Budget P-90 Equipped Guitars! Is it the best pickup ever?

[@XceedCollectibles]

Your idea of what constitutes "budget" is very different from my own definition. Love some P90s though!

[@daviddalziel884]

Peach had an £8 K Les Paul killer video recently. Their financial reference points don’t seem to be great .

[@Nikoo033]

Those Yamaha Pacifica are £290-£590 depending on the model. So certainly an ok price point?

[@daviddalziel884]

@@Nikoo033 yeah didn’t watch whole video . Tried a LP with P90s recently and it was a huge disappointment, neck pickup fine but bridge was weak .

[@Nikoo033]

@@daviddalziel884 Oh was it? Good to know. I have this feeling that manufacturers may put cheaper/lower quality bridge pickups on their “cheap” models because people tend to play with gain/drive on those and that this might mask it a bit.

[@daviddalziel884]

@@Nikoo033 yeah it was a LP Studio . That said I played an eighties LP deluxe with the smaller humbuckers which I’d fancied for years -again it was disappointing as I played a custom just after it -night and day ! The custom was bigger in sound , gutsier . Just my opinion but go try them . 👍

[@mairenared]

Great to hear a comparison of P90 equipped guitars. I've always been a P90 fan and started to look for a P90 equipped guitar back in 2015. Not having deep pockets, I had my eye on an Epiphone Les Paul '56 Gold Top but at the time Epiphone had stopped making them and I couldn't find a secondhand one for love nor money. Then out of the blue I went into a local guitar shop to buy some strings for my Strat and there on the wall was an Epiphone Les Paul '56 Gold Top. Trying to conceal my amazement, I casually asked the owner how much he wanted for it. He said the list price was 500€ but that as it had been hanging on the wall for five years and no-one had shown any interest in it, he'd let me have it for 350€. He even threw in a gig bag. I got it home, cleaned it up, oiled the fretboard and put on a new set of strings and it came alive. The neck pickup is sweet and warm and the bridge pickup has plenty of growl and screams through a Blues Driver. An absolute bargain!

[@paulbateman81]

I had a 56 pro and it was amazing. I only sold it to pay for my Gibson LP special tribute with P90s. The neck on the 56 was huge but the sound was amazing. You got a great guitar there. I’d say my epiphone was slightly more bassy overall and mellow and the Gibson has a fraction more bite and clarity. My next purchase will be a R4 one day.

[@SeasonedSalmon]

They be paying you alright if you consider $1200 budget. 😎 💰 💴 💵

[@stanislavmigra]

yep

[@jldkrank]

Someone has a 1200 budget!

[@stanislavmigra]

@@jldkrank and someone earns less then 1200 monthly

[@jldkrank]

@@stanislavmigra its still technically a budget guitar. Because it fits in a budget.

[@misterroberts344]

A part time job in American at 12$ an hour makes at least 1.2 k monthly.

[@jcgarcia1931]

Reverend guitars are my cup of tea. A players dream and so well thought out and appointed. Bass contour knob is just the icing on the cake.

[@Lucasadamrau]

Love my Reverend Double Agent. Most versatile guitar I've owned

[@lalrinfela6303]

Yamaha Revstar not here?

[@rob808]

man that Rivolta and Reverend sounded awesome. I already own the Rivolta but its got me thinking of a reverend now.

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

For me, the best sounding of the lot was the Fender! Beautiful sound! P90 really growl/snarl. Thank you for posting this.

[@tonybrooks476]

I love the Charger 290. It is a gorgeous looking guitar. Dribble.

[@charliegrant6937]

Jack could play a Marlin Sidewinder that had been half buried in a ditch since the late 80’s and make it sound incredible. Absolute beast of a player 🔥

[@brucifer0]

The Epiphone 2020 LP special should have been in there Its not only a great guitar but is also a real budget/steel for the price.

[@jr0706]

Absolutely agree. I think when they think budget, it’s in the sub-$1k range (or the pound equivalent). I would’ve loved to see the 2020 TV yellow Epi LP Special in there, too.

[@jr0706]

Well, that Rivolta is well over $1k, and the Pacifica looks to be sub $500? Quite a spread. Probably left the Epi out because the LP was already covered by the Gibson (or maybe he didn’t have an Epi in stock?).

[@Uptown59]

Good to see and hear some p90 gitfiddles featured. My favorite pickups.

[@magicman12b]

I own a Reverend guitar and it’s an awesome playing guitar and that roasted maple neck is butter. IMO It’s the best guitar with the most features for your money. A very underrated guitar, definitely recommend people to take a minute and give them a try.

[@adam-yk6yd]

Great to hear a Rivolta demo'd - seriously thinking about their 12 string - are you guys planning to demo it on YT pls?

[@realmadmohican]

Just picked up a Reverend Charger 290 from a guy, locally. He raved about the guitar and I feel the vibe on it so far. Great playing instrument. Looking forward to trying a few others here you have covered! Great video!

[@vornado8715]

Reverends are the best kept secret in the guitar industry

[@AlejandroMendoza-z7r]

I have that guitar. I think it's missing a little in the clean range. Sounds great distorted tho.

[@jables1able]

The G&L fallout is a good option for budget friendly neck p90s!

[@prestonjoy8092]

G&L has a few guitars that should be in this lineup...

[@SomeKindOfMadman]

Awesome vid, Jack. Personally, I had a Gibson Soapbar P90 Neck Pickup installed in my LP Standard. I left the Humbucker Bridge as is. It has 3 distinct tones now, my fav is middle, cuz the 2 different pickups have an out of phase sound together.

[@troythompson1621]

My favs are P90 Telecasters. I have Fender, Squier, Michael Kelly, and Firefly. The factory Fender is a 94 Custom Deluxe that I try to get all my other guitars to play like.

[@stefanwolf888]

Yep I reckon P90's are the best all round pickups, a great balance between the twang and snap of singles and balls of humbuckers. I owned a Godin Icon with 3 x Lollar P90's that had the best range of sounds going, I just could not agree with the neck so it now lives elsewhere. I have 2 other P90 models and would probs add an LP Special if I found a likeable neck

[@glennpacker8161]

A few months ago I bought a 2011 Squier Vintage Modified Custom Tele P90, so I could try out P90s … it’s great and a genuinely budget model, don’t hesitate if you’re considering buying one

[@vitalogy62389]

Great playing, lots of nice ideas!

[@budgetguitarist]

You had me at "Budget!"

[@cherylkobielski5600]

Thank you. This was very informative. I actually preferred the Pacifica. 😁

[@ianmatthewdavis526]

Some of the best tones on this channel. That offset tele is SICK!

[@sudkreuz7570]

The Reverend sound amazing!

[@roytonai255]

I’ve been searching for a P90 guitar to complete my arsenal. Leaning towards the Rivolta , classy looks and sounds awesome.

[@seanzinger]

I’ve learned more just watching Jack play demos than any teacher could ever do.

[@VictorGonzoShow]

That offset Tele now sells for 3000-4000$ on reverb just FYI.

[@chuckaspegren5528]

That offset Tele....I love it!

[@danmarcus1775]

These all sound awesome - Jack's playing and the rest of the rig certainly help. Which Dr Z amp is that? Also, I think I heard a boost/OD click on during the LP special demo. What pedals are being used?

[@gwawd]

That Reverend surprisingly sounded the best of the bunch.

[@vornado8715]

Reverends are total underdogs!

[@roscoefoofoo]

Tasteful & talented playing, and fine demos of each guitar.

[@bgayer1]

By the way...whose budget were you referring to...lol. I wouldn’t consider these budget guitars. Now Firefly, Grote, Chibson, Indio, or Slick, or Xaviere. Now those are budget for sure!

[@Greenmantislives]

I would have definitely appreciated hearing the clean tones on the other guitars for a more even comparison but thanks anyway for making the video and demonstrating some very cool guitars.

[@jamesmarkjackson1979]

None of those are budget but that Pacifica sounded amazing on the neck P90!

[@TheWelhaven]

Owned several P90 guitars like Gibson R6, Collings 290, Haar Jazzmaster, Hamer Korina Jr. Now I have a Noventa with Amber P90s. Fun guitar.

[@nickdrey1200]

So glad i stumbled upon this video. Ive not ever had a p90, myself and i have just been having dreams of them haha. I am not a fan of humbuckers at all, at all. I feel that tbey just so not give me what i need. They just sound sterile, their voice is very samey all the time. I guess that's maybe a result of me playing only single coils for 12 years hahah. But about 2 my months ago i went to a jam with a friend of mine. One of the fellas there had one of those new Yamaha Revstars, with p90s. I asked him if i could try it, he let me. It was soooo nice. It played so buttery and sweet. When i was done , i said thank you and then told him that i have mever played a set of humbuckers that sounded so nice and sweet. I was seriously ready to go grab a Les Paul haha, since i never had one cause the hummers. He told me the pickups on his rev was just a fat single coil. I was kinda not surprised haha, it had such a wonderful voice...which buckers dont have

[@bgayer1]

I learned that I like the sound of a set neck with P90’s much better than. Bolt neck either clean or dirty!!!

[@chrisv2557]

It could be that you prefer the tone of a shorter scale length guitar (gibson style), also pickups are placed on different positions for example a tele and a Les paul

[@LeeEisenstein]

Great reviews. As an aside, there's more than a passing resemblance between the host and Giulio Regondi, one of the most virtuosic guitarists of the early Romantic period.

[@sassycat]

If I had to rank them: 5) Yamaha Pacifica 4) Rivolta 3) Fender Offset Tele 2) Gibson LP Jr. Tribute 1) Reverend Charger 290 - that bass contour control really helps dial in the sounds I love. Just needs a Doozy or a Bigsby to be perfect.

[@riphopfer5816]

Dunno, mate-that Fender was well gorgeous, mate. It could snarl, it could sparkle, it could fatten up and cry the blues…I’m not normally a Fender guy; that’s how I know it had to actually be genuinely good. I’m naturally a sucker fer Rivolas and Revs, so I knew I’d like them regardless of how they actually came across, comparatively-thus I disqualified miself as a judge of them. The Gibson Special sounded great, but I’m so bored of Gibsons I could shite. That Fender just truly surprised the hell out me. Of course, I think e said it’s Japanese-only, so paying the import fees will bring the price up to $3500US, likely, and I don’t come from a background where we can afford to spend $3500 on anythin what ain’t gonna make that money back-plus profit, guaranteed.

[@jaguarandi2]

​@@riphopfer5816 I got a reverend for $850.

[@jah8859]

I'd say the Reverend would be my one of choice. That could be because of the Tele styling as I was distracted by the one on the wall. Good comparisons though. Cheers

[@DarleyHR2024]

I was half expecting vintage to be on that list just purchased the V132 which is a mirror of the Gibson but a bit more affordable

[@elbarjones4812]

Vintage are true "budget" guitars you can actually gig with. I have one w/ 2 P-90/s in TV yellow...sounds and plays great.

[@Freejaysongarrow]

I picked up a Glen Burton, with p90s looks like a Les Paul. Plays and sounds great! $250.00. Looks like a gold top les Paul. I lost all my gear. And wanted something decent. To start building my studio again. I used to own two SG with humbucker pickups and loved it. Didn’t want to spend lots of money so I found the Glen Burton gold top. Check it out if you want something decent for a great price.

[@insaneinthebrain1978]

Dude your playing is awesome! The Revolta sounds killer

[@domaroundtheworld4754]

Cheers for doing this - would it be possible to do similar for the Gibson range to see what different body types do? Jr, Special & Standard(P90) - it would be great to hear how the P90 power is deployed in those differently-constructed settings!

[@furbymetal83]

I own a firebird Studio with p90s-- super tits. Right amount of fatness and sparkle, sort of SGish

[@GaryAlexanderMusic]

I don't mean to be that guy who always finds something wrong in a video. But I've seen several videos lately stating that the neck on the LP Special "TRIBUTE" is Mahogany. It's Maple. The $1700.00 regular Les Paul Special has a Mahogany neck, but not this one. That being said, I just bought a guitar exactly like the Les Paul in this video, and I absolutely love it.

[@BizarrePudding]

I own 5 electric guitars and 4 of them only have P-90s in them...by far my favorite pickup.. I thought all those guitars sounded great, and nice to Yamaha get some love...the P-90s in my RS502T are stellar... Sweet playing as usual Jack...Happy New Year!

[@saxocastera]

I go for the Reverend Charger

[@paulbates4100]

Nice demo thanks, just bought the gibbo and love it. Call me a cork sniffer with an overactive imagination if you like but the complete fenderyness of that fender seems to overwhelm the sound of the P90s ...I reckons anyway.

[@longotown]

Thanks - the Yamaha is a nice surprise! Also love the Reverend!

[@utyoubyouzer6777]

Thanks for the comparison. Unfortunately there are not too many broad range P90 equipped guitar comparisons out there. I had a Godin Core CT P90 and I felt the pickups were too hot (Seymour Duncan P90-3), then Godin 5th Ave Kingpin II that is an amazing guitar and dog ears P90s sounds so good and transparent but to the point of sounding a bit too acoustic and revealing for my taste. I like Reverend design but the tone is also depending on the amp and amp settings. Which one do you think could do a tele jazz tone better? My reference to the sound is Jakob Bro. Sweet, warm, yet articulate tone. I think he has Filtertron model on his tele neck.

[@KR1298508]

I've got the offset tele, and it's a chunky ass guitar. Wish it had a whammy hah

[@markhill9275]

Sport, YES, p90's rule! If you had the sense to locate and play an Agile AD 201 you would agree! What a guitar! Man, can those pups Growl! Yet they produce the sweetest clear tones as well! I do not believe Rondo music make them any more, but possibly the best ever value guitar at around $400 USoNA, best bargain ever!

[@dustbowlrelics]

So interested in choosing the right p-90 sound machine & thanks for the wonderful earful. Enjoy Tele o/s, Rivolta & Rev Charger may be top but cost might be king...coin flip on above but all have something noteworthy!

[@vittoriobassi9880]

Neck: - Rivolta - 3:44 - Gibson - 6:06 - Reverend - 9:12 - Fender - 12:26 - Yamaha - 15:36 Bridge: - Rivolta - 3:57 - Gibson - 5:59 - Reverend - 8:56 - Fender - 12:51 - Yamaha: - Coil split - 16:15 - Humbucker - 16:43

[@TheMadStrater]

great playing, xlnt demo!

[@jsphillip60]

I had a Gibson SG ("Classic") with p90's. A bit neck heavy, but otherwise loved it. I needed money, had to sell it. Now I need a new p90 guitar! 😢

[@patrickanarchy-official5662]

The best P90 guitar i like is the Gibson SG Junior. Its a hidden jem. Its slightly better than a LpJr its got more clarity too. Although that's not a budget guitar its well worth it .

[@garlandlabat4922]

Wonder review, thank you!

[@TheVaxMerstappen]

These guys deserve to be as big as Anderton’s channel

[@davidburke2132]

For those of you from the UK and into cars it’s like Top Gear vs Fifth Gear. Fifth Gear was always the more thorough and “serious” about cars but Top Gear slaughtered them in ratings and popularity. I agree that Peach do better actual reviews but I’d be amazed if they ever get anywhere near as popular as the Anderton’s channel because to watch Peach videos you’ve really got to be a total guitar nerd but to want to watch the Anderton’s channel you just need to be kinda into guitars a bit but in search of entertainment. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Nikoo033]

I like both channels. But They’re not targeting the same audience I think.

[@rickya3877]

Nice to see a korina guitar... curious as to why we don't see more

[@jrocket50]

Has to be the Gibson for that traditional P90 sound but for me I'm digging the offset Tele....

[@stewarttomkinson3356]

I’m lefty so I built a Paul reed smith with the 90s

[@billy1858]

i really like the pacifica,just the 41mm nut width putting me off! will have to try one when the world gets back to some sort of normality.

[@greggilleland7831]

Well, you need the Epi SG P90 Special since it's really budget at $399 US. Great video but like the others, not really budget guitars here, bruh. More intermediate. What would really be cool is for y'all to do a video on all "budget" guitars that are set up like the Yamaha, with a split coil HB bridge and a P90 neck. Not too many to be found in the budget range other than Yamaha that I can find...

[@Deatg-ek8rf]

Les Paul Melody Maker 2014 was the best budget P90 guitar ever made. With a new bridge and a few mods you have a $2000 guitar for $500.

[@anthonyjames9711]

Wonderful guitars, now I'll go check the prices.

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

I heard what I liked in the white Gibson, it's got everything except a Bigsby. Do they really use Mahogany necks on those "Tribute" guitars,anyway it does'nt matter cos it works perfectly. Thanks.

[@hamishsummers8585]

I thought it said "budget" guitars?

[@yodasecondave]

Gretsch makes a Jet with P90s that is far more budget friendly than some of what's listed here.

[@williamhawkins69]

The Gibson and the Reverend are my favourites I think.

[@MosriteCharlie]

love the guitars. What is the red tolex covered amp stack on your right?

[@williamcharlesschneider4825]

I would consider budget guitars to be in the

[@Uptown59]

Can you find some decent guitars with P90 pickups in the $700 range? There should be more. And there are plenty humbucking guitars in that price range.

[@williamcharlesschneider4825]

@@Uptown59 I was referring to all guitars in general but there are some Harley Bentons that play phenomenally (for the price) way cheaper than $700 that come loaded with P90s. Also classic vibe Squires

[@Nikoo033]

The Yamaha Pacifica last presented was £300-£600 depending on the model. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Uptown59]

@@williamcharlesschneider4825 I'm not looking for a P90 guitar. I have what I need. From what I've heard Harley Benton builds very good guitars period. However, the only way that I'd buy a Harley Benton or any guitar is first I'd have to want one and then be able to go to the store and see and play it myself. And not take the word of someone on KZbin or on the internet that I don't know. I refuse to go through the trouble of having one shipped here and find that the neck is twisted or that it was damaged in shipping. When Chuck Levin's or Guitar Center starts selling them, then I'll drive there and check them out.

[@pablo9364]

Budget guitars are below £300

[@elevenAD]

i want that offset tele!!! wow

[@1willywonker]

Great big thankyou🎸🤠👍

[@phonogravity]

the lonely island pickup 👍🏼

[@spokes28]

These are not budget guitars .

[@noahbenson585]

RIP leslie west

[@mandolinka29]

I am kinda disappointed that you picked a Yamaha Pacifica instead of a Yamaha Revstar 502

[@peterpeterson1164]

Both are good :)

[@PeachGuitars]

Hey Dimitar, thanks for your feedback. We don't actually carry the Revstar line, this Pacifica is mega option though!

[@redpillpusher]

"budget"?! what? had no idea just how relative that word was until now 🤔

[@johnmirabile3535]

I think were all giving up on the whole paf 59 obsession it just cant be recreated it wouldve happened already just a strange and mysterious, situation! Hence, were all realizing p90S ROCKKKK! Thats the upcoming craze i see it everyday, its coming!

[@krishartzell847]

Y’all missed the Squier Paranormal Tele baritone

[@marc-yv7cu]

For me and for the blues: Reverend Charger 290 ...

[@aaronmajchen982]

Reverend as the all around winner for mee

[@tonybrooks476]

Ooooooh Matron that Rivolta is not revolting.

[@thedrogo3953]

P90's FOREVER!!!

[@thorandersen5529]

I’d dare say, these aren’t budget guitars

[@kingstumble]

Agreed.

[@disturbedcarrot]

What prices roughly are these?

[@jamesoli89]

@@disturbedcarrot Over £1k

[@kingstumble]

@@disturbedcarrot Click on the links in the description.

[@davidburke2132]

@@jamesoli89 only 2 out of the 5 are over £1000. None of the others are above £900, with the Revered and especially the Yamaha being quite a lot cheaper than that. But I agree they’re not budget... I’d describe them as mid range, in some cases lower mid range.

[@pierreyveshuet1763]

If the Fender Offset Tele has Jazzmaster pickups, they are very different from P90s, in both building and sound.

[@chrisj1602]

No it doesn’t.

[@budgetguitarherogeartv4143]

P90's are my pickup of choice. In fact my favourite p90 is a budget ceramic Entwistle pickup. I've tried many more expensive variants over the years but I keep coming back to the Entwistle

[@feloniousmonk321]

Right on !Those Entwistle ceramic P90 pickups are great.

[@williamb4652]

Turns out I’m a crappy player, so on the basis that "if you can’t play, build", I’m going on a guitar building course to make my own instrument. I’m going to put P90s in it.

[@purimuadmuang2259]

Lp special tribute's neck is maple

[@liamhart4040]

Definitely stealing that riff at 8:56

[@H_Oscarsson]

Budget? Well, that's not what I would define as budget guitars, but nice video anyways.

[@justbass4]

what is he playing at 18:45 iso?

[@mateusoliveira9612]

Desculpe pela pergunta mais o pedal DuelList V1.2 é origem da King Tone?????

[@jamesilish]

Most amps cannot handle the throaty midrange tones P-90s can give when the amp is a high gain setting . Nothing is better for classic guitar playing as the P -90 tones are colorful and very harmonic & dynamic ! Humbucker pickups are bland sounding on chords compared with P-90 pups.

[@nickmee4617]

Do you stock Rebel Relic guitars?

[@jwilder2251]

Disappointed by the Fender, blown away by the Reverend

[@seabee127]

Budget ?