What are some great P-90 guitars?

I'm a fan of the Fender Strat-o-Sonic. Usually $800 used.
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But the Bluesbird P90 may be one of my all time favs in this thread.
 
I have a couple faves:

1) Gibson Ltd Ed. SG Special 60's Tribute in worn natural. I also have the SG Classic (possibly not the best pick of the litter) that was an MF exclusive, but this SG Special 60s Trib simply has a thinner finish and is more resonant than my Classic. The 60s Tribute has a good degree of resonant coupling with an appropriate portion of the string energy, while still imparting a bit of Fender-ish spank to its tone.
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2) PRS 25th Anniversary Mira 245 Soapbar. It's possibly a bit more complex sounding from the pickups, and maybe a bit more depth of tone, but it's a fairly thin guitar and maybe not as coupled, but always sounds special when I hear the tone off its P-90s

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I've also got some Les Paul Specials with P-90s, and they are cool too, but I prefer the bit of extra vibe I get off my thinner slab P-90 guitars than the thicker, deeper sounding Gibson P-90 guitars. But it really depends on the music you're going to play. For Green Day tones, I'd grab the thicker bodied Gibsons since I'd probably want that thicker bridge p'up tone. My best sounding traditional Les Paul P-90 guitar is the 2013 Les Paul Tribute to Les Paul. It's a Goldtop with a trapeze bridge. Maybe it's the bridge, but it's got a bit more vibe and chime than my other LPs with P-90s

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