Righteous Sound Monte P90 Pickups
P90s and a top boost amp — one of the great guitar combinations. The Benson Earhart Reverb Combo returns with the Righteous Sound Monte P90s and the Stonk Box. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the Benson Amps Earhart Reverb Combo returns with the Frank Brothers Arcade Goldtop and Righteous Sound Monte P90s — alongside the Benson Amps Stonk Box, JAM Pedals Ripply Fall, and Meris LVX, through the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander and Benson 2x12" cabinet.
Watch the first Earhart demo with the Frank Brothers Arcade Thinline and Righteous Sound RAF Humbuckers here: https://youtu.be/bhI30yG8jao
Watch the first demo on Righteous Sound Monte P90s here: https://youtu.be/S6kuUolmZ54
The Earhart Reverb Combo's two core features explored in depth here: the top boost switch and its interaction with P90s specifically. The Earhart's top boost circuit adds shimmer and three-dimensional clarity in the upper midrange — a voicing that responds to P90 pickups differently than it does to humbuckers. The Monte P90's aggressive, raw upper-mid character and tight chunky low end meet the Earhart's top boost presence control in a way that feels made for each other. Bridge pickup with top boost on and the Monarch pushed is the rhythm tone that makes this combination so compelling.
The Benson Stonk Box entering the chain at 06:44 adds the other key dynamic: the Automatic Thermal Bias germanium fuzz pushing the Earhart's input stage, with the top boost shaping how the amp responds to that fuzz signal. The Stonk Box's Filter control changes the amount of signal feeding the germanium transistors, which interacts with the Earhart's top boost and the Monte P90's natural character — lots of tonal variables all working together musically.
The Ripply Fall's chorus and phaser sides are explored both independently and stacked from 05:02, and the Meris LVX adds ambient space from 09:10.
🔊 Benson Amps Earhart Reverb Combo: https://www.bensonamps.com/guitar-amplifiers
🎸 Righteous Sound Monte P90: https://www.righteoussoundpickups.com
🎸 Frank Brothers Guitar Company: https://www.frankbrothersguitars.com
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🎸 Frank Brothers Arcade Goldtop | Righteous Sound Monte P90s
🎛️ Benson Amps Stonk Box | JAM Pedals Ripply Fall | Meris LVX
🔊 Benson Earhart Reverb Combo 1x12 | Top Boost | Tube Reverb | Boss Waza TAE | Benson 2x12"
