Author Topic: P90s and a guitar for them (Read 5740 times)

badgermark · « **on:** March 03, 2008, 08:54:51 PM »

Righty I want me some p90 pickups. Not as easy as it sounds, your typical SG/LP with '90s wont do. I have criteria... I need a 25.5" scale neck and love the feel of a telecaster.

Basically I want a tele with P90s. Ignoring the Squier custom II thing (I want a good guitar, money aint much of an issue here) what are my options?

I'm thinking either:

A 72 tele thinline or deluxe, new scratchplate and MQs (sounds very sexy...)

Getting a custom tele body knocked up with some traditional p90s, classy and I love the 'standard' tele set up.

What else is out there?

indysmith · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2008, 08:59:13 PM »

Sounds like a Feline job :P
Get to work Jonathan

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2008, 09:16:13 PM »

Fender did a mahogony-bodied Tele a few years back with P90s, that would fit the bill if you can find one (Peter Cooks would be a good bet)

Philly Q · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2008, 09:38:25 PM »

Oh yes, the Tele Jr, that was a lovely looking guitar :) . I can only find this pic, but most of the ones I've seen were natural (or maybe cherry) finish with a black scratchplate. It has a set mahogany neck, by the way.

FernandoDuarte · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2008, 09:55:56 PM »

Ohhhh :o
Pretty!

badgermark · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2008, 11:07:00 PM »

Oh god. I just made a mess. I'm starting to sound like Mr Ed, but I just spuffed.

I'll try finding some info on the tele jr. That looks so sexual. Either that or wait a while and either build one myself/get a custom job.

indysmith · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2008, 11:18:43 PM »

yeah i just spiffed or spuffed or whatever too. that tele jr. is awesome!

JJretroTONEGOD · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2008, 11:42:33 PM »

it will not be complete without BKP90s, stock p/ups are nowhere near as good tone.

headtheball · « **Reply #8 on:** March 04, 2008, 12:20:33 AM »

Going down a slightly different route, you could probably mod a second hand Telesonic. I can't be sure, but I reckon those DeArmond pickups aren't a million miles away from P-90's in size.

It's six of one, half dozen of the other, really, between it and the Tele' Junior. The bolt on neck might give you more of a Tele' feel, but then the switching's all wrong, and neither has a particularly Tele' bridge. Ah, decisions, decisions

_tom_ · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2008, 01:11:17 AM »

How about a Strat-o-sonic or whatever they call them?

indysmith · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2008, 08:41:28 AM »

http://www.coda-music.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=170&products_id=2821

Mr Ed · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2008, 09:31:53 AM »

The Aerodyne Telecaster had a P90 in the neck and they were fit.

Ratrod · « **Reply #12 on:** March 04, 2008, 10:51:47 AM »

+1 for the Telesonic. Excellent guitar. The pickups (DeArmond 2k's) are very similar sounding to P90's and there's still plenty of Tele twang too.

psy · « **Reply #13 on:** March 04, 2008, 01:55:23 PM »

This one comes out in May. I'm thinking about getting one. P90's & a TOM :D

PhilKing · « **Reply #14 on:** March 04, 2008, 02:23:59 PM »

If you want to make it yourself, you could get a Warmoth body routed for P-90's and any one of their necks. They build everything for 25.5" scale (even Les Pauls).

Wez is building me a 25.5" scale P-90 guitar, but I'll let him give the details when he is ready!