Epiphone Casino P90 Replacement
After an extensive amount of research we have gathered enough information to make a comprehensive list of the best P90 guitars that are priced underneath $1000. We can tell you right now that the Godin 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II reigns supreme over the rest due to its playability, appearance, and price. The 5th Avenue is a big hit with buyers online, so don’t just take our word for it!
I had a GC limited run Korean-made Casino from a few years back. Loved the guitar, hated the stock pickups. Picked up some relatively cheap Kent Armstrong P90's, Lollar spacers and added a Bigsby and it turned out really, really nice. Upgrading Stock Epiphone Casino Pickups - What's inside The first task was to remove the covers and see what's inside. The Epiphone Casino has custom bobbins with a string spacing narrower than a standard P90. The option was to either make new bobbins to match the cover pole spacing or simply use the existing ones.
We will be checking out all the best guitars priced under $1000 that incorporate the use of P90 pickups for you to go and check out yourself!
1. Godin 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II
Godin 5th Avenue CW Electric Guitar (Kingpin II, Cognac Burst)- Made in North America
- Double-Action Truss Rod
- Canadian Silver Leaf Maple Neck
- Cut-away Body
- 2 Godin Kingpin P90 single-coil pickups
The cutaway Godin 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II is a North American archtop electric guitar that is truly in a class of its own. It features a pair of Godin Kingpin P90 single-coil pickups that delivers a classic vintage tone – providing a large amount of presence and clarity.
The guitar is crafted from Canadian wild cherry, and the body is a molded archtop and back. Some of the key features of the 5th Avenue include the adjustable bridge, classic f holes, contoured high-gloss headstock, floating pick-guard, and cream binding. All of which help enhance the classic look of the guitar.
I admit that I really admire the custom polish finish of the guitar, which is very reminiscent of the 19th century French polishes.
One of the most impressive things about Godin as a company is the fact that they produce their own brand of single-coil p90 pickups. The 5th Avenue features both a neck and a bridge pickup of these pickups. And in all honesty, you don’t even need an amp for this guitar to sound great, it sounds just as good played acoustically.
Overall, the Godin 5th Avenue CW Kingpin II is truly an amazing guitar. It doesn’t matter what your music taste is, the tonal range produced by the 5th Avenue will be sure to give you whatever you are looking for (to an extent!). From jazz, to bluegrass, to rock, you’ll be sure to get a kick out of the 5th Avenue.
2. Epiphone Les Paul Special I P90
Epiphone Les Paul Special I P90 Electric Guitar Worn Cherry- Body Body shape: Single cutaway Body type: Solid body Body material: Solid wood Top wood: Not applicable Body wood: Mahogany Body finish: Gloss...
- Mahogany Les Paul body features Epiphone P90R and P90T Soap Bar pickups producing huge, FAT single coil tones, and an adjustable wrap-around...
- Case sold separately
- Mahogany Les Paul body features Epiphone P90R and P90T Soap Bar pickups producing huge, FAT single coil tones, and an adjustable wrap-around...
- Case sold separately
The Epiphone Les Paul Special I P90 is a mahogany bodied guitar that features the Epiphone P90R and P90T pickups. One of the best things about this guitar is its affordability, which is handy for anyone looking to pick up a P90 guitar for a great price.
You might be asking, can this guitar play metal? Well, that’s not really what P90’s are meant to do sadly. Of course you can make any guitar play metal if you try hard enough, but P90’s aren’t really designed for that kind of sound. It suits more of a classic, or a hard rock sound.
You’ll notice that there’s no tailpiece next to the bridge. This is because the bridge also acts as a tailpiece, making it incredibly easy to set up the guitar.
One thing I should mention is that the tuners don’t have screw adjustments, but they can be swapped out pretty easily if need be. To be honest, the tuners really aren’t THAT bad as they seem to hold tune decently well.
The neck feels extremely smooth, which is quite surprising considering the price of the guitar. One thing that might put some people off the guitar though is the fact that it has a bolt-on neck. But you have to expect that kind of thing for a guitar of this price.
If you’re after an affordable guitar that feels a lot more expensive than it is, then the Epiphone Les Paul Special I P90 would be a great addition to your collection. It’s a great beginner to intermediate guitar that allows you to jump on the P90 bandwagon and experience the hype.
3. Epiphone Blueshawk DELUXE
Epiphone Blueshawk DELUXE Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar, Wine Red- This guitar has a Mahogany contoured back with a AAA Flame maple Veneer top and a Mahogany neck that has a Slim Taper D-shaped set neck.
- Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid 'Diamond' inlays and Epiphone P-90T and P-90R PRO Single Coil Pickups with a Hum-cancelling 'dummy' coil mounting...
- Master Volume and Master Tone with VariTone True Bypass and a Nighthawk fully adjustable and string-thru body bridge.
Epiphone Casino P90 Replacement Parts
Now let’s have a quick talk about the Epiphone Blueshawk Deluxe, which comes in at fourth place on our list. The Blueshawk Deluxe is the successor of the original classic that was origionally brought out in the 90s. It features both P90T and P90R PRO single coil pickups, along with a 6-position Rotary VariTone. The VariTone may take a bit of time to experiment with, but you can get some very interesting sounds from it.
Position 1: No effect
Position 2: -5db at 1875 hz
Position 3: -6db at 1090 hz
Position 4: -7db at 650 hz
Position 5: -10db at 350 hz
Position 6: -14db at 130 hz
At first glance it’s obvious that the Blueshawk Deluxe is a truly beautiful looking guitar. The combination of the cream coloured pickup covers against the glossy finish of the body seems to compliments each other very well. There are three different colour finishes for you to choose from: Wine Red, Midnight Sapphire, and Translucent Black.
The semi-hallow body of the BlueShawk Deluxe makes the guitar feel very light. Both the body and neck are made from mahogany, and the top is laminated maple. On top of that the guitar also features a nice Urethane finish.
4. Epiphone Casino Coupe
Epiphone CASINO Coupe Thin-Line Hollow Body Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst- The classic Casino attributes include the fully-hollow, laminated Maple body with glued-in Mahogany neck
- This monster of a guitar is equipped with Epiphone P90R and P90T dog-ear pickups that give you the powerful and unique single-coil tone
- As with every Epiphone, the Casino Coupe also comes wit the peace of mind you get from a Limited Lifetime Warranty backed by Gibson Musical...
The Epiphone Casino Coupe is a hollow body guitar that has quite a compact design. It features a laminated maple construction, f holes, glued-in mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, dual Dog Ear P90 pickups, individual pickup tone and volume controls, and a 3-way selector.
There are several finishes that the Casino Coupe comes in for you to choose from. You can pick from a variety of three different colours: cherry, natural, or classic vintage sunburst.
The two P90 pickups sound really great on this guitar. You can really get yourself a good range of tones from them.
Overall, the Epiphone Casino Coupe is another brilliant sounding guitar for the price it’s selling at, and is well deserving of a place on our list of the best P90 guitars around right now.
What Are P90 Pickups?
In 1946 Gibson came out with a single-coil guitar pickup that was coined the P90 (also known as the P-90).
P90 pickups are made up of six screw pole pieces, roughly ten thousand turns of copper wire, and a couple of powerful bar magnets! The increased number of windings of the coil makes the P90 sound really bright and powerful. As you might know, the pickup produces a quite a thick sound, which tends to get quite hairy as you turn the volume up. Although, once you pull the volume back a bit, it will help give you a much more detailed and clearer sound.
P90’s are known to have a soapbar style, which is because these pickups are in the shape of a bar of soap! Some people seem to think that P90’s have more than six pole pieces, but if you have a look closely then you’ll notice that two of the pole pieces are actually screws for the height adjustment of the pickups.
It should be mentioned that P90 pickups are not really the prettiest sounding pickups, but they are a definitely a popular choice for guitarists who enjoy playing rock and punk music. So if this sounds like you, then you should definitely give them a chance.
JAZZ GUITARS
142 ES-175
- 2 pickup
159 ES-120T
('flat' guard,
not molded)
190 1956 ES-175
1 pickup
19004 ES-165
1 pickup
19006 ES-165
'Herb Ellis'
1 mini HB p/u
19008 2010 Custom
Shop ES-137
1 humbucking pickup
202 ES-150 or L-7
string edge measures
9-15/16', pickup rout
located 3-13/16' down
from the neck, pickup
rout measures 1-9/16'
(neck to bridge) and
cuts 5/8' into the guard
2030 L-5
- no pickup
2038 1970's ES-175
2039 ES-140
2050 ES-135
2 P-90 pickups
20502 ES-135
with 2 HB pickups
282 ES-125
non-cutaway
283 1965 ES-125C
single P-90 pickup,
cutaway model
5011 1969 L-5 CES
2 pickup, measure
between pickup routs
is 3 inches
DOUBLE CUTAWAY
HOLLOWBODIES
28 ES-335
shorter length guard,
distance between pickups
measures 2-1/4'
2802 'Lucille'
distance between
pickups measures 2-5/16'
2804 1978 ES-347 TD
distance between pickups
measures 2-3/16'
2806 Mid 1970's
ES-355 Stereo
distance between pickups
measures 2-3/16'
2808 2008 ES-355
distance between pickups
measures 2-9/32'
2812 ES-336
distance between pickups
measures 2-1/4'
2814 2007 Custom
Shop ES-335 Flame Top
distance between pickups
measures 2-5/16'
403 ES-330
for 17th fret body joint
40302 1966 ES-330
med guard, 17th fret joint
40304 1961 ES-330T
single P90 pickup
84 1959 ES-335 Dot Neck
long guard
844 ES-325 Control Plate
3 screws, 2 vol, 2 tone,
pu switch & jack
PG 20405: GIBSON 2012
MIDTOWN CUSTOM
2 hum, 2 screw holes
OEM MATERIAL:
color 122 with
small bevel
'L' SERIES
HOLLOWBODIES
string edge measures
9-15/16', pickup rout
located 3-13/16' down
from the neck, pickup
rout measures 1-9/16'
(neck to bridge) and cuts
5/8' into the guard
2030 L-5
no pickup
2044 1951 L4-C
336 L-7
2 Mc Carty p/u
341 1951 L-5
no pickup
390 L-7 Archtop
no pickups,
string-edge length
10-1/8'
501 L-5
1 pickup
5011 1969
2 pickup, measure
between pickup routs
is 3 inches
EPIPHONE
HOLLOWBODIES
IMPORT & USA
2034 Epiphone ES-295
Made in Korea
2048 Epiphone '335 Dot'
shallow cut - Made in Korea
2049 Epiphone '335 Dot'
deep cut
2010 Epiphone
Emperor Regent
Made in Korea
2014 Epiphone Riviera
Made in Korea
20142 Epiphone Riviera
Truss Rod Cover
2 hole
20144 Epiphone Riviera Truss Rod Cover
3 hole
20146 Epiphone Riviera
Korea - mini Hum p/u's
20148 Epiphone Riviera Elite
Japan - mini Hum p/u's
20150 Epiphone Riviera
Elite Truss Rod Cover
3 hole
202024 Epiphone Sheraton
Made in Korea
20242 Epiphone 2003 Sheraton
2026 Epiphone Sorento and Casino
Made in Korea
20266 Epiphone 2011 '1961 Anniversary' Casino
Made in China
20268 Epiphone 2009 Casino
Made in China
2032 Epiphone Professional
USA - 1960s - 335 Style Body,
Full face guard with switches, etc
160 Epiphone Sheraton
H H, made in Korea
436 Epiphone Triumph/Broadway
USA Vintage NY
43602 Epiphone Devon
pre-Gibson (NY)
4362 Epiphone Emperor
2 pickup - Korea
4364 Epiphone Joe Pass
Korea
43643 Epiphone 2004
'Joe Pass' Emperor II
43644 Epiphone 2004
'Joe Pass' Emp II
truss rod cover
43646 Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor
43648 Epiphone 2004-05 Joe Pass
43654 Epiphone Joe Pass
LEFT HANDED VERSION
4368 Epiphone Emperor Regent
1 p/u - Korea
4370 Epiphone Triumph
1 p/u - Korea
Epiphone P90 Guitar
This page features pickguards for many Gibson & Epiphone Hollowbodies. These pickguards have several methods for mounting; some use a screw into the body by the neck, some attach to a brad extending from the side of the neck into a small block on the back of the pickguard. The pickguards mount to the center part of the body with a bracket that attaches to the side of the guitar; one of the bracket styles attaches to the pickguard with a screw you can see (Like a Les Paul); the other bracket style uses a threaded rod & a small block on the back of the pickguard (Like a 335)...these are more complicated to install; we do not glue the block to the back of the pickuard so you can match the angle to the screw hole in the side of the body. Confused? Its not that hard but if you are unsure, better take your axe to a repair shop for this job!
We have both styles of the brackets in chrome for $15.00 ea including all the screws, etc. If you need one, just ask when you place your order.
Epiphone Casino P90 Replacement Parts
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