The P90 vs humbucker debate is a tough one, with these two famed pickups being much closer together in sound than the sonic gulf between a regular single coil pickup and a humbucker. Despite their close relationship, there are still plenty of distinctions in both their tonality and their construction to justify some careful thought over which to choose.
When you’re buying a guitar, one of the key components of how it will sound is the pickups it has. More than any other part of the instrument - yourself excluded of course - the pickup type will hugely influence the sounds you can make, so picking the right one for your personal preferences can have massive ramifications.
