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Stephens Design Specialty Single Coils

anthony — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:36:09 +0000

Stephens Design offers several different specialty single coils that can deliver a sweet old school sound without a lot of difficult installation. Be sure to check out the demo video at the end of this post. The pickups drop into a basic humbucker slot, so you don't have to muck-up the body of your guitar. Two of their most popular specialty single coils are the Pig Ninety and the Dirty Harry.

The Pig Ninety Singles replace the older Kay-Bars by SD Designs. They may look like the traditional shrill single coil pickup set in a bucker cover, but they’re much more. The Pig Ninety uses an unique magnetic structure that is able to make use of the same string length that a humbucker does. This takes that single coil bite and merges it with the fatness of a humbucker. The Pig Ninety comes in a number of different cover options, including an awesome retro look.

Another great specialty single coil is the Dirty Harry Single. These pickups were inspired by Harry DeArmond. The Dirty Harry uses a shallow boil and a flat Alnico magnet. This creates a wider string area and produces a very unique tone that is really unlike anything you’ll ever hear. The Dirty Harry produces a very nice older vintage type tone that can give even a cheap guitar a great dose of character. The Dirty Harry Singles come in flat top humbucker covers in black matte or, for an extra fee, can be done in nickel silver covers.

For more information be sure to check out the SD Designs website: http://www.sdpickups.com/specialty.shtml

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Danny Gatton T-Style Pickups

anthony — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:46:14 +0000

The Danny Gatton T-Style Pickups are great high-end dual blade replacement pickups. Inspired by and originally designed for Danny Gatton, these pickups are favored by professional Tele players around the world. They’re more than just your basic repair part—they bring a great vintage tone to your guitar along with increased fidelity. You’ll find that the pickups keep the highs, lows, and mids equal in power thereby eliminating that tinny, thin sound that often Tele style guitars suffer from.

One of the biggest problems Tele players often have is that the output from the bridge pickup is very different from that of the neck, but the T-Neck can be adjusted so that it’s equal to the T-bridge. The T-bridge uses a very unique staggered blade design that balances the response from the outer strings.

In addition to the standard Gatton T-Style pickups, a Nashville T-Style set and a Modern T-Style Bridge Pickup are also available. The Nashville set uses a standard Stratocaster pickup as its center pickup and is designed to compliment the Gatton neck and bridge pickups. The Modern pickup gives more power to the bridge position but doesn’t lose any of the tone the Gatton T-Styles are designed for.

The T-style pickups fit on any standard Tele body with no modifications required. They use four conductor shielded cable so any wiring combination is possible. The Gatton T-Neck, Gatton T-Bridge, and Modern T-Bridge sell for $159.95; the Gatton and Modern sets are priced at $293.95, and the Nashville T-Style set sells for $439.85.

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VVT Lindy Fralin Boutique Combo Tube Amp

anthony — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:40:59 +0000

The VVT Lindy Fralin Boutique Combo Tube Amp, made by VVT, was created to the exact specifications of Lindy Fralin. Fralin created this amp to be the perfect device, and it’s the only amp he will use. It’s also one of the few amps to receive a perfect ten rating by users on Harmoney Central, so it’s not just Fralin who loves it.

The Lindy Fralin Amp can be switched from fixed biased to cathode biased very easily, making it one of the most versatile boutique amps out there. If you’re going to play at a low volume, switch it to cathode bias. If you’re playing in a larger setting or need to be louder, switch it over to fixed bias, where the amp will give you some great, clean tones at a louder volume. As you can see, this amp is perfect for smaller gigs, but it can also get the job done for larger engagements, too. Even better, it is incredibly light (weighing in at just a bit over 40 pounds) and doesn’t take up that much space.

The Lindy Fralin Boutique Amp features controls for volume, treble, reverb, bass, and more. In addition to all its functions, it’s a great looking amp as well, featuring a laminated brushed gold faceplate and a strong leather handle. As far as boutique amps go, this one is certainly very nice, and it’s versatile enough to work for just about anyone.

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Boutique P90 Pickups Comparison

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:54:03 +0000

From old Les Paul records, to T-Bone Walker, Grant Green and Pete Townsend, the P90's characteristic tone has helped to shape diverse musical styles. In this article we will look at the background of the P90 as well as compare some of the modern boutique P90 makers around today.

First some History:

The P-90 is a single coil electric guitar pickup first produced by Gibson in 1946. They were introduced to replace the "bar pickup" (aka the Charlie Christian pickup) in models like the ES-150. Towards the end of the 40's P90's were the main pickup used on all models, including the Les Paul introduced in 1952. The introduction of a new "humbucker" (also know as PAF) pickup in 1957 curtailed the growth of the P90.

Types of P90 Pickups:

"Soap Bar" P90's most likely take their name from their rectangular shape and proportions, and the fact that the first P-90s on the original Gibson Les Paul Model of 1952 were soap white.

"Dog ear" P90's have a casing with extensions at both ends that kind of resemble dog's ears. These extensions of the rectangular casing encompass the outlying mounting screws. You often find Dog-ear P-90 pickups on semi-hollowbody guitars like the Gibson ES-330 as well as on solid-body models like the Les Paul Jr.

P90's with a "Humbucker Casing" evolved to fit the needs of guitars that don't conform to the unique shape of the standard P90 derivations mentioned above. To fit a regular P90 in a humbucker routed model, the body would have to have the routes widened to make the pickup fit.

Tone

The P-90 is brighter and more transparent than a humbucker. They are heavy on the mid-range and share the twang of Fender single coil pickups but with more output and fullness. Typically P90's are clean at low volumes and have a biting overdriven sound when pushed. One downside to the P90 is the 50 Hz / 60 Hz cycle "hum" which can be caused by external electrical and magnetic fields. Several of the modern boutique P90 makers, offer a reverse wound version of the pickup, which doesn't hum when the guitar is kept the middle position.

Boutque P90 Pickups:

Lollar

Jason Lollar has been a professional luthier and a noted authority on nearly everything related to electric pickups. Lollar makes handwound Soap Bar and Dog Ear vintage style P90 pickups with Alnico bar magnets. They sell the pickups separately or in matched 2 or 3 piece sets. These P90's are reverse wound for hum canceling operation and feature single conductor braided shield lead wire. They are available in black or cream pickup covers. Prices are about $90 for each pickup new.

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Fralin

Fralin's P90's are fashioned after Gibson’s classic single coil known for big mid-range when used clean, and chainsaw grind when pushing an amp hard. This pickup comes with adjustable poles, ALNICO bar magnets and a choice of covers: Soapbar or Dogear, Black or Cream. These P-90's are reverse wound bridge for hum cancellation. Prices are around $80 for each pickup.

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Vintage Vibe

Vintage Vibe offers P90's in both Dog Ear's and Soap Bar styles. These pickups deliver the classic P-90 tone and have grounded shielding to reduce noise from external electric fields. Adjustable height nickel plated pole pieces, twin bar magnets (your choice of AlNiCo-II, AlNiCo-III, AlNiCo-V or ceramic-8; one set will be installed as shipped and one extra set of magnets will be included) and 3-conductor output leads. The magnet assembly can be removed from the pickup with ease allowing one to change magnets in just a few minutes. These pickups ship with two complete sets of magnets; please read the description on the order page for a full description of the magnet types available. Covers in black or crème are included as are the mounting screws.

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