Harley Benton P90’s

[Tomm Williams]

The wife bought me one of the HB Jazzmaster DIY kits for Christmas that turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. It plays so well that I’m considering upgrading the P90’s and looking for budget- yet clearly better P90’s. Suggestions?

 

[Monoprice99]

Depends if the P90's are ceramic magnet or Alnico V ? Could always convert ceramic to Alnico V or even Alnico 2/3. It's a bar magnet, what are the DCR measurements ? Gibson P90's are +/- 8.0K. Fender MP90's have are about 9.1K per a Reverb item for sale. My 1st inclination is to suggest leaving them alone or finding preowned pickups to replace them with. It the DCR's are in line with what any P90 is from a 3rd party pickup shop, I definitely play them as they are. Ceramic magnets, Alnico Magnets, same DCR's & Henries, all the same to me.

"Fender MP-90 pickups from a Mustang 90. These are standard sized soapbar P-90s that run a little hotter and grungier than regular Fender P-90s. The DC resistance is 9.1k each. The bridge pickup has around 6.25" of wire, the neck has 9". They have some typical pick scratches and do not include mounting screws."

https://reverb.com/item/4853787-fender-mp-90-pickup-set-p-90

 

[Monoprice99]

This link might help in finding something that works better, I doubt it's all inclusive, but it does seem to cover a wide range of options.

Guitar Pickup Database

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guitarpickupdatabase.com

 

[Zepfan]

The Harley Benton guitars use either Roswell(very good) or Artec(large maker of most Chinese brands).
If the pickups have the regular P90 coil size and Alnico 5 magnets, they will be just as good as any other brand.