Based on the Early '50s P90

Dogear or Soapbar

A lower vintage output, less attacking pickup but with a wide dynamic range. This is my brighter P90 similar to those old pickups of the early '50s. Fatter in tone than a single coil. Still with that fat P90 sound, great for warm clean tones part way between a single-coil and humbucker the Classic '53 P90 pickup won't drive an amp as much as my Classic '57 P90. The Alnico 2 being a slightly weaker magnet than the 4 or 5, gives a warmer, more vintage style tone. A great P90 pickup for those jazzier sounds. Alnico 4 is a little clearer than the Alnico 2 but ever so slightly warmer than the Alnico 5. The Alnico 5 magnets give a great bright P90 single-coil attack.

You can buy a calibrated Bridge & Neck set of my Classic '53 P90 Pickups here

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Based on the late '50s P90

Dogear or Soapbar

A higher output than my Classic '53 giving that large fat P90 full-bodied drive & tone yet still keeping the warmth with real attack, grunt and definition. A great lead P90 sound for a bridge position pickup, sweet warmth in the neck. Single conductor, braided shield lead wire. Available in black or cream P90 pickup covers, dog-ear or soapbar.

Single conductor, braided shield lead wire. Available in black or cream P90 pickup covers, dog-ear or soapbar.

You can buy a calibrated Bridge & Neck set of my Classic '57 P90 Pickups here

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Based on the Early '60s Classic Casino

A higher output than my Classic '53 P90 pickups give my Classic '61 P90 Casino pickups that slightly fatter P90 full-bodied drive & tone yet still keeping the warmth with real attack, grunt and definition. A great lead P90 sound for a bridge position pickup, sweet warmth in the neck. Single conductor, braided shield lead wire.

Available in correct chrome metal dog-ear covers with staggered heights - higher for bridge, lower for neck.
Pole spacing is Bridge: 50mm Centre Low E to Centre High E. Neck: 48mm Center Low E to Center High E

You can buy a calibrated Bridge & Neck set of my Classic '61 Casino P90 Pickups here

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Upgrade your modern reissue Casino Pickups

Modern stock reissue Casino pickups can have a very high output, around 12k-13k in the Bridge & around 11k-12k in the Neck, an unsubtle set especially for a Hollow Body guitar. I can upgrade your existing Casino pickups to a more vintage design with new magnets and a lower output handwound coil based on my Classic '61 Casino Pickups above.

Simply order the upgrade and send me your current pickups. I'll upgrade them to a more vintage spec and send them right back.

You can read about the process of Upgrading Reissue Casino Pickups here on my blog.

You can buy a calibrated Bridge & Neck set of my Classic '61 Casino P90 Pickup Upgrades here

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12 Pole Humbucker in a P90 Size

A 12-pole humbucker pickup inside a P90 that requires no modifications to your guitar at all. My P90 sized Humbuckers even look like a P90 - Once installed, no-one will spot the difference until you plug in and play.

Great string definition & clarity due to the 12 pole magnets. More of a crunchy tone than the fat single coil voice of my classic P90, these new P90 sized Humbucker Pickups give a rich, biting attack.

All the depth of a humbucker with the sparkle of a single coil. The two, thin 43awg coils help to keep the brightness at higher output while the tone is warmed by the design of the pickup.

I use the thinner 43AWG coil wire on this design which means the actual perceived volume will be lower than the high output would suggest, namely around 9.5k Bridge & 8.3k Neck.

You can buy a calibrated Bridge & Neck set of my Creamery Handwound P90 12-Pole Pickups here

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Fat, Bright, Attacking Single Coil Tone

Dogear or Soapbar

Available in three outputs, a brighter, low-output version of 7.5k Bridge & 7.1k Neck, a mid-output set of 8.4k Bridge & 7.5k Neck and a fatter, hotter 12.0k Bridge & 9.2k Neck. Similar in appearance and the exact same size as a standard P90, the Sonic-Six P90 pickup has individual threaded magnets to keep more tonal clarity & string definition. The lower & medium output version use specific 42AWG coil wire to give a fatter single coil but with more brightness and less warmth than a standard P90. The higher output version uses specific 43AWG coil wire to balance output whist still keeping clarity & that fat brightness and attacking single-coil tone.

I've spent a lot on these, changing the size of the Alnico 5 threaded magnets and bobbin size a number of times to get these right. If you're after that bright, fat twang tone from a standard P90 size pickup then the Creamery Sonic-Six pickups may be the ones for you.

Available as a Soapbar style in Aged White (cream), black or chrome-plated covers or as a Dogear style in Aged White (Cream) or Black covers. Vintage braided wire.

You can buy a calibrated Bridge & Neck set of my Creamery Handwound P90 Sonic-Six Pickups here

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