Best P-90 Pickups Under $200 2026

Affordable p-90 pickups under $200 - great value without compromising quality

Last updated: January 14, 2026 • Next update: January 21, 2026

PRICE RANGES: Under $200 Under $300 Under $500

SKILL LEVELS: For Beginner For Intermediate For Professional For Advanced

GENRES & STYLES: For Blues For Rock For Punk For Alternative For Vintage Tones For Classic Rock

BRANDS: Lollar Seymour Duncan Bare Knuckle Mojotone DiMarzio Lindy Fralin

Seymour Duncan STK-P1B Soapbar Bridge Cream - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.4/5 (40 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

9/10

Seymour Duncan STK-P1B Soapbar Bridge Cream

by Seymour Duncan

Punk Vintage Tones Alternative

Key Feature:

• Unique P-90 tone character

✓ PROS

• Classic vintage sound
• Great for overdriven tones

✗ CONS

• Different mounting requirements
• Can be noisy like single-coils

Seymour Duncan STK-P1B Soapbar Bridge CreamPickup for Electric GuitarP90 single coil in soapbar styleFor bridge...

⭐ 4.4/5 (40 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

9/10

Art. 561374

$186

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Seymour Duncan SPH90-1B Nickel Cover - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.7/5 (40 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Seymour Duncan SPH90-1B Nickel Cover

by Seymour Duncan

Blues Alternative Classic Rock

Key Feature:

• Classic vintage sound

✓ PROS

• More output than single-coils
• Great for overdriven tones

✗ CONS

• Limited to specific musical styles
• May need guitar modification

Seymour Duncan SPH90-1B Nickel Cover, PickupP90 pickups are considered by many guitarists to produce the best sound...

⭐ 4.7/5 (40 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 174833

$164

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Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 Set CR - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.7/5 (31 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

7/10

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 Set CR

by Bare Knuckle

Vintage Tones Rock Blues

Key Feature:

• Unique P-90 tone character

✓ PROS

• Cuts through band mix well
• Classic vintage sound

✗ CONS

• Different mounting requirements
• May need guitar modification

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 Set CRSet of Pickups for Electric GuitarBoot Camp Series2 Hand-wound P90For bridge and...

⭐ 4.7/5 (31 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 555900

$197

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Seymour Duncan SPH90-1B Phat Cat Bridge Gold - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.8/5 (29 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

7/10

Seymour Duncan SPH90-1B Phat Cat Bridge Gold

by Seymour Duncan

Rock Punk Vintage Tones

Key Feature:

• Great for overdriven tones

✓ PROS

• Unique P-90 tone character
• More output than single-coils

✗ CONS

• Limited to specific musical styles
• May need guitar modification

Seymour Duncan SPH90-1B Phat Cat Bridge GoldPickupPhat CatBridge positionP90 pickup in humbucker formatP90's...

⭐ 4.8/5 (29 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 174832

$171

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Seymour Duncan SP90-3B Black - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 5.0/5 (11 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

9/10

Seymour Duncan SP90-3B Black

by Seymour Duncan

Classic Rock Vintage Tones Punk

Key Feature:

• More output than single-coils

✓ PROS

• Unique P-90 tone character
• More output than single-coils

✗ CONS

• Limited to specific musical styles
• Different mounting requirements

Seymour Duncan SP90-3B Black, Pickup, Bridge position, Two specially designed ceramic magnets and a special coil design...

⭐ 5.0/5 (11 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

9/10

Art. 174768

$160

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Seymour Duncan SP90-1N SCHWARZ - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.9/5 (4 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

8/10

Seymour Duncan SP90-1N SCHWARZ

by Seymour Duncan

Alternative Blues Rock

Key Feature:

• More output than single-coils

✓ PROS

• More output than single-coils
• Classic vintage sound

✗ CONS

• Can be noisy like single-coils
• May need guitar modification

Seymour Duncan SP90-1N SCHWARZ, Pickup, The original Gibson® P-90 was introduced in 1937. Its typical sound is...

⭐ 4.9/5 (4 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 174757

$160

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Seymour Duncan STK-P1N Soapbar Neck Cream - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.6/5 (15 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

7/10

Seymour Duncan STK-P1N Soapbar Neck Cream

by Seymour Duncan

Alternative Punk Rock

Key Feature:

• Unique P-90 tone character

✓ PROS

• Classic vintage sound
• Unique P-90 tone character

✗ CONS

• Limited to specific musical styles
• May be too aggressive for clean tones

Seymour Duncan STK-P1N Soapbar Neck CreamPickup for Electric GuitarP90 single coil in soapbar styleFor neck...

⭐ 4.6/5 (15 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 561375

$193

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Mojotone 56 Q. Coil P-90 Dogear BR BK - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.8/5 (21 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

9/10

Mojotone 56 Q. Coil P-90 Dogear BR BK

by Mojotone

Classic Rock Punk Rock

Key Feature:

• Classic vintage sound

✓ PROS

• Classic vintage sound
• Unique P-90 tone character

✗ CONS

• May be too aggressive for clean tones
• May need guitar modification

Mojotone 56 Q. Coil P-90 Dogear BR BKPickup for Electric GuitarHand-wound Noiseless P-90 pickupAuthentic P-90 tone from...

⭐ 4.8/5 (21 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

9/10

Art. 517775

$164

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Mojotone 56 Q. Coil P-90 Dogear NE BK - Professional Music Instrument Photo

⭐ 4.5/5 (36 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

7/10

Mojotone 56 Q. Coil P-90 Dogear NE BK

by Mojotone

Alternative Blues Classic Rock

Key Feature:

• More output than single-coils

✓ PROS

• Cuts through band mix well
• Great for overdriven tones

✗ CONS

• May need guitar modification
• Can be noisy like single-coils

Mojotone 56 Q. Coil P-90 Dogear NE BKPickup For Electric GuitarHand-wound Noiseless P-90 pickupAuthentic P-90 tone from...

⭐ 4.5/5 (36 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 517777

$153

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Lollar P-90 Dogear Tall BR BK - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#10

⭐ 4.4/5 (3 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Lollar P-90 Dogear Tall BR BK

by Lollar

Blues Punk Vintage Tones

Key Feature:

• Great for overdriven tones

✓ PROS

• Great for overdriven tones
• Classic vintage sound

✗ CONS

• May be too aggressive for clean tones
• Limited to specific musical styles

Lollar P-90 Dogear Tall BR BKSingle Coil Pickup for Electric GuitarHand woundPosition: BridgeOutput: Mediumclean sound...

⭐ 4.4/5 (3 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 481244

$153

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Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 BR BK - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#11

⭐ 4.7/5 (14 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

8/10

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 BR BK

by Bare Knuckle

Blues Punk Rock

Key Feature:

• Classic vintage sound

✓ PROS

• Cuts through band mix well
• Classic vintage sound

✗ CONS

• May need guitar modification
• Can be noisy like single-coils

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 BR BKPickup for Electric GuitarHand-wound P90 single coilBoot Camp SeriesFor bridge...

⭐ 4.7/5 (14 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

8/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 555919

$109

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DiMarzio DP 209 Creme - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#12

⭐ 4.8/5 (11 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

9/10

DiMarzio DP 209 Creme

by DiMarzio

Punk Vintage Tones Blues

Key Feature:

• Unique P-90 tone character

✓ PROS

• More output than single-coils
• Classic vintage sound

✗ CONS

• Limited to specific musical styles
• May need guitar modification

DiMarzio DP 209 Creme, Pickup, P-90 super distortion, Colour: Creme

⭐ 4.8/5 (11 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

9/10

Art. 182412

$131

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Seymour Duncan SSP90-1B BLK - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#13

⭐ 4.5/5 (36 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

7/10

Seymour Duncan SSP90-1B BLK

by Seymour Duncan

Alternative Vintage Tones Rock

Key Feature:

• Cuts through band mix well

✓ PROS

• Great for overdriven tones
• More output than single-coils

✗ CONS

• May need guitar modification
• Different mounting requirements

Seymour Duncan SP90-1B Black, Pickup, Bridge version, The original Gibson® P-90 was introduced in 1937. Its typical...

⭐ 4.5/5 (36 reviews)

Sound:

9/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 174758

$160

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Seymour Duncan SPH90-1N Gold - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#14

⭐ 4.7/5 (16 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

8/10

Seymour Duncan SPH90-1N Gold

by Seymour Duncan

Rock Punk Alternative

Key Feature:

• More output than single-coils

✓ PROS

• More output than single-coils
• Cuts through band mix well

✗ CONS

• Different mounting requirements
• Can be noisy like single-coils

Seymour Duncan SPH90-1N GoldPickupPhat CatNeck positionP90 pickup in humbucker styleP90's typicalrich sound with...

⭐ 4.7/5 (16 reviews)

Sound:

7/10

Build:

7/10

Value:

8/10

Art. 174831

$175

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Lollar P90 Dogear Casino Neck C - Professional Music Instrument Photo

#15

⭐ 4.6/5 (25 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Lollar P90 Dogear Casino Neck C

by Lollar

Vintage Tones Classic Rock Punk

Key Feature:

• Cuts through band mix well

✓ PROS

• Cuts through band mix well
• Great for overdriven tones

✗ CONS

• May need guitar modification
• Can be noisy like single-coils

Lollar P90 Dogear Casino Neck NPickup for Electric GuitarP90 Dogear pickup for casino-style electric guitarLow wind...

⭐ 4.6/5 (25 reviews)

Sound:

8/10

Build:

9/10

Value:

7/10

Art. 591235

$164

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How to Choose the Best P-90 Pickups

Budget Planning

• Under $200: Entry-level
• $200-$500: Intermediate
• $500-$1000: Advanced
• $1000+: Professional

Quality Check

• Sound clarity & tone
• Build materials & finish
• Hardware durability
• Overall craftsmanship

Key Features

• Your musical style
• Skill level match
• Intended use case
• Brand reputation

Frequently Asked Questions

Key factors include build quality, sound characteristics, playability, brand reputation, warranty coverage, and value for money. Consider your musical style, skill level, and intended use to find the best match.

Budget depends on your needs and experience level. Beginners can find quality options for $200-500, intermediate players should consider $500-1500 range, while professionals often invest $1500+ for premium features.

Higher-priced p-90 pickups typically offer better materials, craftsmanship, and performance. They're worth it if you're serious about music, perform regularly, or need professional-grade features.

Top brands combine quality, innovation, and reliability. We evaluate brands based on build quality, sound performance, durability, and customer satisfaction to recommend the best options for different budgets.

Both have advantages. Online offers better prices and selection, while stores allow hands-on testing. We recommend researching online first, then testing in stores if possible. Many online retailers offer excellent return policies.

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Seymour Duncan SP90-3B Black

Seymour Duncan SP90-1N SCHWARZ

Seymour Duncan STK-P1N Soapbar Neck Cream

Mojotone 56 Q. Coil P-90 Dogear BR BK

Mojotone 56 Q. Coil P-90 Dogear NE BK

Lollar P-90 Dogear Tall BR BK

Bare Knuckle BC True Grit P90 BR BK

DiMarzio DP 209 Creme

Seymour Duncan SSP90-1B BLK

Seymour Duncan SPH90-1N Gold

Lollar P90 Dogear Casino Neck C

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