Don't let the naysayers put you down. I say go for it at 100m/h.
I have a basic Special 1 with P90 and it sounds as good as my P90 57 RE Jr, my 2020 P90 Yellow LP Special and my PRS SE Soapbar. So much so that I got a second one that I leave at the summer place. For a few months, that's the...
That's the Special model and it has always been the entry model with a bolt-on neck. They are good guitars and the easiest SG to play. As the neck in set about 1½" deeper into the body than any other SG, it makes it more compact and doesn't have an ounce of neck dive.
I never held one, but I...
WOOHOO ! It looks like new. Great find !
You might be disappointed about the pickup, it is not a P90 but a P100. A stacked version of a P90 that doesn't sound anything like a P90. Basically a lame humbucker. Easlly replaced. On mine I bought a cheap Chinese P90 that sounded fabulous. I only...
Try lowering that neck pup some more and the middle sound will come alive. Rolling off some neck volume still gets you the cocked wah thing but with less roll of.
About your pickups lacking something, get a screwdriver and play with their height. It is by far the most efficient, cheap, fast mod you can do to get a better tone out of any electric guitar. Every pickup has a different sweet spot, find yours.
Here's how I do it.
I set the bridge pickup...