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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: kevinr on February 10, 2008, 03:52:44 AM

Title: P90 size Humbucker
Post by: kevinr on February 10, 2008, 03:52:44 AM

I want to change my Manson Hawks P90s (KAs) to Humbuckers can they be custom built? Crawlers specs. Cheers

Title: P90 size Humbucker
Post by: ailean on February 10, 2008, 09:48:54 AM

You need to check with Tim about custom builds, send him an email he's pretty accomodating. (Use the contact us page).

Title: P90 size Humbucker
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on February 10, 2008, 01:46:06 PM

I dont think that it is something that Tim will offer with his current style of manufacture (but worth asking)

In the past I have used handmade versions made by Kent Armstrong where it is all moulded into a P90 size shell and I recall that Dimarzio did something in that vein too

Title: P90 size Humbucker
Post by: Philly Q on February 10, 2008, 10:31:11 PM

Yeah, DiMarzio still do 5 or 6 different P-90 sized HB models.  Some are meant to sound like P-90s, others like HBs (Super Distortion and Tone Zone).  If you take the covers off they're basically smaller-than-usual HB bobbins on a P-90 sized baseplate.

You might be able to get some DMs and have them rewound by Tim, but it would cost a lot of money!

Title: P90 size Humbucker
Post by: Will on February 10, 2008, 11:16:09 PM

Aren't mini humbuckers around the size of a P90, and the ones Tim made were mounted with a modified P90 thing?

Title: P90 size Humbucker
Post by: Philly Q on February 11, 2008, 12:05:17 AM

Yeah, good point.  The pickups are smaller than P-90s, but the LP Deluxe mounting rings are modified P-90 covers like this one (http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/Gibson%20Gear/Pickups/Mini-Humbucker/).

I'm going to put minis in one of my Juniors, with a modified dogear P-90 cover as the mounting ring.