sashimimi Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Hello, I am looking around for pickups to put into my newly aquired guitar body. It is an H/S/S and i was wondering what type of pickups would fufill my needs. For the humbucker, I really like the Duncan Quarter Pounder, but I have no idea on the single coils. I play alot of bluesy stuff so im not looking for anything that sounds bad on the cleaner side. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Check out the Duncan Alnico Pro II. Nice vintage sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashimimi Posted February 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Thanks for the reply. I listened to that one then did some research on it. The thing is im very short on cash because im a slacker 16 yr old with out a job. I probably have enough money to buy them but i dont know if i could convince my dad to pay car insurance for me for a while . One question i do have for anyone who has good advice on it. um wait ill search it fist but ill be back if i cant find an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburncustomguitars Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Check out Vintage Vibe Guitars for great, affordable pickups. When I make a jazz or blues style that calls for single coils, I give pete Biltoft an e-mail and he voices everything perfectly for me. His sp-90's are superb. They have the wiring and guts of a p90 in a single coil size. Check him out at www.vintagevibeguitars.com. Great stuff. Good luck on your project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Hey, Blackburn! I could never get prices from Pete. What do you do to find out how much his stuff is? His overwounds are what THEDOCTOR(get it?) ordered. But not till I know the pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockthe40 Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 personally, i would go with p90s instead of the standard fender-type single coil (well i assume thats what youre talking about). IMO p90s are the only kind single coils to have. if its a fat strat, as i also assume, it should be easy to make some room for the p90s using a small file. hey you could put a p90 in the neck position and a standard single coil in the middle oh yea, i like the choice of the quarter pounder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashimimi Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hi again. Thanks for all the replys, im supposed to be working on a research paper about the treaty of paris of 1763 right now but as soon as i get the time i will check out those singlecoil sized p-90's. One thing about the normal sized p-90's is that the guitar i have is not front routed like a strat. It has a rear conrol cavity with the pickup cavities routed in the top. Do you think i should just slap a pickgaurd on there like a strat (not exactly the same. That way i could rout a cavity like the universal pickup bodies from warmoth. What do you guys think of this idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockthe40 Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 do you have any pics or links to the body you have? if the single coil-sized p90s are just as good, i wouldnt bother with it since it would appearantly be a lot of trouble. i like guitars routed from the back without pickguards better anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashimimi Posted February 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 im gonna take pictures right now of it. The reason im mot apprehensive of a pickgaurd is im gonna do a solid color finish that will be completely opaque. (not in the mood for a figured beauty, just a workhorse to take out instead of my les paul) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburncustomguitars Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hey, Blackburn! I could never get prices from Pete. What do you do to find out how much his stuff is? His overwounds are what THEDOCTOR(get it?) ordered. But not till I know the pricing. ← Hi the doctor, I e-mail Pete at cynpete1@earthlink.net, tell him about the project, and he tells me what to Paypal him. I less than a week, most time, I have great pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashimimi Posted February 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2005 Hi blackburn, I just email pete and asked for a quote. Also i listened to the sound samples and they sound awesome, i only hope the price is not trough the roof because like i mentioned before im a pretty big slacker with out a job. (and I possess minimal ability to write a comprehendable sentance, I might add) thanks for the great tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashimimi Posted February 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2005 Hello Sorry about the delay with the body pictures but ive been very busy (i got to g see the Salvador Dali exhibition at the Philly Museum of Art) but here they are Front: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/sashimimi/front.jpg Back: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/sashimimi/Back.jpg Side: (contours that i added with an orbital sander and a belt sander, they still need work though): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/sas...idecontours.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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