From Leo: Great jams, you make them both sound great. I just learned this recently. Wilkinson makes cheaper P-90's with ceramic magnets and for about double the money, (still very cheap) Wilkinson offers P90's with Alnico 5 magnets. The Alnico 5 Wilkinsons are warmer and and fuller, more like gibson p90s.
Thanks for the upload. I like the available grime from the Gibson P as opposed to the cleanliness from the Wilkinsons being overdriven by the amp. In my opinion it’s easier to carry over your guitar’s tone into any rig or situation as opposed to requiring a certain amp to get your tone. Thanks again for the upload!
What ‘ sounds better’ is also determined by the non-linearities of each individual’s hearing. That said ... the Gibson pups sound thicker and with a little more low end. The Wilkinson pups have more high-mid. So it depends on taste and one’s ears. I would probably choose the Gibson’s. You can always filter bass out if you want to. But the Wilkinson’s would sound super sweet for clean to mildly overdriven blues tones.
Yeah I honk someone mentioned it Already!? But the Gibson in the bridge and willk in the neck better clarity Nice comparison and cool playing Rockon!!!!
I think ya do them both justice, great playing. Im partial to the chunk from the Gibsons i just bought the Gary Clark Jr triple P90 SG (itll be here Thursday i cannot wait!!) but ive done my research heavily. The Gibson ones are like "Slap your grandma then run like hell" I love the grit and punchy lows from them.
Gibsons seem to have more growl, better for chunking rock chords. The Wilkinsons have more clarity and would cut through a mix better for lead playing IMO. Both sound good and have their strengths. I'm going to put Wilkinson P90s in my next tele build.