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Hey guys, I'm using some limited edition epi les paul that they made for awhile with mini-humbuckers in it, if I am not mistaken generally they are the same size as soapbars right? because I want to switch the bridge pickup out for either a Custom or Hot Soapbar. I want a slightly thicker tone because right now its pretty thin and airey and doesn't punch all that much. So what do you think?

Well, I've tried both the hot and the custom. They certainly quot;punchquot; but the ceramic magnets get rid of some of what makes a soapbar a soapbar in my opinion. By design p-90s tend to have a fairly nasal midrange, and I think the ceramic mags in those p-90s accentuate that even more, which gets very grating on my ears. The quot;vintagequot; soapbar bridge is actually fairly hot by soapbar standards. It's 9.3k I think, which is louder than a lot of other vintage style p-90s which usually measure around 8.5. It's also A5, which helps it punch. Output-wise, it's like a slightly overwound PAF. There are other companies that make hotter non-ceramic soapbars too, like Lollar. If it's more output and not necessarily the soapbar sound that you want, SD and other companies offer hotter mini humbuckers too.