Comparing Gibson P90 and Tone Hatch UAP90

Hey all, I got a set of Tone Hatch UAP90 pickups to evaluate. Gibson is famous for their P90s so this is definitely a mod rather than an upgrade. Overall, I liked the Tone Hatch better in the room (a bit hotter) but when I listened to the recording the Gibson blew me away.

A few other notes in no particular order:
1) This Gibson came with a PCB, so rather than hack it up, I removed all of it and put in new 500k pots, a different switch, anda jack so it would be easy to restore to factory condition. So what you're hearing are different pots... since I leave tone and volume at 10, it should be moot because both pots are completely open, but it makes a difference in some people's heads.

2) This would be a David vs. Goliath shootout. A set of Tone Hatch P90s are USA made and hand-wired yet come in under $100. Gibson P90s are $120 a piece so more than twice the price. BUT THIS IS NOT A SHOOTOUT! This is a way to hear Tone Hatch UAP90s compared to a baseline P90 sound that most of us are familiar with.

0:00 - Gibson basic clean sound
0:25 - Tone Hatch basic clean sound
0:52 - Gibson Neck Pickup Clean
1:27 - Tone Hatch Neck Pickup Clean
2:01 - Gibson Both Pickups Clean
2:33 - Tone Hatch Both Pickups Clean
3:07 - Gibson Bridge Pickup Clean
3:44 - Tone Hatch Bridge Pickup Clean
4:21 - Gibson Neck Pickup Dirty (EHX Spruce Goose on)
4:55 - Tone Hatch Neck Pickup Dirty (EXH Spruce Goose on)
5:31 - Gibson Both Pickups Dirty (EHX Spruce Goose on)
6:04 - Tone Hatch Both Pickup Dirty (EXH Spruce Goose on)
6:41 - Gibson Bridge Pickup Dirty (EHX Spruce Goose on)
7:15 - Tone Hatch Bridge Pickup Dirty (EXH Spruce Goose on)


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