P90
The Ultimate Vintage P90 Tone
$110 – $220
Discover what you’ve been missing with the Fralin P90: a vintage-voiced P90 known for its versatility, clarity, and snarly midrange. With clear lows, thick mids, and percussive highs, we guarantee that the Fralin P90 will inspire you, no matter what guitar or music style you play. As with all Fralin Pickups, you can take pride in knowing we designed, built, and assembled your P90 in Virginia using 100% USA-Made parts.
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The Ultimate Vintage P90 Replacement Pickup.
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Features:
Don’t you love the sound of a screaming P90 Pickup? What’s not to love? Easily one of the most unique and versatile pickup designs out there, the Fralin P90 pushes the limit by using 100% USA-Made parts and a tone that will make your jaw drop.
Whether you play Rock, Jazz, Country, R&B, or Funk, you will undoubtedly stand out in the mix with the pronounced pick attack and crystal-clear lows. Available in a Soapbar, Dogear, and Humbucker, you can rest assured knowing you can get the Fralin P90 tone, in any guitar you have.
Features:
- Original Gibson Size – Soapbar and Dogear models available
- Strong and bold – lots of midrange and snarl
- USA-made Alnico 4 Magnets for aggressive tone and output
- Compensated Bridge for even volume across all pickups
- RW/RP Neck pickup for hum-canceling on the middle position
- Adjustable USA-Made Steel Pole pieces for fine-tuning string balance
- Hand-wound with our “Sectioning” technique for unique, dynamic tone
- Hand-built and hand-wound for unrivaled quality control
- 10-Year Warranty on manufacturing defects
- Risk-free 30-Day Exchange Policy
Sound
Get excited – Fralin P90s covers an impressive, broad tonal spectrum.
Featuring a clear neck and an overwound bridge, our P90s have that undeniable thick Single-Coil tone with a distinct wound string, and percussive treble string. The midrange is full, thick, and warm – perfect for adding depth to your guitar.
Whether playing clean or dirty, we guarantee the “3-dimensional depth” that the Fralin P90 provides will inspire you for years to come. Single notes are punchy and clear without sounding tinny, and chords break up with a tight compression that’s guaranteed to push your amp.
And with a hand-wound scatter-wound coil, your pickup is as unique as you are – each coil features a subtly unique voice that will undoubtedly inspire you. Experience what you’ve been missing and give your guitar the P90 voice it was meant to have with the Fralin P90.
Sound Samples for P90:
About this Sound Clip:
All sound samples are played from Neck Position First and Bridge Position Last.
Soundclips recorded by Phil Heesen III, on a PRS SE. Pickups are the Stock Output Soapbar.
Tonal Graph For P90:
The tonal graph below for our P90 features Lows, Midrange, Highs, and general Output.
Attack: Stiff & Percussive
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Lead Color Codes:
See below for our Lead color codes. For help with matching to other manufacturers, check out this resource here.
Gibson Braided Lead:
Gibson-Style instruments
Phase Reversible
Coil Splitting
2-Conductor Lead:
Phase Reversible
Tech Specs:
See below for the estimated DCR and Polarity Information for our P90.
| SPECIFICATION | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Neck Ohm Reading: | 7.1K 1 |
| Bridge Ohm Reading: | 8.1K 1 |
| Neck Polarity: | Counter Clockwise Coil Direction, North to Strings |
| Bridge Polarity: | Clockwise Coil Direction, South to Strings |
| Wire: | USA-Made 42-Gauge Plain Enamel |
| Magnet: | USA-Made Alnico 4 Bar Magnets |
| Recommended Pot Value: | 500K |
| String Spacing: | 50mm |
| Recommended Cap Value: | 0.02mfd 2 |
More Information:
1 Ohm Readings can vary due to a multitude of factors, including ambient temperature, multimeter calibration, different wire batches, and other factors. Due to this, ohm readings are approximate. Learn more about Ohm Readings here.
2 We recommend a 0.02mfd Cap Value on most guitar and bass pickups. The exception is a Magic Cap, which Lindy prefers on the Bridge Pickup of Fender® guitars only. Learn More about Caps Here.
Soapbar
Plastic Dogear
Metal Dogear (Archtop)
P90 FAQ's
General FAQs
Here are quick answers to common questions we get:
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What Ohm Readings does your P90 have?
Navigate to our Tech Specs Tab for complete Ohm Readings and more useful information.
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Will this pickup fit my instrument?
Check our "Sizing" tab for the size of the pickup. No Sizing tab? Check under the product image gallery for dimensions.
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Is your Lead Time of 3-4 Weeks accurate?
It really depends on the shop capacity at the moment, and the size of your order. Feel free to give us a call for an accurate lead time. We always try to underpromise and overdeliver.
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What pickup height do you recommend setting your P90s to?
Our recommended Pickup Height is 1/8" (3.175mm) on the Bass Side and 1/16"( 1.5875mm) on the Treble Side. Measure by holding the corresponding side down at its highest fret and measure from the bottom of the string to the top of the pole piece.
Featured Reviews
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Customer Reviews
167 Genuine Reviews for P90
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A cut above the rest
I learned about Fralin Pickups while I was building a Les Paul Goldtop guitar. The P-90s I ordered are stock with gold poles. Out of the box they were beautiful. I wired my guitar in a 50’s style. Once I began playing the guitar I realized I had never heard anything like these P-90s. They are thick, bright and are extremely powerful. They are the most diverse pickups I’ve every played. I would love to swap out all my pickups to Fralin Pickups. -
I’ve had more than my fair share of aftermarket pickups in a wide variety of guitars, and these P90s are by far the best I’ve had. I ordered a the set for a custom ordered Baritone Jazzmaster I built and they do not disappoint. The cleans are sparkly and sweet, pick attack is nice a gritty, and the overdriven tones are out of this world. I’ve tuned the baritone A E B E G# C# and the jangly nature of the this tuning is really brought to life by the upper harmonic content these pickup bring out. Suddenly I find myself looking for P90 guitar kits, just for an excuse to have more of these incredible pickups!
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Replaced the firebird (Seymour Duncan) neck pickup with a Lindy Fralin p90. I live the sound. It’a Perfect Match for the p90 (fralin) in the bridge. Should’ve gotten 2 of his p90 in the first place.
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Should have upgraded years ago
I love these P90s. I was looking for a set of P90s that could replace my old factory pickups on my Ibanez Talman. I wanted to keep the polished nickel cover look of the old P90s and there surprisingly are not a lot of after market P90s with polished nickel covers. These Fralins not only look great but sound awesome. They give you the classic not-too-bright but not-too-dark P90 tone without any harsh frequencies that you might hear in cheaper P90s. Very quiet in my guitar too. Highly recommended. -
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Love the P90s!!
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Gibson Historic LP TV. Picked up a used 60s reissue LP TV and the pickups weren’t getting it. Spoke with the Fralin crew and they got a matched set out to me quickly. Sound great. Have plenty of punch and respond well to volume adjustment. Balanced well front to back. Very happy.
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Very fast shipping to germany.Good instalation tipps and information before delivery. And the p90 sounds great, exactly what i am looking for: pure vintage p90 tone like the originals. Great. Thanks
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P90 for reissue casino
The fralin stock p90s sound fantastic. Cleaner and brighter than the Epiphone Originals. The volume is more balanced with other guitars now and I don’t have to change amp and effect settings when switching guitars. The p90s growl nicely and I’m especially surprised at how good the neck -10% sounds! Thanks! -
Fralin Pickups are our first choice! Good solid vintage P-90 sound! One of the best winders out there. Highly recommended by C-Rocker Guitars.
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Best p90 on the planet! Flat or otherwise.
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I love the sound and the tech support to install!
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Great pickups. Very happy with these pickups. Matched up to a vintage guitar they sounded wonderful.
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I bought a Hum cancelling P90 for my Les Paul Junior and I couldn’t be happier. I had it wound +5% and it is fantastic! It really brought this guitar to life.
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Tone!
Replaced the P90s in my 2005 Gibson Sg Classic with some custom winds from Lindy Fralin. After speaking with Lindy, I settled on a 5% overwind bridge and 5% underwind neck. Couldn’t be more pleased with the sound of these pickups! More clarity along with more output. They sound so much better than the originals-money well spent!
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EXACTLY RIGHT !!!!!
The 5% overwound bridge pickup was PERFECT for my PRS Mccarty Soapbar !!!!!
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Love them so much! that had to buy two sets!
The best p-90 of the world. My two les pauls have these p-90 now, and they roar! Once you try them, you cant go back.
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Classic P90
Totally love this pickup sounds great in my Barncaster, oak body guitar. Quick delivery too! Thanks, Lindy your a Top of line person and so are your pickups!!!!
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Best pickups I have found.
They have the tone I’ve been looking for and I am really happy with these pickups. I’ve tried other brands, but their sound didn’t cut it. Fralin pickups are worth the money.
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