKATTERBRANE · 05-31-2012, 05:20 PM

This is the one and only soapbar P90 that Gibson makes (other than Epiphone which is a Asian made pickup) P-90 - Single Coil with Soapbar Cover - Gibson Store

SKATTERBRANE · 05-31-2012, 05:27 PM

P90 (left) vs P100:

I think Gibson stopped making P100s in the late 90s or early 00s.

A Historic reissue route is not deep enough to fit a P100 into.

SKATTERBRANE · 05-31-2012, 05:46 PM

SKATTERBRANE · 05-31-2012, 06:02 PM

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03-19-2012, 08:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
zeronalo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Waimanalo Hawaii Posts: 1,033 Thanks: 0 Thanked 74 Times in 33 Posts	P90 Reissues OK - I'm dumping my strat which I just cannot get to work for me and jonesing for something with P90's and figured I go with another reissue. I'm not a big fan of gold tops but again I'm not much for what a guitar looks like anyway as long as it plays well and has a great sound. Which reissues have the P90's? which would you guys get and why? I value all the different opinions so go for it. Alohas Freddy __________________ He killed a man at a dice game and was convicted of murder and sentenced to six months' incarceration (in Parchman Prison). Burnside later said "I didn't mean to kill nobody ... I just meant to shoot the sonofabitch in the head. Him dying was between him and the Lord."

03-19-2012, 09:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
zeronalo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Waimanalo Hawaii Posts: 1,033 Thanks: 0 Thanked 74 Times in 33 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues nice - maybe gold top aint so bad aloha __________________ He killed a man at a dice game and was convicted of murder and sentenced to six months' incarceration (in Parchman Prison). Burnside later said "I didn't mean to kill nobody ... I just meant to shoot the sonofabitch in the head. Him dying was between him and the Lord."

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HOT-BRIT V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 18,758 Thanks: 64 Thanked 280 Times in 52 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues there is a new Gibson USA Firebird with 3 P-90's and the price was good also Backstage likes this.

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goldtop56 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: kent, england Posts: 429 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues also worth looking at the epiphone rivera p93

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jd0272 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ryton, UK Posts: 181 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues 57 Jnr reissue. Used mine last night at band rehearsal, killer guitars and sound and not nearly as squealey as my Esquire. Epiphone do a version and there's also the Tokai and Burny route. ed1996 likes this.

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zhivago Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London UK Posts: 118 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 3 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues the '54 Custom RI has a P90 planks and retrobob like this.

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dirtyhippie08 Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 26 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues epiphone custom lp & gibson 50's tribute studio lp.jpgI don't know the difference between a RI and a tribute but the Gibson 50's tribute studio and the 60's tribute studio both have P90's. I own the 50's tribute and I just love the tone of the P90's through a tubed Marshall. And after some quick re-setup work, the guitar plays great!!

05-30-2012, 02:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
Spot Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,159 Thanks: 1 Thanked 61 Times in 30 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues Man, I’m getting more and more confused on this P90 thing. I was just schooled by a knowledgeable senior member of this forum saying the contemporary P90s are P100s and actually have an addition coil. I was also told by another a member of this forum the “P90s” they are loading contemporary Gibsons with are the same from the Custom Shop to the Faded series – that, currently, there’s no such thing as a VOS P90. I have a 2010 Special with the long neck tendon and an ebony board and what the website is calling a P90 and, for an off-the-rack Gibson, it plays and sounds nice. But a few folks here have told me the new P90s aren’t remotely the same as the originals. Having never owned a guitar with vintage P90s I can’t tell but I would love to get to the bottom of this. Just seems odd to me that the pickups in a $699 Faded Special are the same as what’s in a $2,200 VOS Special. __________________ "Who's the brains behind this operation? Well, it's not really a brains kind of operation. http://soundcloud.com/spotmandoo/covers-from-the-black-lagoon

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EasyAce Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 7,636 Thanks: 94 Thanked 139 Times in 54 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues I'm just a little biased toward the one I happen to own . . . 2007 R6 . . . Resonant. Cries like a baby when you play her through Fender amps, especially when you run both pups together. Lovely fat bat neck. And this one's not a bad looker, either! kdm likes this. __________________ R9, R6, Classic Antique; two Fender amps (Twin Reverb, Deluxe Reverb 65RI); Boss volume pedal; Boss equaliser pedal *When I’m singing blues, I’m singing life. People that can’t stand to listen to the blues, they’ve got to be phonies.---Etta James Without a guitar, I'm like a poet with no hands.---Mike Bloomfield. [If it wasn’t] for the blues, we’d all be sitting around sipping tea and listening to chamber music.*---Mickey Baker. http://soundcloud.com/easyace/my-home-is-where-my-heart-is

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SKATTERBRANE Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 21,441 Thanks: 603 Thanked 549 Times in 185 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues All modern Gibson's P90 are the same part number/model, whether they are in Custom Shop guitars or regular USA guitars, whether they are neck or bridge. Gibson ALSO used to make a P100 which looks like a P90, but is a stacked coil humbucker. There was a time when the normal USA guitars used the P100, and the reissue style guitars used the P90. Gibson no longer makes a P100 as far as I know. There is no such thing as a VOS pickup, whether it be a P90 or a Humbucker! But pickups on VOS guitars have their covers artifically aged. The pickup UNDER the cover is not affected. The term VOS has caused so much confusion. I wish Gibson had never thought of this marketing campaign. Other than some contruction details like the backing plate, etc, the basic design of a modern Gibson P90 and a vintage is very, very similar.

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SKATTERBRANE Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 21,441 Thanks: 603 Thanked 549 Times in 185 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues What Gibson puts in Epiphones, I have no idea, but it PROBABLY is not the same P90 they put in their USA or Custom Shop guitars.

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SKATTERBRANE Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 21,441 Thanks: 603 Thanked 549 Times in 185 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues And since the OP is posting in the reissue section and says he is interested in a reissue with P90s, I would ASSUME he means a Custom Shop Historic Reissue verson of a R7 or R8 Junior, R0 Special, R4 or R6 Goldtop reissue, or R4 Custom reissue.

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SKATTERBRANE Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 21,441 Thanks: 603 Thanked 549 Times in 185 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues This is the one and only soapbar P90 that Gibson makes (other than Epiphone which is a Asian made pickup) P-90 - Single Coil with Soapbar Cover - Gibson Store

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SKATTERBRANE Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 21,441 Thanks: 603 Thanked 549 Times in 185 Posts	Re: P90 Reissues P90 (left) vs P100: I think Gibson stopped making P100s in the late 90s or early 00s. A Historic reissue route is not deep enough to fit a P100 into.

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