The P90 vs. Humbucker Comparison – Pickups Review 2017
Photo by captain.orange / CC BY Ahh, the eternal comparison: P90 vs Humbuckers. From the late 1940s through the early 1950s, the P90 was the standard pickup for Gibson electric guitars. The reason for their popularity was that they were the hottest pickups the guitar world had ever seen, capable of putting out bolder, more powerful rock guitar sound, without the overly bright twang that some single-coil pickups produce. The humbucker, on the other hand, is known for one key thing: the design eliminates the 60-cycle hum that was a background presence in all single-coil tones. While they’re certainly capable of giving you powerful overdrive, they can also deliver louder clean tones than any previous pickup, giving them more versatility across a wider range of genres. There are a lot…