NGD: '78 LP Special DC Walnut

stilwel · Sep 15, 2018

zombiwoof said:
P90's come in two types, Soap Bars (screws mount through the pickup) and Dog Ear (base plate with ears for the mounting screws). They BOTH are "real" P90's.
Al

Yeah, I know...I should have said Soap Bars mount in the middle.
These new Dimarzios mount like mini-hums on the outside edge, but not as far out as dog-ears...which I also have on my Dickinson ES-335.

stilwel · Jan 5, 2019

The Dimarzio's were a touch hotter than I wanted so I kept looking for another Soapbar sized hum-cancelling option.

I saw a Rig Rundown for Ben Harper a while back where they showed his CS LP Special and it had what appeared to be soapbar size humbuckers with a single offset row of pole pieces. Took me a while to find them, but turns out they are Custom Shop Duncans called Humbucker under Soapbar. If you call and talk to them they offer loads of options for which humbucker is under the cover.

http://customshop.seymourduncan.com/humbucker-under-p90-soapbar/

These are '59s and they sound killer. Very pleased with the sound and look.

While I had it apart I took a peek under the pickguard to see if it was faded cherry. Nope. Just a walnut stain.

stilwel · Jan 5, 2019

deytookerjaabs said:
Hell yeah, looks great, though that wraptail is still my favorite of yours.

The '74 wraptail is probably my favorite right now too. Even more so than Grandpa's 59.

RicOkc · Feb 10, 2019

Although they're not like the originals, those are great guitars!

I have a 2010 Special (TV Yellow) w/2-P 90's and it really nails those early Stones sounds. I have 3 different Les Paul models and this would be the one I'd never part with.

Brian Krashpad · Feb 11, 2019

That looks great, congrats! Glad you found pickups you like for it.

I'm a big fan of Specials.

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