SD Custom P90 FTW!

[DirtySteve]

Whoever told me about the Seymour Duncan Custom P90, sorry I can't find the thread so I don't remember who you are, but thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

This pickup is even better than I imagined!

 

[Cadorman]

I was just contemplating a stop tail Tele this morning. Now I need to sell something.

 

[DirtySteve]

I was just contemplating a stop tail Tele this morning. Now I need to sell something.

I like it a lot. I also like this one with the string-thru design. Either one is better than a Fender bridge to me.

 

[DirtySteve]

P90s and Jazzmasters are my fav pickups. I bet that rocks!

It sure does. P90s are becoming my favorite pickups and this one does a better job at high gain than my hot humbuckers do. I'm really surprised about that.

 

[DirtySteve]

How are those different from p90s? Are they stacked humbuckers?

 

[syscokid]

Whoever told me about the Seymour Duncan Custom P90, sorry I can't find the thread so I don't remember who you are, but thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

It might have been me:
Lollar P90 At post #10. If this is correct, then all I can say is: You're welcome, welcome, welcome!

My '05 Hamer (USA) Artist Korina with a SD Vintage P90 in the neck position and the stock SD Custom P90 at the bridge:

 

[SG John]

I have a Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster with P90 style Jazzmaster pickups. Best of both worlds. Sings with gain.

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Ever since they released the J. Mascis model, I've been wanting to try one. Wish they didn't drop the regular Fender model, and only now have the Squire version.

 

[DirtySteve]

It might have been me:
Lollar P90 At post #10. If this is correct, then all I can say is: You're welcome, welcome, welcome!

My '05 Hamer (USA) Artist Korina with a SD Vintage P90 in the neck position and the stock SD Custom P90 at the bridge:
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Yep that was it, I don't know why I forgot about that thread. You were right about this pickup, it's a lot different than the hot p90 was stock. I say how it was stock because believe it or not, the hot p90 with A2 magnets sounds almost the same as the custom p90. In fact when I first swapped the pickup, if I hadn't done it myself I would have sworn it was the same pickup because it sounded about the same. But after I played the custom for a little bit I realized it's a lot better, it's chunkier and fuller sounding with better top end. I was shocked how good those ceramic magnets sound in this pickup. I was sure I'd be swapping them for A2, but it didn't have the ceramic magnet thing going on like the hot p90 does.

Anyway, thanks again, brother, I think it's the best sounding pickup I've ever played!

 

[DirtySteve]

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Hopefully that helps illustrate the size difference in the bobbins between them. The JM pickups are very wide and flat and that totally alters the field and makes them sound very unique as compared to normal single coils. So just basically an overwound P90 with a JM bobbin instead is what's in the Squier JMJM.

Very interesting, thank you!