Can I Do This?

[Far Rider]

I love my LP but want to change the P-90's I have to dual humbuckers. Nothing against them, but a LP just in my feeble mind, is a dual humbucker machine. Will I need to replace the pickguard or anything else? Help needed.

 

[iblive]

Just Googled conversion. All sorts of info. Even a you tube video or two describing how to do it.

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

I love my LP but want to change the P-90's I have to dual humbuckers. Nothing against them, but a LP just in my feeble mind, is a dual humbucker machine. Will I need to replace the pickguard or anything else? Help needed.

You can buy a P 90 that is a humbucker.
Or other that fits in the same slot.
You can mount a mini humbucker instead of a P90.
You can rout out a guitar for a full size humbucker PU too...

But I like the full sized humbucker and so it probably has to be routed out to fit.

I just take the pick guard off, it looks better without it.

 

[Inspector #20]

Mini humbuckers are drop ins...

 

[Inspector #20]

I love my LP but want to change the P-90's I have to dual humbuckers. Nothing against them, but a LP just in my feeble mind, is a dual humbucker machine. Will I need to replace the pickguard or anything else? Help needed.

Have you really identified what it is that the guitar is lacking?

I've recorded some of my guitars and listened to the playback, only to discover it wasn't the guitar that was lacking, but some simple adjustments...

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Perhaps one or two of these?

P90 Soap Bar | DiMarzio

www.dimarzio.com

 

[Inspector #20]

Ok,

Let me say this right now... I would avoid the Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Mini Humbuckers. I installed a pair and they are unpotted and they tend to squeal at elevated volumes.

We pulled them out and installed a pair of GFS Mini Humbuckers...totally squeal free and $32.00 each...

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Or maybe?

KP - Soapbar 180 humbucker in Soapbar P90 Shell - Vintage, B

 

[Inspector #20]

Or maybe?

KP - Soapbar 180 humbucker in Soapbar P90 Shell - Vintage, B

Wow!!!!

Two rows of pole pieces!!!!!

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Wow!!!!

Two rows of pole pieces!!!!!

Same on the dimarzio soap bars I linked. They even have a super distortion model in a soapbar form factor.

 

[DirtySteve]

You just need a hotter p90.

 

[Inspector #20]

You just need a hotter p90.

Maybe. I'd like to hear his recorded tone.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

You just need a hotter p90.

I am not historically averse to this line of thought. After adjusting my ludicrously hot P90 set in the guitar in my avatar, I can say that it can be done…the oomph of a humbucker, in the form of a P90…but with that tone/bite/snarl of a traditional P90…just roll the volume and/or tone knobs to taste.

 

[DirtySteve]

I have a SD hot P90, a SD Custom P90 and a Wolfetone Meanest P90 and they all hang with any of my Humbucker guitars for anything, even metal.

 

[dmatthews]

I love me some P90.
My 594 is loaded with Seymour Duncan Antiquities. One of my most played guitars.
That said NOTHING works for everyone.
Change is good.

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

Mini humbuckers are drop ins...

But mini humbuckers are weak and microphonic...besides needing just the right screws which are a pain.
Compared to cutting out the body for full sized humbuckers which is even more of a pain.
But I think I would go ahead and do it anyway.

 

[Inspector #20]

I love me some P90.
My 594 is loaded with Seymour Duncan Antiquities. One of my most played guitars.
That said NOTHING works for everyone.
Change is good.

I put some Duncan Antiquity II's in a 1976 Les Paul Deluxe for a client and they were microphonic. We had to pull them out.

 

[Inspector #20]

But mini humbuckers are weak and microphonic...besides needing just the right screws which are a pain.
Compared to cutting out the body for full sized humbuckers which is even more of a pain.
But I think I would go ahead and do it anyway.

When I bought my 2021 Les Paul 50'sStandard a few weeks ago, I made sure it had all the features I wanted.

1.695" neck width
Green Key tuners
Aluminum bridge and tailpiece
Hand wired harness
Full-size humbuckers
Shiny gold nitro finish

I would not have purchased it if it needed work.

 

[Inspector #20]

I don't want to discourage modding, because some guys live to mod. For me, I live to play and modding is a huge distraction...

 

[Far Rider]

I woke up this morning and had that old saying ringing in my head: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'll probably save up for another Tribute that comes with humbuckers and replace them with the ones I'm after. Dean Blackouts. Can anyone guess why?