Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: stuckin93 on December 17, 2006, 10:38:37 PM
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I have an SG (it's the Special with the bigger scratch plate & uncovered humbuckers) I want to fit it with P90's, however before i buy them i want to know if anybody knows if the P90's will fit the guitar without too much hassle or if not and its a new scratchplate required where i can get a scratch plate from to fit the holes left by the old one & the P90 pickups?
i hope i'm making sense! cheers! :D
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Have you considered the Mississippi Queens which are real P-90's and will fit your guitar perfectly the way it is now?
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I was gonna have that as a back up plan!! :D
I know that pickups are all about the sound but you got to have a bit of show as well & (proper) P90's look cooler!
:P
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I think a change of scratchplate and real P-90s would fit, but they might be a bit deeper than a regular humbucker? Not sure how you could check...
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If you get an SG Classic pickguard like this one (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Black-Gibson-SG-Classic-Pickguard-P-90_W0QQitemZ280059971396QQihZ018QQcategoryZ33040QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem) it'll directly replace the SG Special guard. And there's a choice of colours too.
I didn't keep my SG Special long enough to get round to changing the pickups, so I'm not sure how big the pickup routs are, but I suspect you'll have to do at least a bit of routing to make room for P-90s.
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That looks like it'll do the job! however if the body needs routing then i might just pass on this one and take it to a tech, soldering & general stuff i can do - that though seems a little out of my depth!
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Get some Mississippi Queens then - much less hassle ;)
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Anyone know anywhere in England to get em though? :?:
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You could try WD, but they don't actually list that particular scratchplate on their site (I'm sure they used to).
I've ordered parts from US eBay sellers a million times, though, including the guy who makes those scratchplates. Never any problems.
(OK, "a million times" is an exaggeration, but lots of times. :D )
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I have a pair of Seymour Duncan Phat Cat P90's in my SG and they sound heavenly - they fit a standard humbucker rout too with absolutely no modding needed.
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well I think after playing my BKP'd Les Paul, I'll stick to BK upgrades - if you know what you like why go elsewhere. :wink:
so it's a new scratch plate then!
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I own a BKP90 P90 and its phenominal, it makes my guitar sound as rich in tone as an acoustic piano. It sounds good through everything I put it through, especially modulation effects, aka flange, phaze and chorus. Even as a line signal it sounds great, without an amp!
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Mississipi Queens have less noise than regular P90's due to the metal cover. :)
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I own a BKP90 P90 and its phenominal, it makes my guitar sound as rich in tone as an acoustic piano. It sounds good through everything I put it through, especially modulation effects, aka flange, phaze and chorus. Even as a line signal it sounds great, without an amp!
thats it sorted then! i'll buy myself a set of BKP90's for my birthday in march (if i dont go and blow my money on a Nintendo Wii first!!) :D