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hello there i own a Ventures wilson brothers guitar and it has p90 pickups in it and i was wondering if there are any good replacment p90 pups that get that surf tone

There's tons but for p90's and surf I think low wind bright maybe hi fi pickups such as Lindy Fralin or Lollar low wind p90.

Ventures Mosrite guitars do not have P90s and they sound nothing like them. Mosrite p'ups are very hot and have a snarling tone. Lots of surf music uses these axes but P90s won't get you there. Try Japanese Mosrite or M3 California to get authentic Ventures tone.

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Last edited: Aug 02, 2016 20:06:40

I have a Gibson les Paul with p90s. Anyone try the alnico pole p90s by Lindy Fralin? I heard they sound similar to jazzmaster pickups. I'm left handed and lefty jazzmasters are hard to get.
Thanks!

The Lindy Fralin P90s sound great, though different than JM pickups. A big reason that Fano had that run of success was the Lindy Fralin P90s in many of them (had one, played several).

Paul

Gibson p90s work ok for more aggressive surf but don't quite work for cleaner stuff. I'm trying to get a JM vibe by replacing the pickups with Fralins. I'll try to listen to the Fano to get some idea of the tone. Thanks

Love P90's, but too noisy for me.

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surf_jimi wrote:

I have a Gibson les Paul with p90s. Anyone try the alnico pole p90s by Lindy Fralin? I heard they sound similar to jazzmaster pickups. I'm left handed and lefty jazzmasters are hard to get.
Thanks!

I've used the alnico pole P-90's from both Fralin and Lollar. I find the Lollars to be a little sweeter sounding and also have more bass than the Fralins. The Fralins, especially in the bridge lack some bass to my ears.
You could definitely get closer to a Jazzmaster sound with the alnico pole P-90s. They are much clearer and have more open twang than a standard P-90.

Cheers,
Jeff

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