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Notable users
The soapbar or P-90 pickup is known for having a distinct single-coil sound that is fatter and thicker than Fender single coils, thus it is quite popular in progressive rock and psychedelic rock bands. Famous users of P-90s are:
* Wes Montgomery, influential 1950s jazz guitarist
* Les Paul, inventor and jazz/session guitarist
* David Gilmour - Gibson Les Paul Goldtop for the solo on "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)"
* Pete Townshend - Gibson SG, during the The Who's Tommy era
* John Lennon - Epiphone Casino, starting around the recording of The Beatles' Revolver LP and continuing through his early solo career
* George Harrison - Epiphone Casino, bought at the same time as Lennon's
* Paul McCartney Epiphone Casino - guitar solos on The Beatles' "Taxman", "Ticket To Ride" from Help! album, etc.
* Leslie West of Mountain
* Carlos Santana of Santana during the recording of his first three albums
* Neil Young - Gibson Les Paul Gold Top, affectionately referred to as 'Old Black', with one P-90 at the neck, as well as more traditional '50s Gold Tops, used on the recent Greendale and Freedom of Speech tours)
* Justin Trosper of Unwound and Replikants
* Robby Krieger of The Doors - Gibson SG with P-90,stolen at the end of Doors era
* Daniel Kessler of Interpol - Epiphone Casino
* Mick Jones of The Clash - Double cutaway Gibson Les Paul Junior with a P-90 at the bridge
* Matthew Bellamy of Muse - custom silver Manson guitar, used extensively through the Origin Of Symmetry days
* Mike Oldfield of Tubular Bells fame - Gibson SG Junior with P-90 in the neck position, one of them stolen and the other one recently sold. First used on Ommadawn.
* Mike Ness of Social Distortion - Les Paul Special with P-90s
* Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day - Gibson Les Paul Junior with P-100 at bridge
* Michael Barragan of Plexi - Les Paul Junior with P-90s
* Johnny Thunders of New York Dolls - TV Yellow Les Paul Specials and Juniors, both with P-90s
* Mike McCready - SG Junior with a bridge P-90 for a short while in 1998; since 2005, has began using a Double Cut Les Paul Special with one P-90 in the bridge on Pearl Jam's self-titled album and the corresponding tour
* Tony Iommi - 1965 Gibson SG Special, featured chrome covered P-90 in the bridge and a John Birch Simplux in the neck. Used on first six Black Sabbath albums.
* Nick Valensi - Plays a 1960's Epiphone Riviera which he customized with P-94 pickups.
* Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner both used Les Paul Specials with P-90 pickups on Lou Reed's 1973 live album Rock and Roll Animal.
* Simon Townshend - Modified Fender Stratocaster with P-90 pickups
* Dean DeLeo - '57 TV Les Paul Special with P-90's
* James Anthony uses Wilkinson Stacked PU's in several guitars.
* Inoran - His signature ESP Les Pauls all have P-90's.
* Richard Thompson - Custom "Ferringtoncaster" uses a P-90 in the neck position.
* Carl Barât of The Libertines and Dirty Pretty Things - Gibson Les Paul Junior
by wikipedia
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