new build, new pickups?

[holio.cornolio]

I'm considering a new build project since I acquired a couple of large chunks of korina a long time ago, and they deserve to be used. Anyhooo, I want this build to be a bit different so first up it will be my first fretless, secondly I want to use something a bit different pickup wise. Don't all shout 'tool' at once, but I'm thinking about dropping a pair of standard p90s into this beast when its ready. My reasoning being that they seem to be (broadly) similar in build to the lumps in my 4001, albeit with the wrong number of poles. I haven't checked dimensions yet, and in all honesty I will give this a go regardless of wheter its genius or insanity, but has anyone else tried anything similar?
Another reason for trying p90s is that the thundertrons that I really want are on the pricey side!

[Ou7shined]

You want something a bit different, have you considered [url="http://www.delano.de/products.html?&cHash=5126720d85&tx_smtdelano_pi1%5Bcat%5D=1&tx_smtdelano_pi1%5Bseries%5D=14&tx_smtdelano_pi1%5Bstrings%5D=5&tx_smtdelano_pi1%5Bsystem%5D=74"]Delano's Xtenders[/url]?

[LawrenceH]

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You want something a bit different, have you considered [url="http://www.delano.de/products.html?&cHash=5126720d85&tx_smtdelano_pi1%5Bcat%5D=1&tx_smtdelano_pi1%5Bseries%5D=14&tx_smtdelano_pi1%5Bstrings%5D=5&tx_smtdelano_pi1%5Bsystem%5D=74"]Delano's Xtenders[/url]?
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I have no idea what they'd sound like, but they'd look the absolute nuts in a 'ray!

[holio.cornolio]

Nice but wouldn't suit what I have in mind. I will be needing 2 pickups and budget is a big factor. The appeal of p90s is that cos they're 10 a penny cuz the guitards love em, they will be easy to source cheap

[Ou7shined]

There was a lad on here recently who bought a new Epiphone T-bird with P90's (or at least chrome 6 string guitar 'buckers of some sort) installed from new and he reckoned they sounded utter pants.

[Beer of the Bass]

If you want cheap pickups with a Ric flavour, the Kent Armstrong Toaster pickups work well with bass, despite being guitar pickups. WD music have them. I actually prefer the one in my 4-string to the massively expensive Darkstar pickup which was also installed.

[henry norton]

The Fender Musicmaster and Squier Bronco both use bog standard 6 pole Strat pickups, and they both sound pretty good. I would definitely have a go - all I would say is try and get a half decent one.