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I had a set of these soapbar P90’s installed in my Epiphone P90 LP yesterday. The stock pickups sounded great (or so I thought) and weren’t terribly noisy. However they did get a little muddy with gain. Having already had a set of Brickhouse Mason Deluxe PAF’s installed in one of my guitars and one of their dog ear P90’s in another, I decided to give these a shot. Oh my goodness! These sound great! They clean up beautifully when you roll down the volume and they handle gain with aplomb. No muddiness here. Just P90 greatness! They aren’t entirely noiseless in my setup but they are pretty darn quiet. And what little noise there is can be easily silenced with the noise filter on my multi effects pedalboard. I have a set of Brickhouse 1960 PAFs and a set of the noiseless humbucker sized P90’s to install yet, and I have no doubt they will be fantastic, too. David’s service is top notch as well! I highly recommend Brickhouse Toneworks products!
I have been looking for a Precision pickup that gave me "that tone in my head"
In a conversation with David I explained what I was looking for..likes, dislikes, etc...
He delivered a PJ set (and a custom passive harness!) that checked all the boxes.
They complement each other and give me "that tone" I've been looking for.
The tone and quality of build is unsurpassed.
Getting ready to take possession of my second P!!!
I was starting to think I just didn't like Humbuckers. I tried sets from 3 different companies and kept feeling disappointed with tones and dynamics. I eventually put a set of Humbucker sized BH90s from Brickhouse in there and fell in love with the P90 tone. When these Mason PAFs dropped I took shot and tried another set of PAFs. These ARE the pickups I've always wanted. Perfect balance of compression and dynamics. They have that perfect Telecaster on steroids tone. Not muddy. Not shrill. Amazing for clean but stunning for medium to high gain tones. Draw dropping for driving a tube amp. My search is over. The Mason PAFs are the real deal. Thank you Brickhouse!!
The pickups in my American PBass started cutting out randomly so I decided to try a set of these. I use flat wound string on my PBass so I'm not going for a hi fi sound. I didn't really expect there to be much of a difference between my stock pickups on these Brickhouse pickups. But these pickups sound killer!! The low end is more defined. Less flub/mud in the note. Great punch! And the high frequencies come through better, creating more balance compared to the stock pickups. They sit extremely well in a mix. I'm an instant fan of Brickhouse Toneworks. A+ job. Thank you!
Perfect setup to drop in and solder. This eas my fist soldering job and it was super easy. Love Brickhouse gear. Also my guitar sounds incredible and so much different than it did before. If you are considering working on your guitar and never have, this is the perfect starter set up. Great customer service too
David’s work is the absolute best! Buy with genuine confidence!
I play blues, old rock'n'roll, SURF, smooth jazz, classic country... It's quiet and has the PERFECT blend of smooth creamy upper mids, a breath of fresh air from the thin and jangly bridge pickup that was on my Strat... I've played well over 10,000 gigs in 54+ years, and TONE and RESPONSE are everything. I'm getting her pinstriped this weekend ! Nice job, David....
This was super plug-in play, packaged extremely well, came with a great diagram. I actually called the number and got some customer service response. That was incredible and very helpful. The change that I did to my Guitar is insurmountable. This is my first attempt at any kind of soldering on a guitar or anything else and it came out perfect.
I'm really happy with the new set of BT pickups. Great tone and almost noiseless. Don't get me wrong, because there's no such thing as "noiseless"; unless we are talking about active pickups. When looking for a real P90 tone, hum and noise are part of the deal. This new set removed the annoying hum, and what's left of noise is manageable with a good noise gate.
Definitively not going to miss the original Gibson pickups of my Les Paul Special.
Important to mention that David deserves 5 stars when it comes to customers service.
I love the aggressive bite of P90s however I play a lot of high gain, specifically stoner/doom rock. The noise and hum from standard P90s made them almost unusable for that style of music.
So I did a lot of research and stumbled upon a YouTube short for Brickhouse noiseless P90s. I took a chance and purchased a pair and I’m so happy that I did. They sound fantastic! Loud, powerful, aggressive with all the bite but none of the noise.
I highly recommend the Brickhouse noiseless P90s for anyone that wants that signature soap bar pickup tone without any of the unwanted noise.
I've been playing for 60 years and I've always loved the sound of a good P90. Unfortunately, they just have that inherent hum. While on the web one day, I ran into a post on a forum about David Shepherd and his BrickHouse pickups. I contacted David about his BH90S Pickups and he gave me some great info. I ordered a set for My Gibson CS 1960 Special DC and he got them shipped out in a couple of days. When they arrived, I installed them in the guitar and proceeded to test them out. I was absolutely FLABBERGASTED with the sound of these pickups. All the sound and tone of the OEM's but NO NOISE! Actually, the BH90's are louder and they do spec out higher than the A5 stock Gibson's. These pickups will allow me to use my much lighter Special more because as an old guy, 9 pound Les Paul's really beat you up on gigs. If you are looking for the should and tone of a P90 WITHOUT that dreaded hum, Try a set of Dave's BH90S pickups. You won't be disappointed !!!
I recently purchased the BH 90 for a Junior LP project. What a blessing! After pouring through weeks of video’s, reviews, and reaching out to various Tech’s it became clear that the BH 90 was the go to pickup for my application. All the vintage look and legendary tone without the oppressive hum that presents issues in the studio. Swift shipping, helpful customer service, and a thoughtful personal note from the owner. The customer experience just doesn’t get any better than that!
You can count on these folks to do the same for you.
ordered a prewired 63 Neck & middle with spellbound bridge. response to email and questions was very fast - within hours. Quality of prewiring and the pick ups are best in class for me. all 5 positions are distinct and tonally better than anything I have had. Been playing 40 years and tried them all and finally found "the set". Now I can move on the my tele & gold top les paul.
This is the set that ended my search. Installed in a ‘61 SG - this set gives me everything I’m looking for.
Neck: No mud! From gorgeous jazz cleans to “Woman” tone to Gary Moore, this is the perfect PAF neck. Bridge: Never thin. This gets really close to Kossoff imo. It has that perfectly sharp attack and bite even at lower gain settings. It blooms and sustains as long as you want it too. This set is very sensitive to vol/tone settings, allowing you to dial in your pedals and amp and just adjust your guitar knobs for any tone you need. I played them for a week and then installed the Brickhouse harness - this is a must-do upgrade as well. Great improvement over the Gibson USA harness - more clarity and more dynamic. Oh and David’s customer service is second to none.
Got these pickups installed on my 2015 Gibson Non-Reverse Firebird reissue to try to keep the p90 sound with less noise and I couldn’t be happier. Great tone, bite, and they maintain that full p90 range and the noise has been mitigated. These are extremely well made pickups!
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