P90 Pickups


P90 PICKUPS

One of the most enduring pickup designs and a bit of a personal passion here at SUNBEAR; the p90 really can do it all. We offer carefully tested and dutifully built options that cover all the bases, weather you are looking for vintage-style part spec or something a bit more esoteric. Regardless of your choice, we offer p90s that can purr with your soul or tear at it, just from the sheer variety of tones under your fingertips.

If you would like something that isn’t currently shown below or want to discuss the finer points of your sonic-desires please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We love working directly with you to craft your perfect pickups.

Nickel Cover Soapbar 56 SB90

Nickel Cover Soapbar 56 SB90

from £120.00

Please note - all items are currently marked as out of stock as I progress my current order book and while I am away during March. Please check back during April when my books should reopen. Thank you so much for your understanding and support.

Our much-loved 56 SB90 set but housed in some very fetching Nickel covers and with a Brass Baseplate. These look absolutely fantastic and are available in anything from shiny-new to heavily aged.

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Here at SUNBEAR we adore the humble P90; it’s a fantastic and fascinating pickup design and arguably the birth of all that guitar players love about those classic set neck, solid body guitar tones. While we offer considerable options for customisation, our 56 inspired SB90 set is our distillation of all of the favourite features on offer. AWG42 Plain Enamel wire was a key starting point back in the 50s and that remains the case for us today. From the wind itself we just go deeper into the rabbit hole; choosing to employ our preferred low-carbon pole screws and keeper bar, paired with two traditionally made rough-cast Alnico magnets per pickup.

Tonally these are pure, clear and forthright with all the midrange girth and harmonic complexity we can squeeze out of this beloved design.

· BRIDGE AIV +/- 8.2K: A great P90 should be full of detail and track the players attack, vibrato etc as well as any pickup design around, and that was our goal here. The choice of Alnico IV as standard helps to keep the high end airiness and swift response, but keeps the low-mid fullness that’s just so enjoyable to play! A Tele’s clarity but with an extra heap of rich-midrange growl is the shorthand for this characterful pickup.

· NECK AIII +/- 7.2K: A drop in output and a lower magnet intensity help to keep this pickup perfectly balanced with its bridge counterpart. A plummy, throaty character with creamy, vocal midrange warmth and a clear, open high end clarity was the heady mix we wanted to craft; something utterly addictive under the fingers.

This set is offered as standard with two-conductor vintage braid wiring everything from Clean to heavily aged Nickel Covers via the options drop-down menu.

If you would like foil topped, open black topped covers, gold, or virtually any other tweak please do get in touch; various contact options are available here. We love to make custom pieces ideal for your guitar!

Please note we supply these pickups un-potted as standard for maximum tonal transparency, just as they were originally made. However, we completely understand that you may prefer some more defence against microphonics and feedback. Should this be the case, please make a note during check out stating that you would like them lightly potted in our mix of beeswax and paraffin.

  • CURRENT LEAD TIME FOR WINDING AND ASSEMBLY BEFORE SHIPPING: 39-44 WORKING DAYS.

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