I’ve always loved the way P-90s fall in a sweet spot between the fat warmth of a humbucker and the shimmer and twang of Fender-style single-coils, and these pickups are certain to please the most discriminating P-90 connoisseurs.
Surprisingly, these pickups are also very quiet, and even when I used an overdrive pedal going into a high-gain amp I experienced none of the usual hum that I get from single-coils. The tone of the Gibson USA P-90 pickups is absolutely fierce, with a crisp, snarling attack and stellar clarity and definition. “Blak and Blu” model is by far the best Casino I’ve ever played. PERFORMANCE I have played quite a few Casinos over the years, including new models as well as prime vintage examples, but I have to admit that the Gary Clark Jr. Vintage-style details include a top-mounted Switchcraft 1/4-inch output jack and a black plastic grommet for the three-position pickup selector switch. The hardware and pickup covers are nickel-plated and include genuine Grover tuners and an ABR Tune-o-matic bridge. The glued-in set mahogany neck meets the body at the 16th fret and features 22 medium-jumbo frets, a 24 3/4-inch scale, Sixties SlimTaper D-shaped profile and rosewood fingerboard with parallelogram inlays. Other important features include a pair of Gibson USA P-90 single-coil pickups, a laminated five-ply maple and birch top, and completely hollow-body construction.
