peeninety
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I bought one in 2001 and it has P100s, but I see many for sale that imply, or even state, they're equipped with P90s. Did Gibson issue the guitar with both?
My 2000 originally came with a P90 in the neck and a P100 bridge.I bought one in 2001 and it has P100s, but I see many for sale that imply, or even state, they're equipped with P90s. Did Gibson issue the guitar with both?
Gibson produced 'Specials from 1989 to 1998 which were routinely factory built with P100 pickups. This does not mean they made none with P90s, but I am not seeing any actual record of that.
Nashville started making Jr's in mid '86. The instruments made it to Final Assembly before the pickups (P-100's) were ready, so a few of the first ones were built with P-90's. Once the P-100's were available, that's what they got.
Nashville started making Jr's in mid '86. The instruments made it to Final Assembly before the pickups (P-100's) were ready, so a few of the first ones were built with P-90's. Once the P-100's were available, that's what they got.
Plug the flippin' thing in, turn it on. Listen. Loud hum-p90's.
Just to clarify, the Jr's I'm referring to were all single pickup, single cutaway instruments at the beginning of the run. They were spec'd for P-100's, but P-90's were used for a few days just to get them out the door. The double cuts and Specials came later and should have all been built normally.
Perzackly!